There are a lot of community gardens all over the city. Most of them are open to anyone. Find one near you, get stuck in, make new friends, and take home some kai!
Community Gardens
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Location: Dalmore Reserve, 18 Allenby Avenue
Web: Facebook Page
Info: Meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at 10am. Everyone is welcome to join without registering. Just small and growing what we can when we can.
Contact: dalmorecommunitygarden@gmail.com -
Location: Upper Field, NEV Normal School, North Road
Note: Access Longworth or Primrose Bank on working bee days (never in school hours)
Web: www.northeastvalley.org
Info: Weekly on alternative Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. See perpetual calendar for days and times North East Valley Community Garden - Calendar (google.com)The garden welcomes people of all gardening abilities. Volunteers work on the garden for a few hours during the working bees; produce is then shared among us.
Contact: nevcommunitygarden@gmail.com; (we check the email once a week) or message us on our facebook group: NEV Community Garden | Facebook -
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Location: 242 Main South Road, Green Island, Dunedin 9018
Web: Facebook Page
Info: Open hours Tuesday 12-2pm and Saturday 10am-midday.
Contact: communitygarden.gi@gmail.com -
Location: 191 Main Road, Waikouaiti
Info: Everyone is welcome to help out anytime. Tools are available but you need to make contact (email) to access them.
Contact: powa.ed@gmail.com -
Location: Ocean Grove Recreation Reserve - 28 Oregon St Reserve
Web: Facebook Page
Contact: tomahawkcommunitygarden@gmail.com -
Location: Bathgate Park School, 213 Macandrew Rd
Web: Facebook Page
Info: Shared with the Bathgate Park School students. In search of new people to take on the public parts of the garden!
Contact: pete@bathgatepark.school.nz -
Location: Musselburgh School, 34 Marlow St
Web: www.dmec.org.nz/community-garden
Info: Jointly set up by Musselburgh School and Dunedin Multicultural Council. The garden has working bees every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 10-12pm
Contact: garden@dmec.org.nz -
Location: Fulton Road, Glenlieth
Web: Facebook Page
Info: The Fulton Road Community Garden is a project for anyone in the wider community interested in being part of.
Contact: fultonroadcommunitygarden@gmail.com -
Location: Shetland St, Waikari
Web: www.dunedinenvironmentcentre.nz/shetland-street-community-gardens/
Info: Everyone is welcome. Working bees are every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month. This garden has been active for 25 years!
Contact: hendrikuskoch@gmail.com -
Location: Corner of Anzac Ave & Albany Street
Contact: awde086@student.otago.ac.nz -
Location: 3 Clearwater St, Broar Bay
Web: Facebook Page
Info: An active community garden. A local group also run a co-op from the garden where they order fruit and veg from the farmers market for locals to pick up from the community garden.
Contact: lala.frazer@gmail.com // francescabolgar@gmail.com // pen@penelopetodd.co.nz -
Location: 19 Main South Road, Concord, Dunedin 9018
Info: An active garden looking to get more people involved! Growing food for the community and their free food kiosk.
Contact: malcolm.cowan.nz@gmail.com -
Location: 42 Macandrew Rd
Info: Meet as needed for gardening. People are welcome to help themselves as needed.
Contact: lynne.toomey@gmail.com -
Location: Cemetery Rd
Contact: ajsnz1@gmail.com