Our last Swap at Mirimar was such a great success, let’s do it again!

Seed and seedling swaps are an awesome opportunity for gardeners of all skill levels to collaborate and share what they might have an abundance of.

It's a great way to save money on buying new seedlings, an opportunity to learn from others, and can lead to new varietals in your māra.

Bring something to share if you can, but if not, come as you are – we'll have plenty for everyone!

For those who want to go further: a longer, more immersive foraging experience exploring lesser-travelled tracks. We’ll harvest a shared wild salad and enjoy a light lunch in THE ALICE KREB LODGE.

Requires moderate fitness · Good shoes essential

Less accessible terrain—bush paths, uneven ground.

TO BOOK EMAIL EL@SEEDSTOFEEDS.NZ

Crop Swap gatherings are for everyone who is happy to share.

Just bring your garden's and kitchen's surplus, turn up in time (or even a little earlier to help with the set up), display your treasures nicely, admire your fellow crop swappers goodies, mix and mingle,
share your best jam recipe and enjoy the presence of people who find joy in the moneyless exchange of abundance.

Once everyone is officially welcomed and the sharing is opened you are invited to mindfully take what you are interested in. Everything is there to go to a new home.
Take your time and keep other's in mind, the slower ones, the children, the elders, so that everyone has the chance to fill their baskets.
After this please help with the clean up, get home safely and tell everyone, how awesome it was.
Next time, bring a friend

A gentle, accessible introduction to local edible plants. We’ll stroll easy paths, learn to identify common wild foods, and finish with a shared morning tea at the Community Centre.

All ages welcome · Suitable for beginners

What to bring: comfy shoes, water bottle, TOTE BAG

to book email el@seedstofeeds.nz

Seed and Seedling Share: Bring your extra seeds and seedlings to swap, or just come and pick up some new ones - we have plenty!

Learn & Create: Discover how to create new plants from your seeds and make your own seed packets.

All welcome!

Haewai Houghton Valley is kicking off this year’s Seeds-to-Feeds local food festival with a lunch that celebrates the fresh kai that is springing up wild in our gardens and on the hillsides. Come and enjoy a delicious vegetarian meal (vegan and gluten free available too).

The menu includes soup, bread and spreads, foraged salad, vegetable savouries, cakes and tea and coffee.

Tickets are $15 plus a small booking fee. The first $5 will go towards the wonderful work that the Seeds-to-Feeds team continues to do for us. The $10 plus any more you wish to donate on top of that will go towards Haewai Houghton Valley community projects.

We're starting a new group dedicated to building a kai secure Island Bay, and we'd love for you to be a part of it!

When: Saturday, 18th October, 10 am - 2 pm

Where: Seed to Sea, 38 The Parade, Island Bay

What to expect:

Seed and Seedling Share: Bring your extra seeds and seedlings to swap, or just come and pick up some new ones - we have plenty!

Learn & Create: Discover how to create new plants from your seeds and make your own seed packets.

Delicious Treats: Enjoy coffee, fresh herbal tea, and tasty treats.

Garden Open Day: Explore the beautiful garden at Seed to Sea and meet the chooks!

Share Your Ideas: We want to hear your thoughts on how we can create a kai secure Island Bay.

Seed and seedling swaps are an awesome opportunity for gardeners of all skill levels to collaborate and share what they might have an abundance of.

It's a great way to save money on buying new seedlings, an opportunity to learn from others, and can lead to new varietals in your māra.

Bring something to share if you can, but if not, come as you are – we'll have plenty for everyone!

ALL WELCOME to join a community SPRING CELEBRATION!

Join us for a morning of spring goodness, a community-led crop swap, some kids spring activities, potluck lunch - bring some kai to share!

Community Rooms, 263 Rintoul St, Berhampore, Wellington

Saturday 18th October

10:30am Join us for tea & coffee - this is when garden/items on table

11am Crop Swap starts

Followed by a shared potluck lunch - bring some kai to share!

Celebrating Spring with Crop Swap Te Whanganui a Tara and Wellington supported by our friends at Peoples, Te Toi Mahana & Seeds to Feeds.

Join Rebecca, Nutritionist and nature lover for a wander along the seashore to learn about Seaweeds on Saturday 11th of October at Breaker Bay. Focusing on delicious and nutritious edible seaweeds commonly found in the area.

You’ll leave this workshop eager and able to forage for your own seaweed and know what to do with it.

Outcomes

• Be able to identify a variety of edible seaweed species

• Learn the different ways to introduce it into your diet

• Understand the basic principles of foraging

• Learn ideas and recipes for maximising flavour and nutrition

What you’ll need on the day

• Sun protection

• Reef shoes or something suitable for wading in rocky pool

• A bag or basket for collecting seaweed – something that drains well

• A knife or sccissors to cut away the seaweed

It’s time to prepare for the spring and summer ahead. Join us for a meal of celebration and of planning.

