You are invited to attend the first…
KAPITI FOOD FOREST community feedback meeting.
WHEN: 7:30pm Monday 7th December
WHERE: Paraparaumu Community Centre (next to library off Rimu road)
Food is such an incredibly important issue for everybody.  We need to start reconnecting as a community with where our food comes from, learning how to grow good quality food sustainably [...]

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Inspired by Geoff Lawton’s Establishing a Food Forest, a group has got together to explore the potential of food forest gardening on the Kapiti Coast. Our vision is to build a community food forest garden for Kapiti.
Planned, planted and maintained by the community, the forest garden will serve as an education resource, plant nursery, seed [...]

First in a series looking at wonderful world of food forests, or forest gardening.
A food forest, also called a forest garden, is a productive and organic garden modeled on the ecosystem of a forest. Species are selected to create a stable, functioning environment that fulfill the needs of the gardeners by producing fruits, berries, [...]

KCDC’s Community Garden Policy is doing the rounds at Community Board meetings the moment after being heard by the Environment & Community Development Committee.  The first general document about our intentions is out and we are seeking feedback. Now we really need to start nutting out some of our ideas.

Present
Dan, Bena, Sharon, Andrew, Isabel, Pam, Anna, Richard
1. Food Forest Proposal
Coming along nicely. Some moving around and changes to be done. Anna to send attached Doc to everyone for feedback. Prepare to send to community for support and then ready to take to council.
2. Developing a Timeline
Bena has prepared outline. Lots of discussion around scope [...]

Present
Andrew, Sharon, Anna, Isabel, Pam, Bena, Richard, Dan
Apologies
Sam – has too many commitments so pulling out at this stage.
Agenda

Proposal
Time Frames
Land
Site Visits Report
Permaculture Course
Resources
Pam’s Site
Legal’s
General Discussion
Action Plan

1. Proposal

Fantastic job Anna and Richard!
Brings everyone’s ideas together well – difficult task
Anna pointed out its intended as a general [...]

Present
Sharon
Dan
Andrew RK
Sam
Richard
Willie
Anna
Andrew Hall
Cree
Jim
Apologies
Pam
1. Possible visits to local property and forests.
Re: David Scott & QE Park designated a couple of people go and see
There are no real examples for us to see, only partial and related results.
Bena to investigate and action to coordinate
Ideas
QE Park
Gary and Emily’s place
Trevor’s place
Treecroppers association
place in Manakau
Kath Irvine’s place
Landcare.org.nz
Soil + [...]