Kaiapoi
New Brighton Community Gardens
About
Our gardens have been described as flourishing, peaceful, diverse, and full of kindness by our visitors and volunteers. It's rare for anyone to leave our gardens empty handed or empty hearted. What's great about community gardens is that they're all different, but when done right, they fill specific needs within a local area. They fill the gaps left by society in different ways. For example, in some areas, it might be addressing loneliness, while in others, it's about ensuring food security. In some cases, it's about preserving kiwi backyards that are being lost due to intensive housing. If you're nearby, we'd love for you to come and check us out. We're always happy to meet new people.
This community garden offers
Shared harvest and planting
Educational resources
School and learning programs
Workshops
Cooking classes
Food forests
Outdoor seating
Shelter
Parking
Seedlings for sale
Community Garden Information
Type of garden
Community garden - shared harvest and planting.
Organic Practices
Yes
Size
Large
Greenhouse
No
2005
Contact Information
Make Compost
Harvesting Rules
Volunteers are expected to work a minimum of 2h to take home, please check with the Garden manager before harvesting produce.
Tools
Tools provided
We provide a shared lunch on the first Monday of the month at 12:30 pm, bring a plate if you can and have lunch together as a group daily. We also have a big Open Day at the end of October.
We provide multiple school programs by demand and our big Winter school program called The young Propagating Gardeners" A 10 week program for 85 plus children for children aged 10-12 years. Furthermore we provide sustainability sessions and individual designed lessons to work with school relevant subjects.
Yes
Established
Land Tenure
TBA
Gatherings
Workshops
Main Contact
Catherine O'Neill
Email Address
nbgardens@xtra.co.nz
Garden Address
136 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083
Opening & working bee hours
Website & social media pages
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10-4pm, Saturdays 10-2pm
Website
Facebook Page
Supporters
City Care, Ethique, Zurma, Graham Hill Roofing, Compostic, Dazz, Lush, Resene, Wattyl, Orion, Rata, Lotto, Cogs, CCC and more
Location