Ōwairaka Orchard Maintenance
Our collaborative group invites you to participate in the Ōwairaka Community Garden maintenance at Ōwairaka Park.
A Forest of Food for Everyone, created by the locals to work collectively to cultivate kai, share knowledge, skills, stories and recipes in the Eco-neighbourhoods.
Much maintenance work are needed to make the food garden sustainable for the community having greater access to healthy food. You will be volunteering in weeding, seed raising, mulching, composting, planting and more.
Please sign up at CVNZ link below to confirm your registration:
https://volunteerportal.conservationvolunteers.co.nz/s/make-booking?id=a0rMn00000i57dqIAA
For this volunteer day, you are welcome to meet us onsite at 10am, or meet at our office at 9am at 10 New North Rd Eden Terrace to get a ride in our van. Seats are limited in our vans, so you MUST contact Teresa at tma@cvnz.org.nz or text 021 496 890 to reserve a seat. For those who are meeting onsite, you will see the garden next to the playground (flying fox) in Ōwairaka Park.
What to wear: Please wear sturdy, comfortable footwear and something you don’t mind getting muddy (gumboots, hiking shoes, work boots, trainers) and appropriate outdoor clothing (lightweight long sleeved clothing and trousers are needed to protect yourself from cuts and scratches and insect bites/stings).
What to bring: CVNZ will supply all of the tools and equipment required for the day. Please bring with you a hat, raincoat/waterproof jacket, sunblock, a snack, full water bottle and any medication you may need (hayfever medication, inhalers etc). We will have extra water to refill bottles, sunblock, snacks and insect repellent with us on the day.
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any questions, please contact Teresa Ma at 021496890.
10am-12pm
Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
Conservation