About kai-growing spaces
Kai-growing spaces are areas where you can grow food for the surrounding community. We designed these spaces to provide opportunities that:
- build a sense of community
- give access to fresh nutritious food
- reduce waste
- improve our environment.
Spaces can range from small to medium gardens to food forests and
teaching gardens.
Existing community gardens
We have a few active community groups across Tāmaki Makaurau that you can get involved with.
If you want to find existing kai-growing spaces you can check the
Live Lightly community groups map.
If you are interested in urban foraging you can check the
Live Lightly fruit tree map.
Setting up a new kai-growing space
Setting up a new space is a long-term commitment. We recommend you read the guidelines to understand what this involves.
The guidelines describe:
- the types of kai-growing spaces
- what you can and can not use the space for
- what to consider before you start
- the six-step process to set up and maintain the space
- how to establish and formalise a community group
- how these spaces support our climate plan.