We’ll share a delicious celebration meal, made with fresh, locally sourced produce, showcasing dishes that we hope will inspire menus for future harvest Celebrations.

We’ll gather together at 6 pm and spend some time getting connected and inspired.

Dinner will be served at 6.50 pm

After dinner, we will see if we can draw up some ideas, brainstorm resources and garden plans and then look at what your Harvest Festival event might be in March.

We will finish with cake (our favourite) and information on what the next steps will be.

If you are still not sure what Seeds to Feeds is all about, come join us. This is a great way to find out what will be happening in your area and how you can be involved.

RSVP’s essential so we know who we are cooking for x

WHEN: Thursday 2nd October, 6pm

WHERE: Everybody Eats, 60 Dixon St, Te Aro, Wellington

Craving a Sunday feast that warms your heart and your belly?

Join us at everyone's favourite local The Spring And Fern Petone for a mouthwatering Sunday Roast.
Seeds to Feeds are taking over the kitchen! Fundraising for their 2024/25 season supporting community building food initiatives around Poneke.

Expect all the classic roasty goodness - tender, **juicy meats, crispy roast potatoes, fluffy Yorkshire puddings, seasonal veggies, all the classic trimmings and even dessert. 
Book your spot now and savour the delicious taste of giving back.

Tickets are limited
**delish vegetarian kai will be available too

More than a hangi feast, it's a fusion of tradition, taste, and togetherness. Delight your taste buds with succulent meats and delectable local-grown veggies; every morsel a celebration of culture.

Join us on March 23, 2024, for a Kono Kuisine Karnival. A dedicated event for supporting local groups. It will feature a delectable hangi feast at its heart. Savour authentic Māori flavours with infused new dishes, symbolising our rich cultural heritage. Come together for a day of great food, culture, and community spirit, all for a wonderful cause!

Day: March 23 Saturday

Time: 11:00 am – 1:30 pm

Location: 27 Chelsea Street, Miramar, Wellington 6022

"Hāre Whakamua" is a phrase in Māori, the language of the indigenous people of New Zealand, which translates to "Move Forward" in English. The concept of Hāere Whakamua is deeply rooted in fostering positive change and progress within the local community. This initiative focuses on nurturing the seeds of change, encouraging growth, and cultivating a sense of unity among community members.

Please note the limited pre-booked hangi please make sure to book your spot.

Kono Meat or Veg hangi and dessert, we recommended a Koha of at $20

BYO plate or bowl for us to fill is encouraged.

Come and connect with our community at our nourishing event showcasing locally sourced, grown, and prepared food.

This is Newtown’s FIFTH year participating in Seeds to Feeds and every year we have evolved into something new. This year we are so excited to be sharing a menu that represents so many cultures present in our Newtown Community.

We’ll be hosting an early evening whānau-focused “picnic” at Newtown School.

Come and share in a gorgeous menu of locally made dumplings, fresh dips, breads and salads. We are excited to be supported this year by Wellington TimeBank, Berhampore Island Bay Orchard, Commonsense Organics, Contemporanae, Goods Cafe (Thorndon).

It’s BYO plate, cutlery, and cups - though we will have some on hand for those who are unable to bring their own.

We can't wait to share this magic afternoon with you, it's fun for the whole whānau!

Seeds to Feeds, Taco Addict, the Mt Vic Hub, and Neighbours Aotearoa bring you MT VICTORIA’s annual Harvest Festival Dinner

This is Mt Vic's 4th year of Seeds to Feeds and we are ready to sit down and enjoy some delicious local kai you!

We will be harvesting a bountiful crop from the community gardens and we are very lucky to have our wonderful chef Amber Sturtz of Taco Addicts cooking up a delicious dinner for us all to enjoy. 

For those who have joined us in the past, you know how special and wonderful these community meals are!

This is all about delicious local food, grown, prepared and eaten locally.

Join us at the bottom of the garden, to share laughs, stories and good kai!

*Numbers are limited

HAEWAI LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL – dinner to fund our food forest 

Sat 2 Mar 2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 
Houghton Valley Community Hall, 80 Houghton Bay Road, Houghton Bay 

We can’t wait to share beautiful kai from our ngāhere and local mārakai with you! Come and join a local food celebration in our Community Hall and finish off Local Food Week in style. It will be an evening meal, but early enough if you would like to bring your children. The meal will include locally grown and foraged ingredients as well as some from not far away. We have another wonderful meal lined up, created by Leone and our Seeds-to-Feeds team, including:

• Foraged salad, bread, preserves, dips;

• Panzanella, vegetable tarts, roast vegetables;

• Fruit and vegetable-based cakes and desserts;

• Drinks from the wild South Coast.

