In The Community Garden this week, 95bFM's Oscar Perress spoke to with Candice from Pātaka Kai Open Street Pantries about what Pātaka Kai Open Street Pantries is, why they came to be and where they are going.
This week in the Community Garden, we talk to Accelerating Aotearoa about their LEAP (Local Employment Access Programs), why they started and what they do.
This week in the Community Garden, we talk to Ihaia of the Ōtara Waterways and Lake Trust about clearing a way in Ōtara's water ways to facilitate community growth and education.
With the construction of a new facility at the North Shore Hospital in Auckland underway, the Well Foundation has put together a campaign to put five hundred plants inside the massive four hundred square metre atrium.
Extensive research has shown that gardens improve health outcomes, reduce admission time, and reduce blood pressure.
The Well Foundation has asked the public to fund this $2m campaign, and has already received $1m in funding.
To get a deeper look into the health benefits of plants for wellbeing, and to find out more about this project, Arno spoke to Well Foundation chief executive Tim Edmonds.
Arno started the interview by asking about their “Give A Bit Of Green” project.
On this week's Green Desk, Lilly Peacocke speaks to Adrian Roche, one of the organisers behind the Kelmarna Organic Vegetable Gardens in Herne Bay. They discuss all things composting.
Leonard chats to Linda Taylor from Garden to Table about Root to Tip; a nationwide cooking competition for primary school kids that focused on not wasting any of the fruit or vegetables used.
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