Morning Glory Muffins Recipe Ingredients 1 and half cups of self raising flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon or a mix of allspice and nutmeg 1 cup of brown sugar 1 cup of Rice bran or sunflower oil (not olive) 2 cups of grated carrots 1 grated apple Half a cup of chopped walnuts Half a cup […]
While the seed-raising workshop for our new Kai Gardens volunteers had to be postponed due to Auckland being in Alert Level 3, work has been continuing behind the scenes! Al Reeve has been making floats for our new Kai Gardens greenhouse. These floats are used to level the seed raising mix in seedling trays, which […]
Thanks to a generous donation from HomeGrown Waiheke, WRT was able to purchase a greenhouse for seedling raising. This past week, community members answered the call for volunteers to help set up and run the WRT kai gardens, which will be used to grow produce and natives. The floor has been straightened and weed matting […]
We’ve been having a good ol’ plastic-free time this month, with the Plastic Free Market Day starting us off and then a variety of events ever since. If you haven’t yet, go ahead and make a pledge as an individual or an organisation to reduce your plastic use – we have created some beautiful certificates […]
Can you believe that it’s July already? Kayleigh sure can, since she’s been planning for the Waiheke Resource’s Trust’s epic lineup of events this month for a while behind the scenes. It is time to take the plunge and proudly announce your commitments for the month by making a pledge as an individual or an […]
As winter continues, our Kai Garden is settling in for the steady growth of brassicas and fennel. The basil that flourished over summer is going to seed but there is still plenty of it, so Centre visitors are welcome to take some home with them to add to sauces, salads or make homemade pesto from! […]
This year, Compost Co. is reaching beyond the limits of Waiheke Island and inspiring people around the country to compost food scraps. A short video was published on WRT’s YouTube channel about Compost Co. operations early in 2020. As networks shared this video, Prashanti began receiving positive feedback and interest around how Compost Co. fills […]
Carys Templer is a charming champion of Zero Waste, a courageous biker, a saviour of ugly and unwanted food, a hot composter and all round sustainability hero. Her clothes are second hand, made of natural fibres, and her bliss balls (made from rescued food) are the stuff of healthy legends. Kathy Voyles, who works with […]
Serves 4 Total time 10-15 minutes Ingredients 1 onion chopped finely 1 lemon zested and juiced (more if you really like lemons) 2 large cloves minced garlic 1/2 tsp turmeric 3 veggie stock cubes dissolved in 3 cups of hot water 1/2 average sized ginger root (or as much as you fancy) 1/2 cup yellow dahl […]
Thursday, May 3 The last April Kai Cafe was a very special one: not only were our island food businesses, and veggie growers very supportive in donating food and products but our island musicians gave freely of their musical talents as 60 plus people sat down to share a community meal. Kids, pets, […]
