Join us for a catch up and some nibbles, a talk from Skye Macfarlane with the opportunity to buy some Wild Dispensary Products, followed by the AGM. We are looking for more committee members to join this great group of people working on a really critical issue - making sure we can continue to feed ourselves

Skye Macfarlane is an Ōtepoti-based natural health practitioner, herbalist and Head Formulator at Wild Dispensary. She holds a Bachelor of Natural Medicine, alongside postgraduate qualifications in development studies and public health, and has more than a decade of experience in herbal medicine, product development and phytotherapy research.

At Wild Dispensary, Skye develops evidence-informed herbal products using locally grown and New Zealand native plants, helping turn traditional herbal knowledge into practical products for modern life. She also co-operates a BioGro-certified organic market garden and medicinal herb farm in Otago, works in food education and regional food resilience, and serves as Research Convenor on the Naturopaths & Medical Herbalists of New Zealand board. Her work brings together herbal medicine, local growing, sustainable business and a firm belief that good health begins with stronger connections to our food, plants and communities.

In this talk, Skye will share practical, evidence-informed winter wellness tips and introduce some of the herbs traditionally used during the colder months. She’ll also take us behind the scenes at Wild Dispensary, exploring how locally grown and native medicinal plants are transformed into contemporary herbal products, and the realities of building a values-led botanical business in Otago.

Connecting with your community can really help to build resilience when times are tough. Head along to Crop Swap in the Valley this Sunday - you'll head home with some yummy kai to try and fill your bucket with like-minded connections at the same time! See you at the Valley Project, 262 North Road, at 3pm on the last Sunday of every month. Come let’s swap together!

Have you been involved in a Community Fruit Harvest before? Are you interested in learning more about the Community Fruit Harvest? Join us for an informal get together with tree owners, volunteer pickers, funders and fruit recipients and see firsthand how valuable this is

Connecting with your community can really help to build resilience when times are tough. Head along to Crop Swap in the Valley this Sunday - you'll head home with some yummy kai to try and fill your bucket with like-minded connections at the same time! See you at the Valley Project, 262 North Road, at 3pm on the last Sunday of every month. Come let’s swap together!

This is a free event, but tickets are required for catering and capacity purposes. Please click here to get your ticket.

Connecting with your community can really help to build resilience when times are tough. Head along to Crop Swap in the Valley this Sunday - you'll head home with some yummy kai to try and fill your bucket with like-minded connections at the same time! See you at the Valley Project, 262 North Road, at 3pm on the last Sunday of every month. Come let’s swap together!

Connecting with your community can really help to build resilience when times are tough. Head along to Crop Swap in the Valley this Sunday - you'll head home with some yummy kai to try and fill your bucket with like-minded connections at the same time! See you at the Valley Project, 262 North Road, at 3pm on the last Sunday of every month. Come let’s swap together!

A panel discussion with refreshments provided

Connecting with your community can really help to build resilience when times are tough. Head along to Crop Swap in the Valley this Sunday - you'll head home with some yummy kai to try and fill your bucket with like-minded connections at the same time! See you at the Valley Project, 262 North Road, at 3pm on the last Sunday of every month. Come let’s swap together!

Back by popular demand, OFN is reprising our Digging In event (first hosted by Toitū last October) on 11 April at 2pm as part of the Wild Dunedin Festival. Please come along and hear from Kim Reilly and Sue Smith about how previous generations fed themselves. There will also be a presentation and discission to finish off as to ways we can look to hark to the past to become less reliant on global supply chains.

All welcome, nibbles will be provided.

Seniors Climate Action Network invites you to thrir next presentation on Monday March 30, entitled Climate Change and Health, Implications for a "Just Transition". The talk will be held at 12 noon in the Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor of the Dunedin Public Library, followed by refreshments. Alex is a public health doctor and Professor of environmental public health at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago. She is the tangata Tiriti co-Director of Climate Health Aotearoa, a national research centre, and the tangata Tiriti co-Chair of the Otago Housing Alliance. Her research, teaching and service is at the intersections between healthy ecological systems, human health and fairness. Much of it involves working with colleagues in housing, transport, urban planning, and local government on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

From 2pm-4:30pm in Outram and cost $45 per person which includes refreshments. 

If you would like any more information, or if you’re keen to secure your spot, email garden2market569@gmail.com

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Store 2 — Organics Unearthed

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South Dunedin Street Festival brings people together to connect, celebrate and support each other. The day showcases the community through performance, art, fun activities, tempting food treats, and exciting and varied market stalls. It is an opportunity for community organisations to widen their reach and understanding of their work, and for stallholders to show and sell their wares.

We’re thrilled to announce a special visit from the New Zealand Bumblebee Conservation Trust. They’ll be bringing along a fully secure perspex bumblebee hive, giving everyone the rare chance to watch a live colony in action.
This interactive session takes you on a lively, fact‑packed journey into the world of bumblebees — nature’s powerhouse pollinators and a vital part of our food system. You’ll learn about their history in Aotearoa, what makes them such exceptional pollinators, and how they differ from our familiar honeybees.
Join us in the Rimu Room, Level 6, Dunedin Community House, 43 Princes St, on Thursday 12 March at 5:30pm. Nibbles will be provided. Come along and leave saying, “I never knew that!”

If you are looking to improve your soil and enhance the health, vitality and flavour of your future summer - and year-round - harvests, then come join us in Harwood

https://www.organicsunearthed.com/workshops

If you are looking to improve your soil and enhance the health, vitality and flavour of your future summer - and year-round - harvests, then come join

https://www.organicsunearthed.com/workshops

It will run from 2pm-4:30pm in Outram and cost $45 per person which includes refreshments. 

If you would like any more information, or if you’re keen to secure your spot, email garden2market569@gmail.com

Seniors Climate Action Network invites you to Emeritus Professor John Drummond's presentation, a stocktake on what has changed in the 38 years since James Hansen brought the growing impacts of climate change to the world's attention.

The presentation will be held in the Dunninghame Suite of the Dunedin Public Library at 12 noon on Monday February 23, followed by light refreshments and an opportunity for further conversations.