Transition Town Point Chevalier
Building a Resilient, Sustainable, and Thriving Community for the Future
Kia ora koutou,
The māra is alive with busy spring energy — from trailer-loads of manure for our bananas, kūmara stirring in their tāpapa beds, to new seedlings emerging in the greenhouse. Read on for this week’s story, upcoming events, and the mahi ahead.
Kia ora koutou,
Arohamai – there’s lots of rain due tomorrow morning in Tāmaki Makaurau so we’re cancelling both our Ostara Equinox and Tuesday Working Bee. We hope you stay warm and dry at home, and find a special way to reflect on the equinox for you and your whānau.
Here’s to longer, brighter days ahead, fresh new growth and the waking up of the more-than-human world this Kõanga/Spring.
Kia ora koutou,
What a week! The māra has been buzzing with energy — from a massive community effort preparing our kūmara beds, to sharing kai straight from the pizza oven. Read on for the story of today’s kūmara puke mounding, details on seed saving in the māra, and the mahi ahead this week.
Kia ora koutou,
Scroll on for details and how to be part of it all.
This week is all about listening, learning, and planting seeds for the future. We’re opening a survey for our garden members and wider community, sharing kai together at our reo Māori parakuihi, and joining Matua Rob to mound kūmara puke in the māra.
Kia ora koutou,
Nau mai, haere mai ki Kõanga 🌸 The greenhouse and seedling shed are filling with life, our kūmara beds are being prepared, and new ideas are taking root. Today also happens to be Father’s Day — from the quintessential Kiwi dads and grandads tending veggie patches, to the father-figures in our lives who show patience, kindness, and wisdom, we carry their lessons with us in the māra and beyond.
This week we’re trialling something exciting with turmeric, looking ahead to a reo Māori breakfast in the māra, and as always, welcoming everyone for our regular garden sessions.
