Tree Planting + Grafting Day for Fruit & Forage Loop — Sat 29th August | 9:30AM - 1:30PM

Come and help us plant the first chapter of the Mangaroa Fruit & Forage walking track. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, and matched support through the Ma Earth Fund, we're excited to begin bringing this vision to life. Over the coming years, our 4km farm loop will become an edible landscape filled with heritage fruit trees, nuts, berries, medicinal plants, and foraging species. A place of abundance, learning, biodiversity, and community for generations to come. It felt only right that a trail for the community, funded by the community, could also be planted by the community. Before we get planting, local tree crop legends Hannah Dawson and Eric Cairns will share a few practical tips and some of the wisdom behind heritage fruit trees and long-term orchard establishment. Then we'll roll up our sleeves and begin planting the first section of what we hope becomes one of Mangaroa's most loved spaces. What to bring: 🥾 Sturdy footwear 🌦 Weather-appropriate clothing 💧 Water bottle 🪏 A spade if you have one Whether you're sponsoring a tree, curious about the project, or simply keen to spend a morning outdoors doing something worthwhile, we'd love to have you with us. We will begin at Sat 29th August | 9:30am at the Farm Shop - 98 Whitemans Valley Road. We'll wrap up around 1:30pm with a classic Mangaroa sausage sizzle, good yarns, and a chance to celebrate the beginning of something special back at the Farm Shop. Any questions, please email events@mangaroa.org