A new year calls for a new season of kai gardens! As we approach February, we are preparing to start sowing new seeds and we need your help! We are […]
Kai Gardens
Growing Community
Our Mission
Creating a hub to increase food resilience on Waiheke at a household and community level as a local response to global food insecurity
Our Values
- Promoting evidence-based gardening practices
- Sharing knowledge openly for the benefit of all - e Tuku iho
- Responsibility for the long term health and sustainability of Waiheke's local environment
How will Kai Gardens Achieve this?
- Enhance local knowledge through workshops, online videos, demonstration gardens, public displays and other resources to suit a variety of ages and knowledge bases.
- Supply the Kai Conscious Café with fresh produce and herbs for seasoning.
- Promote gardening as a fun, healthy recreational activity.
- Conduct small-scale trials to determine the most productive and sustainable gardening practices.
- Identify and encourage the growing of crops that are suitable for Waiheke conditions.
- Manage a seed bank of plant varieties suitable for Waiheke
If you'd like to get involved in tending to the Sustainability Centre's Kai Gardens, or have some materials or skills that you would like to donate, please get in touch with info@wrt.org.nz.
Winter Garden Trial
Conducting a small-scale trial to determine the most productive and sustainable practices
Recent Updates
A Big Kai Gardens Thank You
We are wrapping up our first season of the Kai Gardens project as the summer grows ever hotter – there’s certainly no need for a greenhouse now! We still have […]