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Addington's very own māra kai. Helping people grow kai 🐝🥕🥦🌈

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10/09/2024

What's been happening lately in the māra kai?

+ Potato growing competition launch potluck - A whole bunch of locals came together to celebrate the launch of our potato growing comp. We wished them luck as they compete to grow the biggest spud before Christmas.

+ Spring planting! We pulled another 45kg of carrots out of the māra kai and we replaced them with peas, spinach and parsley. Ngā mihi to Adelle and Mel for the planting mahi.

+ Tereo Māori mini signs - On Monday dozens and dozens of signs were made and spread all around the māra kai. We want to normalise the usage of tereo māori language in the māra kai. Toitū Te Reo Māori!

+ Kura partnerships - it was rawe to have Sacred Heart Kura come and join us in the māra last Wednesday for the first time. For the next 9 weeks we will have a rōpū of students come and along and get busy gardening from 1.30-2.30pm. These tamariki have so much knowledge and passion for growing veges. It's exciting to dream about how we can partner on a deeper level with local kura when we get our new community garden in Addington Park.

08/09/2024

Kōanga!

It feels like spring 🌼. The days are getting warmer & longer and the māra is starting to bloom again.

+ Seedling club - Monday 1.30 - 2.30 pm. Our tomatoes have germinated 😁& need splitting.

+ Monday Working bee: 1 - 4.30 pm. We are planting beans, harvesting & preparing beds for spring planting.

+ Tuesday: Morning harvesting 10.30 - 12.30 pm. Afternoon washing and bagging 1-4 pm.

+ Wednesday: Working bee (planting & worm farming) 1 - 4.00pm.

+ Tī & kōrero - Wednesday 7-8pm @ Mānuka Cottage. Come along and practise your reo Māori whilst playing games.

05/09/2024

So much rawe stuff happening in Addington in the next wee while. We still have x2 buckets left for the Addington Farm potato growing competition.

Send us a P.M if your keen to enter the comp :)

27/08/2024

This week’s spare vege bag is going to Project Esther Trust in Spreydon! Big mihi to Elizabeth Samuel for nominating them as they are a bunch of good sorts.

If you’re someone who loves seasonal fresh veges please check out our sample vege bags. You can order one from our website :)

27/08/2024

Our veges are looking ataahua today. Bit of warmth and some sunshine has got the māra kai glowing.

We have one spare vege bag for giveaway this week. Has to be picked up tomorrow between 8-5pm from 31 Parlane Street.

Do you know a good sort who would appreciate a free vege bag?

Tag them in the comments below and we will pick one person randomly to get the free vege bag :)

22/08/2024

Spud growing competition - Limited entries so get in quick!

20/08/2024

Not gonna lie - our carrots are the best! 🥕 Big, beautiful, sweet & full of flavor. It’s been a team effort to grow them this good.

Ngā mihi to everyone who signed up for our SPRING-VEGE-SEASON. 💚 Check out the photos for what your getting this week.

Growing a resilient community food system is something we are really passionate about. You can help us on the journey by simply eating really good veges. 👩‍🌾 We still have 3 spots left for our vege bags & 2 premium salad spots. If you know someone who loves local seasonal veges please put them in touch 🙏.

18/08/2024

"Salad bag - always fresh and stays fresh for a full week unlike salad bags from supermarket." 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 - Una

People seem to really love our salad mix & always talk about its flavor and longevity. Veges start to lose flavor and nutrients as soon as they are harvested & so its really important to keep the food chain really really short - we hand harvest our greens on a Tuesday and they are sitting in your kitchen less than 24 hours later. 💚

🥕🥦 Love local vege share - 6-8 vege items (Inc. salad mix) ($30pw)
🥬 Premium salad share - 250g ($12pw)

Support local and get your veges from our māra kai. Follow the link in the bio to sign up.

16/08/2024

Needing some winter cooking inspiration?

