Tag Archives: sustainable living
CROP SWAP TE PUKE – Sunday June 29th
Te Puke gardeners, get ready to swap and share! Join us for Crop Swap Te Puke, a gathering for our community's garden lovers. Bring along your extra treasures from the garden – think seeds, baby plants, delicious produce, homemade preserves, tasty baking, inspiring gardening books, and even your cra...
Creating Your Own Urban Food Forest in Te Puke, NZ: A Step-by-Step Guide
Imagine stepping out your back door and into a lush, edible paradise. A place where fruit trees, berry bushes, and useful herbs grow in harmony, providing fresh, nutritious food right at your fingertips. This isn't a far-off dream – it's the reality of an urban food forest, and you can create one ri...
How to Build a Vertical Food Forest for Limited Space in Te Puke
Living in beautiful Te Puke often means enjoying the outdoors, but what if you have limited garden space and still dream of fresh, homegrown produce? The answer might just be a vertical food forest! This innovative gardening technique allows you to grow a surprising amount of food in a small footpri...
Composting Secrets for a Nutrient-Rich Food Forest in Your Backyard
Imagine stepping into your backyard and being greeted by a thriving food forest – lush greenery, vibrant flowers, and the promise of delicious, homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs. It sounds like a dream, right? Well, one of the biggest secrets to making this dream a reality lies right under you...
“Weeding for Wildlife: Help Restore Kotukutuku Gully!”
Join the Kotukutuku Gully Weeding Bee and Make a Difference
Nature needs a helping hand, and you can be part of the solution! The Maketū Wetland Society (MOWS), in collaboration with the Kotukutuku Gully group, invites you to a hands-on conservation event to tackle pesky pest plants and restore the...
A Green Encounter: When Green and Wild Visited Troppo’s Urban Tropical Food Forest
It's not every day that your passion project catches the attention of someone who shares your vision for a greener, more sustainable world. That's exactly what happened when Bahareh from Green and Wild visited our Troppo urban tropical food forest and nursery in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty. The excitemen...
🌿 Giggles Garden Glow-Up: Growing, Learning & Digging in Together! 🌱
Exciting things are happening at Giggles Te Puke Early Learning Centre! Their amazing food forest is about to get a fresh burst of life, and guess what? The whole community is invited to join in the fun!
A Garden That Gives Back!
At Giggles, the garden isn’t just about growing plants—it’s about ...
The Inspiring Journey of Meeting Owen Mania Takuira-Ngaropo and Joining His Vision for “The Rock” Papamoa Community Gardens
Fourteen years ago, in 2011, the Vector Group Charitable Trust was established, driven by a shared passion for community development, sustainable living, and empowerment. This was the same year that my journey took a remarkable turn when I met Owen Mania Takuira-Ngaropo, the founder of "The Rock" Pa...
Sorting Shelving & Preparing for Winter in Te Puke 🌱❄️
As the temperatures start to drop in the Bay of Plenty, it’s time to shift gears and prepare the plants for winter. While we don’t experience extreme frosts like some other regions, cooler nights, damp conditions, and occasional cold snaps can slow down growth and impact some of the more sensitive t...
Our Mission: Cultivating a Thriving, Regenerative Future
Our Mission: Cultivating a Thriving, Regenerative Future
We are committed to creating a thriving, sustainable food forest that not only nourishes our local community but also serves as a model for regenerative agriculture in the Bay of Plenty and beyond. By fostering deep connections between people...
Brett’s Omanawa Food Forest Tour in the Bay of Plenty
Brett’s down-to-earth, true blue Kiwi approach to cultivating a thriving food forest in the Bay of Plenty is nothing short of inspiring. His philosophy revolves around keeping things simple, practical, and genuinely accessible, ensuring that anyone—whether a seasoned grower or a complete newbie—can ...
Grow Your Dreams: Explore Our Upcoming Workshops & Tours!
Are you ready to dive deeper into the world of sustainable gardening, urban farming, and creating your own green oasis? Whether you dream of a thriving food forest, mastering the art of propagation, or extending your growing season with grow tents and tunnels, we've got something exciting for you!
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Regional Kai Resilience Hui, Food Forest Tour and Ōmanawa Falls
Nau mai, haere mai—welcome to the Regional Kai Resilience Network Hui in Ōmanawa! This special gathering was designed to bring together passionate individuals and communities dedicated to strengthening food resilience and fostering deeper connections through shared knowledge, time, and resources.
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Byron’s Vision: Cultivating a Thriving Food Forest in Aotearoa
From Soil to Sustenance: A Journey of Regenerative Growing
Tucked away in the lush landscapes of New Zealand, Byron is weaving a vision of food sovereignty, biodiversity, and resilience through his food forest. His journey is not just about growing food—it’s about reconnecting with nature, restorin...
Cultivating Community: A Report on Establishing a Food Crop Swap in Te Puke
Introduction: Sowing the Seeds of Community – Discovering Food Crop Swaps in Te Puke
A community food crop swap is a local, recurring gathering where individuals exchange surplus homegrown produce, homemade food items, and gardening resources directly with one another, without the exchange of mon...
