Community Garden

The community garden was established in September 2005, after a conversation between James Samuel and Dave Ashley, the owner of Waiheke Couriers and the property where the garden was established. Kato Kauwhata, the chairman of Piritahi Marae, was invited, and accepted, to bless the project, and since then many people have maintained it and enjoyed its fruits (and vegetables).

The property is very close to the site of the Ostend Market. It is accessible from either Belgium St, (Behind Gulf Sound and Vision) or from the Catherine Mitchell Centre at 32 Putiki Rd - via the lovely new brick pathway made from recycled earth bricks that were donated to the garden :-)

Working bees are Thursday and Saturday mornings - please come along and learn/share your gardening knowledge, meet new people, do some weeding, watering, planting, mulching, composting etc..... and in exchange harvest vibrant organic food to nourish body and soul.

Expect many more such gardens to spring up in the near future, once the Waiheke Sharing Backyards google map is established in the same manner as this one from Vancouver.

There is talk of using some of the funds that have accrued in the garden fund, to help get more Organiponico? Raised beds established.