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Food resilience is an essential element to any healthy community and Our Food Network is here to help connect the dots in Ōtepoti / Dunedin.
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Community News
Be inspired! Learn more about the people making cool things happen in Ōtepoti.
Learn to graft fruit trees to create a new tree with the best features of both.
This workshop is a step by step guide to grafting fruit trees - it's a bit of fun and a great way to learn more about plants, fruit trees and genetics.
While there are many dedicated folks working passionately on kai issues in Ōtepoti, the reality is that no single solution will propel Dunedin into a prosperous and food resilient future, ready for the challenges posed by myriad environmental, economic, and social factors. This can only be achieved through effective collaboration between diverse stakeholders. Our diversity is our strength, and we want you to be part of these events.
Growing food for yourself and others is certainly a lot easier when you have some of the right stuff to do it with… Enter Give To Grow!
Broad beans are ideal for Ōtepoti gardens. They are easy to grow, provide abundant yields, enrich the soil with nitrogen, and offer versatility in cooking due to their flavourful taste. They’re delicious! Just try doing anything other than boiling them!
It can’t all just be hard mahi…. Sometimes we have to party too!
On Saturday 28th of April., 11:00am - 2:30pm, the Community Fruit Harvest will host its annual Harvest Festival at The Valley Project in North East Valley… And there really is something to celebrate…
Cafes, restaurants and supermarkets produce 50 000 tonnes of food waste every year. An app new to Ōtepoti is trying to reduce that while giving customers some delicious deals.
‘Our neighbourhoods are an awesome opportunity to connect with like-minded, sustainable people. Residents get to be a part of making a positive impact by learning and growing collectively to then share further with other student flats’
In late 2023, the project set itself a goal: Pick 1.5 tonnes (1500kg) of fruit by the end of April…
Food scraps and garden clippings are a valuable resource and there is an app/website to help us collectively reduce waste and create healthy soil.
“The best part of it is being together with my friends and taking care of the veggies. It’s nice to stay active and do stuff together”
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Regular work sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am till 3pm all year round. All welcome.
Give to Grow Ōtepoti collects and redistributes surplus garden resources to help people grow food.
Regular work sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am till 3pm all year round. All welcome.
Meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at 10am. Everyone is welcome to join without registering. Just small and growing what we can when we can.
On the second Saturday of each month, we run a tool refurbishment working bee from 11am-2pm, in order to get tools in a good working order before they are distributed to new owners. Everyone welcome!
Weekly on alternative Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. The garden welcomes people of all gardening abilities. Volunteers work on the garden for a few hours during the working bees; produce is then shared among us.
Events Calendar
Find out about all the exciting food-related events happening every week in this awesome city.
Resources
Whether you’re starting a garden or just looking for affordable food, Dunedin is full of useful resources to help you on your food resilience journey.
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Community Fruit Harvest
The Community Fruit Harvest is a nationwide, volunteer-based initiative to pick surplus fruit (and other produce) from people’s gardens.
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