Thanks to the generous donations of Soil & Health members and supporters, the Project Gro fund has helped organic gardens in schools and communities around New Zealand. Our project is based in Opunake, Taranaki. Project Gro funds have meant we … Read More
Below are some photos of our Tamariki (children) and Larina planting our new fruit trees and some peas. We already had a Lemon tree but through Project Gro we have since been able to purchase a dual Apple tree, Grape … Read More
In the past few years we have been working with whanau in Taranaki to establish Maara Kai at schools, Kohanga reo, marae and community gardens. Working closely with Hive Taranaki a local education provider for sustainability taught us that gardens … Read More
We used the Project Gro funds to put in raised beds and get our Community Garden off the ground. Here is a photo of the project and we also have a video of the learners building it.
Soil & Health’s Project Gro funding enabled us to hook up a rainwater collection system to water the garden. We have turned a derelict block into a functioning garden, supplying food for us as well as for insects and the … Read More
Our project was to erect six raised-bed planter boxes in the school grounds. Students had shown a keen interest in gardening and had a vegetable plot for several years in the backyard of the presbytery next door to the school. … Read More
Thank you for your 2014 grant of $450, plus subscription to your magazine. This has enabled the construction of 4 transportable compost bins. As you can see from the photo these are in active use in our garden and have … Read More