We are a pioneer organisation leading the charge in food resilience, ecological restoration and community engagement in the Red Zone. The Richmond Community Garden came together to re-establish the pre-earthquake vegetable garden next to Avebury house. However, with a dedicated group of volunteers the garden quickly became established and we set our sites on 2…
The Christchurch City Council is developing Christchurch’s former residential red zones and encouraging people to visit and use these special areas. Their projects include the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor; the largest red-zone regeneration zone, which encourages rest, play, exploration, and learning.
Cultivate Christchurch combines urban farming with youth development and community engagement. We transform urban areas into farms, providing employment and skills to young people, who also get the opportunity to work alongside community volunteers. We sell veggie boxes you can have delivered to your door, or pick-up from the farm gate and know your money…
Project Lyttelton is a grass roots community group that works towards creating a vibrant sustainable community. It has a flat organisational structure, is values based and looks at what is possible rather than what is not working. A lot of what we do is focused around enhancing well being in our community. We run the…