Photo: Fruit tree handout; Volunteers and Fruit trees for Auckland members who handed out over 500 trees last year to schools, early childhood centres and community groups. Community group Mt Eden Village People are planning to plant 1000 fruit trees around … Read more
Photo: Kids at the Otara Big Breakfast – a Mana Party event in support of the ‘Feed the Kids’ Bill. By Sophie Barclay 270,000 kids, one in four, live in poverty; 80,000 are hungry at school. The Community Campaign for Food … Read more
By Amelia Reynolds. The Beacon Food Forest, four kilometres from downtown Seattle, aims to “design plant and grow an edible food forest garden that inspires our community to gather together, grow our own food and rehabilitate our local ecosystem.” Born … Read more
Photo: Robin Barclay (L) and Trish Allen (R) in front of the community garden. Photo Sophie Barclay. By Sophie Barclay. A community garden in Matakana celebrates the first harvest with the local school and celebrity chef Lauraine Jacobs. A new community … Read more
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This Valentine’s Day, the New Zealand Blood ?Service is inviting people to find out if they are the perfect match for someone other than their? partner – someone in need of donated blood. “In addition to being your partner’s ‘type’, … Read more
Ben Bell and Phil McEvoy tend to the garden at Springhill. Prisoners at Springhill Prison have built a large vegetable garden, from which the produce feeds those in need close by. By Adam Gifford The soil inside Springhill Prison is … Read more
Permaculture is much more than just organic gardening, says co-founder of the Auckland Permaculture Workshop, Finn Mackesy. “Permaculture is a design approach to sustainable living modelled on natural living systems integrating human settlements and natural environments… It’s about designing systems … Read more
All images (C) Roger Grace. This anniversary weekend, head up to Whangateau and explore Auckland’s most pristine harbour, thanks to Experiencing Marines Reserves and Whangateau Harbour Care. This year, the Whangateau Fun Day will be combined with the Whangateau annual … Read more
Photo: Festival manager Louisa Chase. Own a business? Not-for-proift? Just got something interesting to say or share? EcoWest and EcoFest, the festivals celebrating all things green and environmentally-friendly, will be kicking off out West and on the North Shore in … Read more