Kaiwhenua Organics
Key Concepts
? Organic farming with guidance from tikanga
? Organic gardening for healthy people and community
? Gardening as a solution for self employment and self esteem
Kaiwhenua Organics sits on an amazing plot on Mt. Karioi overlooking Whale Bay. For twelve years they have operated this small commercial vegetable and herb-growing garden with traditional wisdom guiding their practices. Kaiwhenua Organics aims to teach these methods of producing quality products to the community, especially unemployed and Maori whanau, which can help lead to a healthy lifestyle and selfemployment. Visitors to Kaiwhenua Organics learn about the Kaiwhenua story, food production, community involvement and much more.