All food will be vegetarian with vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free options. Please sign up soon so that we have a good idea of the numbers leading up to the event. You also have the option of buying a meal for someone in the community.  Bookings are koha-based, we recommend $20 for an adult and $10 for a child over ten to cover the meal. Children under ten are free and aren't included in the ticketing numbers as they probably won't sit down for very long! Any extra you give will cover the meal for someone else. Whichever way we would love to have you join us, if you would like to donate some time, or help out with the event rather than give monetary koha, please let us know.  Be sure, you will get a fabulous meal and can spend an evening with friendly people! Funds raised will go towards a local food forest (with some of it for our fantastic Seeds-to-Feeds organisers), and will be held in trust by the Houghton Valley Progressive Association.

It's time to plant the old sand pit into a pumpkin patch! Plus we'll have more seedlings on hand if you want to grab some for your own garden.

Parking on Box Hill and surrounding streets, then follow the path down the left of the hall being the church, look for the Seeds to Feeds painted sign.

We would love anyone who would like to join us to come along, no previous garden knowledge is necessary, just a willingness to get involved.

We can't wait to see you in this special garden space.

Join us for a seed and seedling swap at Taste HQ the home of Taco Addicts. Run in partnership with Kaicycle Urban Farm!

Seed and seedling swaps are an awesome opportunity for gardeners of all skill levels to collaborate and share what they might have an abundance of.

It's a great way to save money on buying new seedlings, an opportunity to learn from others, and can lead to new varietals in your māra.

Why not raise some extra seedlings? knowing you have a space to come to, to swap them, and maybe even gift them to a community garden.

Seed or seedling-less, join us for a chat. We would love to see you!

The orchard requires weeding, please come along to help pull weeds and get the garden tidy for the end of the year. No experience necessary, please bring gloves and tools if you have them, will have some spare tools. Even if you can come for a short time that would be great! Look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for a seed and seedling swap at Miramar Community Centre, run in partnership with Kaicycle Urban Farm!

Seed and seedling swaps are an awesome opportunity for gardeners of all skill levels to collaborate and share what they might have an abundance of.

It's a great way to save money on buying new seedlings, an opportunity to learn from others, and can lead to new varietals in your māra.

Why not raise some extra seedlings? knowing you have a space to come to, to swap them, and maybe even gift them to a community garden.

Seed or seedling-less, join us for a chat. We would love to see you!

OPEN DAY AND SEED AND SEEDLING SWAP

We are excited to celebrate this wonder garden space with a seed and seedling swap and open day.

Join us from 2 pm, bring any seeds or seedlings you wish to swap, something potluck for afternoon tea and your gardening gloves.

We would love to see this space shared with more people in our community so invite your friends, neighbours and loved ones.

Parking on Box Hill and surrounding streets, then Follow the path down the left of the hall being the church, and look for the Seeds to Feeds painted sign.

Looking forward to welcoming you to this special garden space.

Mt Vic Hub, Seeds to Feeds and Innermost Garden are bringing you a community dinner on Thursday 16th of November as part of our Seeds to Feeds Spring/Summer program.

Held at the wonderful Innermost Gardens. Menu details will follow but it is guaranteed to be amazing, this event is BYO beverage of choice.

Alongside a delicious dinner, we will be launching our Short Story Competition with a sharing of a collaborative story that grew from the community. Hopefully, this will inspire you to get writing and enter with something of your own.

Dinner will be served at approximately 6.30 pm. Dinner cost is by donation. All money raised will go back into creating vibrant events for our community.

*Numbers are limited

Join us for a seed and seedling swap in the Karori Library, run in partnership with Kaicycle Urban Farm!

Seed and seedling swaps are an awesome opportunity for gardeners of all skill levels to collaborate and share what they might have an abundance of.
It's a great way to save money on buying new seedlings, an opportunity to learn from others, and can lead to new varietals in your māra.

Why not raise some extra seedlings? knowing you have a space to come to, to swap them, and maybe even gift them to a community garden.

Seed or seedling-less, join us for a chat. We would love to see you!

Arohanui

NEWTOWN WHANAU, this one is for you.

If you've thought about getting more hands on with the Seeds to Feeds happenings in Newtown now is your chance.

Perhaps you want to grow some kai to share, or you can host people in your garden, maybe you want to cook for you community, or learn some new recipes, you might be a beginner gardener looking for others to learn with, perhaps you're looking to connect with other members of your community - for what ever reason we welcome everyone who would like to connect and share in the mahi to create awesome local events that celebrate kai and community.

We'll be meeting at the community room at Newtown Park Apartments and you are invited to bring a potluck dish to share, though not essential.

We are looking forward to seeing you then.

Arohanui