Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourouka ora ai te iwi
"With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive"
There is so much valuable work in the food space occurring in the Wellington region. Below are videos and stories of local people who are part of this exciting movement for food system change and food sovereignty. Scroll down or click on the five categories to learn more.
If you would like to be connected with an organization you see here or the Regional Food Network, please contact us at:
info@regionalkainetwork.org.nz
Our vision: Zero Food Poverty, Zero Food Waste.
We link the food industry with community groups that support people in need ensuring that quality surplus food reaches those who are struggling rather than being needlessly discarded. This benefits both our community and our environment. Kaibosh provides this service at no cost to food donors, charities or community groups.
Kaibosh Food Rescue
Stories from the ground
Kai Cycle
Kaicycle is a localised composting hub, urban farm and community education centre operating on Council land in the rohe of Te Āti Awa and Ngati Toa Rangatira in central Wellington.
Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Garden To Table
The Garden to Table food education programme was established in 2008 and is now in more than 270 primary and intermediate schools around Aotearoa New Zealand. Each week, across the country, thousands of children are getting their hands dirty and learning how to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, seasonal food.
Kiwi Community Assistance (KCA)
Kiwi Community Assistance (KCA) works to reduce inequality in our communities. Our mahi helps communities throughout the greater Wellington region by rescuing surplus food & household goods then redistributing it to frontline agencies, community groups & local food banks who are working directly with the people most in need.
Stories from the ground
Hutt Valley - Te Awa Kairangi
Food 4 Thought
We are a grassroots community group who start and support many local projects and actions around food sources, waste, and the natural environment. We host regular workshops and free table exchange events where excess food, produce, seeds and resources are swapped or given freely. Our volunteers love working together to make a real difference and have lots of fun and laughter doing it!
Common Unity Project Aotearoa
Common Unity Project Aotearoa is a registered charity and well known community hub. We empower our community to grow, connect, regenerate, learn and remember. We celebrate the abundance of gifts in our community and work hard to address challenges that affect us all.
Mahinga Kai
Urban Farm
Mahinga Kai Urban Farm is located on the site of the previous community gardens. We also have three other sites.
We sell our produce through a subscription to our CSA boxes (Community Supported Agriculture) and the surplus is given to organisations like Orongomai Marae.
It is part of the 4 A better city charitable trust based in Upper Hutt which provides transitional housing, family counselling, a schools based child support service and an employment programme for the long term unemployed.
Mangaroa Farms - Upper Hutt
Nestled alongside the Mangaroa River in Te Awa Kairangi Hutt Valley water catchment, Mangaroa Farms is a resilient community food hub and education centre, specialising in regenerative agriculture, market gardening and native tree reforestation.
Stories from the ground
Porirua - Pari-ā-rua
Wesley Community Action
Wesley Community Action works in communities throughout Wellington to help people create better lives for themselves and their whānau. We believe in the power of the community, we are motivated by compassion, and we seek lasting, transformative change. The Fruit & Vegetable Co-op is a great example of how we deliver to the community.
WELLfed
WELLfed is an established, multi-award-winning hands-on education programme that teaches families how to make nutritious, affordable meals and baking. We have been operating in Porirua East since 2016.
Awatea Community Garden
We are a bunch of locals who believe in food not lawn mowers, we saw this lovely piece of Whenua and feel in love with the sun filled warm sheltered unused land.
A neutral space of belonging, purpose, evolution and Whakapapa. Hop on board and be the change.
Stories from the ground
Wairarapa
Wairarapa Community Centre
The Wairarapa community centre, acts as a hub in the Masterton community - bringing together people and services. We empower the community to be resilient and to work together to meet needs when they arise.
Vagabond Vege
Vagabond Vege is a human scale, collaborative market garden on the old river terraces of the Waiohine River in Te Hupenui, Greytown. We are growing a diverse, healthy range of fresh vegetables, salads, herbs, microgreens and cut flowers for our CSA members and local markets.
Little Farms
Little Farms is an organic market garden and provider of a collaborative vegetable box based in Masterton, Wairarapa.
You can support our farmers by ordering one of our Farm Boxes at www.wearelittlefarms.com and you can follow along on our growing journey at https://www.instagram.com/wearealittlefarm/
Stories from the ground
Kāpiti
Stories from the ground
Horowhenua