Inspired by this weeks vege bag - Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup is what you make when you want something delicous tasting with very little effort! Think – classic pumpkin soup with Thai red curry vibes. Perfect with the grey pumpkin + coriander from this week's vege bag.

https://www.recipetineats.com/thai-coconut-pumpkin-soup/

There is so much joy in eating local vegetables as they just taste way better! Why? They are fresher, which means more flavor and nutrients (veges drastically loose nutrients every day post-harvest).

Our SPRING-VEGE-SEASON kicks of next week! Support local and get your veges from our māra kai. Follow the link in the bio to sign up.

13/08/2024

Harvest is done ✅. It’s our last week for our Winter Vege Season. Here are some highlights 😊 of māra kai life from the past 12 weeks...

- We hosted a tamariki garden-to-table cooking event. 🥬 Such delicious dumplings
- We started a pamu noke - worm farm.
- Our heirloom tomato 🍅 seeds germinated… not long to wait.
- We celebrated 🎉 matariki together.
- We cared for our living soil by inoculating it with mycorrihizal fungi.
- We made a video all about a new community garden 🪴 proposal for Addington Park.
- We hosted 36 working bees 🐝 supporting locals to learn how to grow their own kai.

From all of us at Addington Farm - thanks so much for your support of our seasonal vege bags 💚. The financial income from our vege bags allows us to continue doing the mahi to grow a community of gardeners and gardens that help our neighborhood thrive. 🥕 🥦

13/08/2024

Our SPRING-VEGE-SEASON starts in just 8 days! Why you should consider signing up?

1) The veges are fresh, organically grown, and delicious.

2) The vege bag helps you to cook more healthy & creative meals at home!

3) You can help us build a community food system that’s resilient to climate change! Help us make it happen simply by eating really good veges 💚

Support local and get your veges from our māra kai. Pick up or delivery. Follow the link in the bio to sign up.

“I get a weekly veggie bag from the farm and there’s such a great variety in them! The bags are really value for money and I’ve got to try crops I’d not find in the supermarket too.” Kate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

13/08/2024

Our SPRING-VEGE-SEASON starts in just 8 days! Why you should consider signing up?

1) The veges are fresh, organically grown, and delicious.

2) The vege bag helps you to cook more healthy & creative meals at home!

3) You can help us build a community food system that’s resilient to climate change! Help us make it happen simply by eating really good veges 💚

Support local and get your veges from our māra kai. Pick up or delivery. Follow the link in the bio to sign up.

“I get a weekly veggie bag from the farm and there's such a great variety in them! The bags are really value for money and I've got to try crops I'd not find in the supermarket too.” Kate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

09/08/2024

Reason number THREE - I want to reduce my carbon footprint & be mindful of my environmental impact.

“I love knowing it's grown just around the corner.” Kate - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Something we really love about our seasonal vege bags is that the food chain is so so short!

With every step, every transaction, and every link in a more complex food chain there is risk, waste & greenhouse emissions as food is picked, packed, shipped, sorted, processed, transported, and more.

By buying directly from us you close the loop on so much waste and we take back our power to grow a food system that is nourishing for the people and the planet.

Support local and get your veges from our māra kai. Follow the link in the bio to sign up.

08/08/2024

Reason number TWO - I want to know and support the growers who grow my kai.

“Absolutely love the fact that they are all grown locally and such a great group of people involved. Wilby is great at keeping us informed.” Emma - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Addington Farm crew takes so much pride in growing the kai to organic standards. Most of us live locally so it's a really good feeling to know that the veges we grow are being enjoyed by our neighbors.

Our vision is to build a community food system that’s resilient to climate change - help us make it happen simply by eating really good vegetables 💚.

Support local and get your veges from our māra kai. Follow the link in the bio to sign up. 🥦 🥬 🥕

07/08/2024

Top 3 reasons people jump on board with our SEASONAL VEGES. Our vision is to build a community food system that’s resilient to climate change - help us make it happen simply by eating really good vegetables 💚. We have sent out 4,600 vege orders over the past 4 years. We asked a lot of our vege bag supporters why they signed up and there seemed to be 3 common reasons for jumping on board:

Reason number ONE - I want to eat nutritious, varied, in-season kai that tastes good.

