Kai Sovereignty & Security

Through sovereignty, we can create long-term food security

Mana Kai Mana Ora

Our Why

For Growers

Are you looking to donate excess fruits and vegetables? Interested in funding opportunities for transitioning to regenerative agriculture? Want to connect with other growers committed to food resilience? Join our network and be part of a supportive community.

For Volunteers

We warmly invite you to join us in a variety of community activities such as working bees, permablitzes, planting days, bottling drives, fruit gleaning, seed sorting, and much more. Your participation will help strengthen our local food system, promote health and well-being, and be part of taking action for positive change.

For Kai

Whether you need a hot meal or want to know where you can pick fruit from public places, we are your one-stop shop for information. Perhaps you’d like a planter box or a kiwifruit bin at your home and some assistance with growing food. Join our network and let’s grow together.

Local Resilience Groups

Local groups have anywhere from 5-25 people and meet up approximately every 6-12 weeks.

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Wider Regional Kai Resilience Network

Our wider network is made up of individuals and organisations across the Bay of Plenty and meet 4 times per year at the Regional Kai Resilience Network Hui.

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Community seed libraries are special things. They help people access growing kai for very little money. Seed saving, abundance and generosity all go hand in hand. Chrissi from ngapeke seed library is interested in the whakapapa of seeds. She can walk around her garden and tell you the person who originally gave her each variety and where it's from. Sarah from @taurangaseedlibrary is a fan of observation. She's conscious about cross pollination and wants to provide the best quality seed to her community. Jizzy and Elli are building up stocks for Katikati seed library @growonkatikati. They are doing "seed of the month" to honour seeds and bring awareness. Ben from Waihi Beach Seed Library always has seeds in his pockets @pocketofpipsHester from Rotorua Seed Library keeps a self service stand at the local library and would love there to be a dedicated space in the community for growing for seed. This was our first Regional Seed Librarian hui and big ngā mihi to @ngapeke_permaculture for hosting us. ♥️ ... See MoreSee Less

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Whats Going On

Permablitz Bay of Plenty

Jul 15, 2024

Permanent + Agriculture + Blitz = Permablitz Permablitz Bay of Plenty is relaunching during Climate Action Week at Ngapeke Permaculture, September 15th 2024. What is Permablitz? Permablitz is more than just gardening; it's a...

Regional Kai Resilience Hui

Jul 15, 2024

The Regional Kai Resilience Hui will be at 6.30pm, Saturday August 3rd, 2024 at Gurudwara Temple in Te Puke. The purpose of the hui is to build relationships with each other and our Sihk whānau. We also want to acknowledge their contribution on local food security,...