NZ Ethnic Women's Trust Community Garden

18/06/2024

Kia ora whānau, with flu season well underway, our final workshop in the Puketāpapa Grow Series has been rescheduled to next month.

This workshop will focus on farm planning and design. So if you'd like to get a garden started this upcoming spring, it's the perfect time to start planning!

Send a message to learn more

27/05/2024

Ngā mihi to the Puketāpapa Local Board for supporting us to host the epic Puketāpapa Grow Series.

Today we had Whenua Warrior having a mean kōrero and workshop on natural rhythms, and building a Tāpapa for our community to start seeding kūmara.

Appreciate the turnout and engagement on this kaupapa, even had our Local Park Ranger from Auckland Council involved 😀

22/05/2024

We're so excited to have the amazing Kelly Francis from Whenua Warrior coming this Sunday to talk natural resources, rhythms, and building a Tāpapa for our community to start seeding some delicious Kūmara!

Puketāpapa Grow Series | #4 - Natural Resources & How to Use Them

Come along and lets learn from Papatūānuku together!

15/05/2024

Ngā mihi to the Puketāpapa Local Board for supporting us to host the epic Puketāpapa Grow Series.

Today we had Puketāpapa Grow Series | #4 - Farm Planning Through the Seasons covering farm management and systems that feed our community no matter what the season!

Thanks Green Sister for your wisdom.

Stay tuned because at the end of the month we will have Whenua Warrior coming for Puketāpapa Grow Series | #3 - Natural Resources & How to Use Them

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24/03/2024

Puketāpapa Grow Series | #2 - Caring for Rākau; Pruning, Training & Guilds

What a gorgeous afternoon of learning in the mārakai!

29/02/2024

Why not place an order with us for some fresh veggies this week?
We have Bazil, Spinach, and Salad mix available!
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Collection: 10am - 12pm on Monday. Where: NZEWT Community Garden, 24a Bremner Avenue, Mt Roskill. These vegetable packs are to support our community to eat healthy food. We accept donations either in cash or to our bank account 01-0183-0191099-01 reference "Farm". Please bring your own carry bag.

25/02/2024

Another weekly harvest headed to the food boxes NZ Ethnic Women's Trust puts together for families in need.

Want to order some fresh veges to support the amazing mahi we do?

Order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwEp_5GTZsLAyfaNJoL5EMctVE-8t6DMcvQqP4-_ngMSjnEA/viewform

23/02/2024

Grab at taste of our freshly picked produce on your bagels this week at Everyday. Thanks heaps for supporting us!

Grown with aroha by the ladies of the NZ Ethnic Women's Trust

Albert-Eden come grab a taste of the regenerative movement in Puketāpapa while we're in your neighbourhood!

18/02/2024

Amazing workshop today to kick off our Grow Series!

Our first workshop in the Puketāpapa Grow Series | #1 - Soil Health 101; Floods, Droughts, and Building Resilient Soil Was a huge success!

Make sure you join us for Puketāpapa Grow Series | #2 - Caring for Rākau; Pruning, Training & Guilds to get the low down on your fruit trees and maybe even take home a native tree seedling to add to your home or community grow project!

Thanks to Puketāpapa Local Board for supporting and the amazing Judy Keats from Green Sister for facilitating!

11/02/2024

Raumati in the Roskill Community Kitchen Māra Kai

11/02/2024

Spinach for days! This Kai is going straight to food boxes for migrant and refugee families in our community. Amazing mahi by the NZ Ethnic Women's Trust

18/12/2023

Another beautiful day in the māra 🌤🌿🌼

06/12/2023

Pick and mix seedling packs for your garden! 6 seedlings for $5, choose up to 3 different species. Choose from a mix of;

Lettuce, peas, snake beans, dwarf beans, sunflowers, zinnias, bitter melon, kale, amaranth, pakchoy, and calendula!

🍉 Watermelon, 🍆 Eggplant, 🦋 Swan Plants, 🍅 Tomato, and 🌶 Chilli also available for $4 each.

Message to order! Please share with your gardening friends x Stocks are limited so place your orders asap!

20/11/2023

20/11/2023

Would you like a mixed vege seedling pack for your garden?

Featured here.. 🌸 Panies 🫛🫘 Beans 🍆🥒 Courgette 🥬🥗 Lettuce

08/11/2023

Updates from the garden 🌿

We had some visitors come and volunteer to help us move Mulch and plant a lavender hedge!🪻 Arohanui to Bunnings Warehouse New Zealand Mt Roskill for the donated seedlings! 🪻🌿

The NZ Ethnic Women's Trust crew are onsite every Monday and Wednesday morning, if you'd like to learn, visit or volunteer just flick us a message!

24/09/2023

Another fantastic working bee! 🐝 Thanks to everyone who came along! We are so thankful that NZ Ethnic Women's Trust has created this space for community to connect and share together in the garden! Together, we;

🥔 Planted Taro in the food forest
✨️ Built the world's biggest compost pile
☕️ Shared delicious ethnic food and tea
🌼 Prepared the greenhouse for seasons plantings

Special thanks to Suveen Sanis Walgampola for helping us promo the event, Regeneration Army crew for pulling up with the tools and skills, and Etū Rākau for bring native trees and our favorite beats! Plus of course Auckland Council and Puketāpapa Local Board for enabling us to practice our kaitiakitanga here at John Greene reserve!

24/08/2023

YAY! We're so glad to partner with Eco-Neighbourhoods through Live Lightly and Auckland Council, bringing neighbors together in our gardens to learn all about local kai resilience! ❤️ Mauri tū, mauri ora!

14/08/2023

Ka pai rā tēnei mahi! Thank you everyone for coming along to our working bee! 🌼🌿

Stay tuned for information on our upcoming spring celebration planting day! 🐝🌱🌻

12/08/2023

Thank you The ReCreators for the koha of reclaimed timber to help us build our garden bed edging at our Community Garden Working Bee tomorrow! 🌱

So amazing to see how lively your hub is! 💚🌿

07/08/2023

Thanks For the love of bees for showing us your amazing urban farm! We are totally inspired!