Gardening / Production
Growing our own food is easier when we share knowledge and resources. Below you’ll find some very useful initiatives right under your nose here in Ōtepoti.
Starting a Garden
OFN Edible Garden Resource
PDF Download (28 pages)
A 10 step guide to growing an edible garden at home. For beginners and those new to growing food. This resource is tailored specifically to gardens in coastal Otago.
Starting a School Garden
OFN School Garden Resource
PDF Download (22 pages)
A 10 step guide to growing an edible garden at your school. Designed to assist students and teachers new to growing food. This resource is tailored specifically to gardens in coastal Otago.
Pollinator Resources
Pollinators are an important part of the ecosystem because they:
Carry pollen from the male part of the flower to the female part, allowing plants to become fertilized and produce fruits, seeds, and young plants.
Support food crops and create a diversity of plants in the garden.
Help grow crops, aid the water cycle, and provide clean air.
Contribute to culture and the natural food web.
Seed Libraries
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337 South Road, Caversham, Dunedin, 9012
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230 Moray Place, Dunedin, 9054
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46 Tanner Road, Glenleith, Dunedin 9010
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37 Skerries Street, Outram 9019
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20 Allenby Avenue, Liberton, Dunedin 9010
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69 Harwood Street, Harwood 9077
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40 Seaton Road, Portobello, Dunedin 9014
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Otago Polytechnic
135 Union Street East
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262 North Road, Northeast Valley, Dunedin, 9010
Office hours: 9am - 2pm, Monday - Thursday
Contact:
Ph: 03 473 8614
project@northeastvalley.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/valleyproject
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Corner of Beach & Grey street, Port Chalmers, 9023, Dunedin
Contact:
Laura Green: musecoffee@gmail.comAinsley: 03474-3690
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199 Hillside Road, South Dunedin, Dunedin, 9012
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42 young street , St Kilda, Dunedin, 9012
Emma-Kate Lamb: emmakatelamb@gmail.com
Permaculture, organics, etc.
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Gardening, poultry, preserving and traditional cooking.
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George Street Orchard is a 300 m² urban garden located in the central suburbs of Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. They specialise in high density, mixed fruit and no-till vegetable production.
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Habitate provide landscape design services, advice, landscape construction & planting, publications and through our nursery the best varieties of food plants for your property.
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MycoLogic is a small business based in Dunedin, New Zealand, specialising in mushroom cultivation supplies and consultation advice for hobbyists and small scale commercial growers around the country.
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Organics Unearthed offers regular workshops on everything from composting to propagation, permaculture to greenhouse growing. I am also able to visit your place, and offer personalised advice to regenerate your soil and help you grow delicious healthy food, year-round. If your school or workplace have goals to reduce organic waste to landfill or build skills in resilient food production and soil health, I can create a special program to suit. Pop on over to my website for more information and bookings: www.organicsunearthed.com
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Ōtepoti Urban Organics is a local group aiming to foster and support backyard food growing in Dunedin and the wider Coastal Otago bioregion. We primarily do this by providing affordable, locally adapted seeds, as well as tips, advice and workshops to help you in your gardening endeavours.
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Seacliff Organics offers soil solutions and soil amendments for home gardeners, horticulturalists and farmers. Our Living Soil is made here in Otago, from the finest local ingredients to provide you with a soil that tends to itself.
www.seaclifforganics.nz
Composting Collectively
ShareWaste NZ is a free initiative and web app that aims to connect New Zealanders and help them to recycle their organic material, make more soil, and grow produce. It’s pretty simple but really effective! The initiative simply brings together hosts (who receive organic material) with donors (who donate their organic material) to process kitchen scraps and other organics into new soil.
ShareWaste is a project of the Compost Collective