“The salad is always fresh and stays fresh for a full week unlike salad bags from supermarket.” Una - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

“All the produce from their weekly vege bags is delicious and fresh.” Steph - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Our veges taste great because they are super fresh & grown organically. Full of nutrients and flavour they are available for pick up or delivery within just 24hrs of being harvested.

Support local and get your veges from our māra kai. Follow the link in the bio to sign up.

21/07/2024

What’s on this week in the māra kai?

+ Seedling club - Monday 1.30 - 2.30 pm.

+ Working bee - Monday 1 - 4.30 pm. We are planting parsley, broad beans & preparing beds for spring planting.

+ Wednesday: Working bee (planting & worm farming) 1 - 4.30pm.

All welcome - no experience needed. Hot tea and coffee provided :)

16/07/2024

"The new community garden will help create more connections and supportive spaces, and kai is expensive! It will help create kai security for low-income locals" Alicia

Check this rawe video that reveals the ngākau (heart) behind the community garden proposal.

For those who have been asking, the new community garden has not been approved yet. We are still waiting for clarity. We have a big CCC stakeholder hui happening today! Wish us luck.

Big mihi to Joel from Wallan Productions. He generously made us this video for free! If you are ever needing some video work please get in contact with him.

14/07/2024

What's on in the māra kai this week?
Seedling club - Monday from 1.30 - 2.30 pm - All welcome

Māra Working Bee - Monday (1-4.30pm) & Wednesday (1-3.30 pm).

Come along get active and make some new friends. Hot choco, tea, and coffee provided :)

07/07/2024

This Monday we have heaps happening in the māra kai.

Monday morning:
- Special tamariki working bee. 11am-12. The kids will be harvesting veges and learning to make vege dumplings -YUM!

Monday afternoon:
- seedling club 1.30-2.30pm.
- general gardening from 1-4.30pm.

05/07/2024

Happening tonight! So much delicious kai & some reflective Matariki activities :)

02/07/2024

Check out these wholesome veges from this weeks love local vege bag 💚.

Cauliflower “Shawarma” wraps are delicious. Check out this recipe link for some inspiration. https://asimplepalate.com/blog/cauliflower-shawarma-wrap/

If you're keen to try some of our veges we do a 1-week sample vege bag. See our bio for more information.

27/06/2024

Growing seedlings is really rewarding and fun. We have been growing seedlings together for our māra kai for over 6 years. Come along and join the action. Mondays from 1.30 - 2.30 pm at 31 Parlane Street.

All are welcome, no experience is needed.

25/06/2024

Mānawatia a Matariki!

This past 12 months in the māra kai have been pretty awesome. We are so grateful for everyone who puts in the effort to make this space so special.

23/06/2024

It's all go in the māra kai this week. We have our Matariki celebration 🎉 today.

Monday: 1 - 4 pm, planting, harvesting, pruning feigoas, worm farm care, seed sowing. Something for everyone.

4 - 5pm: Matariki celebration. Shared finger food, reflections & brazier at 31 Parlane Street.

Wednesday: 1 - 4.30 pm - planting seedlings & seed sowing.

19/06/2024

Matariki in the māra kai - Join us for a gathering at the farm to celebrate Matariki. An opportunity to reflect on the past year and learn about some of the significant Whetū (stars). Please bring along some Kai for a shared finger food potluck.

When: This coming Monday from 4-5pm. Meet at 31 Parlane Street.

18/06/2024

It’s the fourth week for our winter season of vege bags… hard to believe that the shortest day will be this Friday!

Its always a great feeling knowing that our days will slowly get brighter & warmer again soon.

