There are a lot of community gardens all over the city. Most of them are open to anyone. Find one near you, get stuck in, make new friends, and take home some kai!
Community Gardens
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Web: Middlemarch Website
Contact: Andrea Bosshard: andrea.bosshard64@gmail.com
Location: Corner of Aberafon St and Snow Avenue, Middlemarch
We meet at the garden between 10 am to 12 pm on Wednesdays. Lean over the fence and have a chat, or come inside and do some leisurely gardening.
This organic garden is located at the Railway Precinct. It has multiple purposes one of which is to demonstrate how to produce food by organic methods. Participants learn such things as making compost, liquid plant food and mulching to preserve moisture and restrict weed growth.The garden produce is available to anyone for a donation.
Any excess produce goes into the Middlemarch Community Pantry and to The Bowling Club in Dunedin who offer free meals.
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Location: Dalmore Reserve, 18 Allenby Avenue
Web: Facebook Page
Info: Working bees are the 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month at 10 am.
We are a group of residents who like to grow vegetables together, learn gardening skills and share recipes about the food we grow. Anyone is welcome to join us for a spot of gardening, tools provided.
Unfortunately, the site is not wheelchair accessible and has slopes that can be difficult for people with disabilities.
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Location: Upper Field, NEV Normal School, North Road. Note: Access Longworth or Primrose Bank on working bee days (never in school hours)
Web: www.northeastvalley.org
Info: Weekly on alternative Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. See perpetual calendar for days and times North East Valley Community Garden - Calendar (google.com)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.
Contact: nevcommunitygarden@gmail.com; (we check the email once a week) or message us on our facebook group: NEV Community Garden | Facebook -
Location: Cnr Forth & Dundas Streets
Info: Organised by Students for Environmental Action. Predominantly students, but all welcome.
Working bees are every Sunday at 1pm in warmer months. Please check their social media or email them for info about working bees through the winter.Contact: seaotagouni@gmail.com description
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Location: Shetland St, Waikari
Web: www.dunedinenvironmentcentre.nz/shetland-street-community-gardens/
Info: Working hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am - 3pm. Everyone is welcome.
A very well established garden. Tasks include: Vegetable gardening ; plastic house management ; orchard work ; native plant propagation; maintenance of public reserves we have planted in natives and ongoing conservation planting on other projects . We also assist with the development of the mara kai ; fruit orchard and native plantings on the Araiteuru Marae adjacent to the gardens .
Contact: hendrikuskoch@gmail.com -
Location: 242 Main South Road, Green Island, Dunedin 9018
Web: Facebook Page
Info: Open hours Tuesday 12-2pm and Saturday 10am-midday.
Contact: communitygarden.gi@gmail.com -
Location: 191 Main Road, Waikouaiti
Info: Everyone is welcome to help out anytime. Tools are available but you need to make contact (email) to access them.
Contact: community.powa@gmail.com -
Location: Ocean Grove Recreation Reserve - 28 Oregon St Reserve
Web: Facebook Page
Contact: tomahawkcommunitygarden@gmail.com -
Location: Bathgate Park School, 213 Macandrew Rd
Web: Facebook Page
Info: Shared with the Bathgate Park School students. In search of new people to take on the public parts of the garden!
Contact: pete@bathgatepark.school.nz -
Location: Musselburgh School, 34 Marlow St
Web: www.dmec.org.nz/community-garden
Info: Jointly set up by Musselburgh School and Dunedin Multicultural Council. The garden has working bees every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 10-12pm
Contact: garden@dmec.org.nz -
Location: Fulton Road, Glenlieth
Web: Facebook Page
Info: The Fulton Road Community Garden is a project for anyone in the wider community interested in being part of.
Contact: fultonroadcommunitygarden@gmail.com -
Location: Corner of Anzac Ave & Albany Street
Contact: awde086@student.otago.ac.nz -
Location: 1199 John Wilson Drive, Sawyers Bay
Contact:
Lovenz@outlook.com
FacebookOur community working group is Matthews Track working Group
We also manage a community orchard. Our main aim is to supply Koputai food share to help people in need.
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Location: 3 Clearwater St, Broar Bay
Web: Facebook Page
Info: An active community garden. A local group also run a co-op from the garden where they order fruit and veg from the farmers market for locals to pick up from the community garden.
Contact: lala.frazer@gmail.com // francescabolgar@gmail.com // pen@penelopetodd.co.nz -
Location: 19 Main South Road, Concord, Dunedin 9018
Info: An active garden looking to get more people involved! Growing food for the community and their free food kiosk.
Contact: malcolm.cowan.nz@gmail.com -
Location: 42 Macandrew Rd
Info: Meet as needed for gardening. People are welcome to help themselves as needed.
Contact: lynne.toomey@gmail.com -
Location: 42 Macandrew Rd
Info: Meet as needed for gardening. People are welcome to help themselves as needed.
Contact: lynne.toomey@gmail.com -
Location: Cemetery Rd
Contact: ajsnz1@gmail.com -
121 Grimness Street, Karitane