Blog 2 of Food Waste Wednesday - a review of the Food Waste Summit by Robyn Zink

Check out this article in The Star highlighting our upcoming hui!

Unity needed for ‘food resilient future’ | Otago Daily Times Online News

Our chairperson, Robyn Zink, recently attended the Food Waste Summit organised by WasteMinz and NZ Food Waste Champions 12.3.

To summarise the proceedings, we are going to do a series of blogs that give some more detail about the material covered and where you can find out more!

Dunedin Vegetable Growers Club Newsletter, OUT NOW!

Are you our next Otepoti Community Fruit Harvest Coordinator?

We are looking for someone who’s passionate about community access to healthy kai and is keen to work with volunteers and householders, to pick and distribute surplus fruit.

Key tasks are recruiting and coordinating volunteers, liaison with householders and food distribution groups, and supporting Harvest festival event planning.

This contract position is from 2nd December to 30th April 2025. Averaging 15 hours per week but does need to be flexible over the season.

You’ll be supported by OFN and Valley Project staff.

Contact vpmanager@northeastvalley.org for more information or to apply.

Closing date for applications Friday 8th at 5pm.

9th November 1.00pm - 5.00pm $80.00

An Introductory Course taught at a Port Chalmers garden in the early stages of permaculture development. We will begin with some theory - introducing and playing with the philosophy, ethics and principals of Permaculture - to get a feel for what Permaculture is: an innovative design framework for designing resilient human-scale systems in harmony with nature - the scope of which is limited only by your imagination!

For further details and bookings come on over to https://www.organicsunearthed.com/workshops

Don't forget about the bees!!

Pam McKinlay (Otago Polytechnic) coordinates and curates Art + Science Projects. together with Jenny Jandt, they secured funding from The Otago Participatory Science Platform, to run a series of “BEE Creative” workshops (July – September 2024). Check out the website here.

Dunedin Vegetable Growers Club October newsletter.

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Thrift podcast | RNZ

You may have heard of Permaculture, how about Hügelkultur? What are they and can they help you grow your own food without spending any money? Check out this podcast!

This WEEKEND! 21.09.24

A friendly, informal event open to all people involved in or interested in community gardens in Dunedin.

Your input and feedback is valuable to shaping our food resilient Ōtepoti! We can't wait to see you there!

September newsletter available now!

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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.

Community Classroom have released the September Programme

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…