Join the fun family friendly rides promote cycling as a sustainable means of transport for all of Aotearoa to enjoy. Bikes don't have to be orange!

The Seedsavers seed bank will be there, for seed to swapped using the seed bank and with each other.

Sign up as a volunteer to receive the invite

Come join a short workshop to learn cold pack fruit and vege bottling! 

Come along and learn how to make herbal tea infusions with herbs from our garden!

Join Jenna as she shares practical tips, tricks, tools, and skills to help you reduce waste, save money, and live more sustainably.

Do you want to be part of the solution to tackle climate change, but don’t feel that you know enough climate science? Join us for a 3-hour interactive workshop to explore the causes and consequences of climate change, and find out about local groups and projects working on climate solutions that you could be a part of!

Instead of throwing away that ripped or worn-out T-shirt, come and make it into something new. Learn how to make cordage that you can use for odd household jobs, in the garden or even to craft something completely new!

Join us for an interactive tour and see where your recycling is sorted. Learn about our recycling process and why it’s so important.

DIY Sourdough starter with Bumblebee Bakery
(RETHINK / REDUCE)

FREE WORKSHOP! Autumn is the perfect season to get stuck into propagation. Now’s the time to give your plants a head start. Let’s grow something great together!

Enjoy an educational and engaging evening with Mieke from Green Loop! Learn EVERYTHING about Bokashi!

Korito Garden is a Taranaki Garden Festival garden. This is an opportunity  to see the garden in its full Summer abundance.

Make your own reusable ‘paper bag style’ lunch sack! Sam provides all the gear and know-how you need to explore the world of UpSewing/UpStitching waste textiles & fabrics. 

Join me, Michelle, for a hands-on Natural Cleaning Workshop, where you’ll learn how to make your own safe, sustainable, and toxin-free cleaning products using simple ingredients that protect your family and the environment. 

Haere mai e te whānau, for another FREE pizza party at Marfell Community Garden!

Through shared eating, tasting, and storytelling, Growing local food futures with Roebuck Farm invites participants to explore food security as something lived, felt, and practised, through the body as much as through ideas and practice. 

Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.

Do you want to be part of the solution to tackle climate change, but don’t feel that you know enough climate science? Join us for a 3-hour interactive workshop to explore the causes and consequences of climate change, and find out about local groups and projects working on climate solutions that you could be a part of!

Join Katey Kat for a relaxed, creative evening of folding, stitching, and transforming recycled papers into beautiful handmade books.

There are a number of free food sources around Taranaki. If you need food please get in touch with one of the great community groups below and see the list of koha and free food in Taranaki and a list of pātaka kai.

Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.

Come and enjoy this space! Take what you need and do what you can.

Support local, shop at our many Taranaki local Markets!

Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!

Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!

A one-day course comprising theory and practical sessions to expand your garden into growing through the seasons and incorporating chooks and bees, as well as getting food production into every small space.

Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.