So Thursday morning, I woke early and headed off to a Gardens for Health Meeting.  All of the people who had contacted me and told me to speak to certain people had led to this moment.  I was nervous, excited and hoped the influential and wise minds at the network meeting for Gardens for Health would not laugh my idea of a urban farm concept all the way out of the community garden in Tuakau where said meeting was to be held.

A beautiful, sunny morning, I nervously walked in the front…

Earlier in the week from a Facebook CG page the wonderful Tara gave me a much needed starting point a contact at the Auckland Council. My heart sank, who ever heard of council workers being helpful, but Tara was insistent that this was the person I needed to start with. So with much internal debate I tucked away my self reservations and dived in with a email to the infamous community project development leader extradoinare Ellen.  What I got back was this amazing link …

So my work gave me the green light to do some investigation into the Urban Farming Concept for my Horticulture students!

Ideally I would like a urban farm associated or on a community garden.  With the aim of involving the community, creating some ownership & community involvement in the students and also create and be able to show in a practical way healthy food independence.

The struggle that my work sees is that our Hort course is based in East Tamaki.  I see this as a…

Hi all...just been starting to make my own water and milk kefir and would be very keen to source some RAW GOATS MILK....anyone know where to get this? Many thanks!