Our vege bags are still full of locally grown goodness. We have a extra spare vege bag this week. If your keen to give it a go please get in contact. Drop us a text (027 2211 001) or email ([email protected]).

Pruning feijoas & pear trees has been one of our big focuses in the mārā recently. What’s happening in your garden?

16/06/2024

Todays hui is all go. We are considering whether we should change our name. Please come along and share your thoughts on this issue.

We have had a venue change. We are now meeting at St Marys Church - This is the church in the middle of the Square on Poulson Street.

Address

31 Parlane Street, Addington
Christchurch
8041

Website

http://www.addington.farm/

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Big dreams for a new māra kai

"The new community garden will help create more connections and supportive spaces, and kai is expensive! It will help create kai security for low-income locals" Alicia Check this rawe video that reveals the ngākau (heart) behind the community garden proposal. For those who have been asking, the new community garden has not been approved yet. We are still waiting for clarity. We have a big CCC stakeholder hui happening today! Wish us luck. Big mihi to Joel from Wallan Productions. He generously made us this video for free! If you are ever needing some video work please get in contact with him.

Sign-ups are open! Secure your AUTUMN veges from your local māra kai 🎉 🥳 🥕. Get your cooking rhythm back! Sign up and we will supply you with fresh veges every Wednesday that are grown right in the heart of Ōtautahi. Limited spaces available. Sign up link in our bio & in the comments below. 💚

Māra kai looking ataahua! Come along to our working bees. Great way to chill out, slow down and catch your breath.

It’s our last week for our Spring CSA Ngā mihi nui ki a rātou. Thanks so much to the people who signed up for our Spring CSA. We have loved growing your veges organically in the heart of Addington. Your partnership thru the Spring CSA allowed us to create space for relationships to thrive as we grow soil, veges and community. P.S we still have over 10 vege shares and salad shares available for our 12 week Summer CSA (2 week break over xmas). If you know anyone who loves fresh organic veges that create social impact please send them our way :)

Mahi māra is all go for today. Come along for our working bee as we do some harvesting, seed sowing, planting and weeding. We will also be pruning our tomatoes 🍅. No experience needed. 1-3.30pm - standard working bee 3.30-4.30pm - after school tamariki friendly working bee (parent/caregiver support required)

Secure your SUMMER veges from your local māra kai - Sign ups are open! 🎉 🥳 🥕 “It’s way more than just a brown paper bag delivered on a Wednesday. It’s a tool that helps prepare me for the week ahead. I know I'm going to have a good range of veges to prepare almost all of my meals.” - Christina Get your cooking rhythm back! Make a commitment to us and we will supply you with veges every Wednesday that is grown right here in Addington. Options are: 📦 Love local vege share - 6-9 vege items ($30pw) 🥗 Premium salad share - 250g ($12pw) Limited spaces available. Sign up link in bio! 💚 . . . . #Yummy #Foodie #Delicious #backyardgardening #lovegardening #veggiegarden #Gardening #Growyourownfood #Farmersmarket #Organicgardening #cookingwithkids

Get ready people... Apōpō (tomorrow) sign ups for our Summer CSA open! Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is subscription method for getting your weekly veges directly from the farm. No more middle people. We love growing great kai and when people sign up for our vege CSA it gives us the security and support to plan ahead & focus on the mahi māra (gardening). Pick up or delivery to keep things easy. Love local vege share - 6-9 vege items ($30pw) Premium salad share - 250g of microgreens, lettuce & edible flowers ($12pw)

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Our story

It all started with a bunch of mates who wanted to see more good blossom in the Addington neighborhood! In 2018 the digging began and a not for profit urban farm was born! We are all about connecting people, supporting our place and growing great produce. The Addington Farm transforms unproductive backyards and dead spaces into vibrant vegetable patches. Our vision is to see the neighborhood deeply interconnected and thriving. Our main growing space is located at 31 Parlane St. Come on over and say Kia ora! We have open working bees on Mondays from 1-3pm. Learn some gardening skills or teach some of your old ones.