Advice that matches your climate
Auckland humidity, Canterbury frosts, Northland subtropics — connect with growers who've already navigated your conditions instead of guessing from overseas guides.
Six good reasons
What you get when you join
Whether you're sketching your first canopy layer or managing established guilds, this community meets you where you are. Have a specific question? The FAQ covers the essentials.
Field-tested techniques
Learn from real successes and honest failures. No textbook permaculture — working systems proven in Kiwi backyards, marae gardens, and smallholdings.
People who turn up
Working bees, seed shares, and plant swaps create relationships that outlast any social feed. Find growers near you who share the work.
Design support for your space
From a compact urban lot to multi-acre blocks — get help planning canopy layers, guilds, and water systems suited to what you actually have.
NZ plant lists & resources
Access species guides, technique notes, and templates built for local conditions — including subtropical options via Troppo.nz.
Impact beyond your fence line
Regenerate soil, build household food security, capture carbon, and create habitat for native birds and pollinators — growing as part of something larger.
Guiding principles
Kia ora. Kia māia. Kia whaihua.
Be well. Be brave. Be fruitful. Eight principles shape how this community grows together.
Layered ecosystems
Canopy to ground cover — food forests mimic nature's stacking.
Soil first
Regenerative growing heals earth, water, and microbial life.
Community over competition
We grow stronger when knowledge flows freely.
Biodiversity returns
Edible systems can shelter native birds, insects, and plants.
Local kai resilience
Short supply chains and regional food security matter.
Open learning
Questions welcome — every grower was a beginner once.
Whenua stewardship
Honouring te taiao and the land we grow on.
Future abundance
Planting today for grandchildren's harvests.
Join the movement
Come grow with us
Your food forest journey starts here
Join the conversation, share what you're learning, and connect with growers across Aotearoa. See how Troppo, Grow Te Puke, RootyToot, and Kai Resilience fit into the picture.
Free to join
All skill levels
NZ-wide community