Gardening

Imagine walking out your back door, across to your garden, picking some fresh vegetables and then eating them for dinner… it’s food that is free, fresh and fun!

Gardens are taking root throughout Counties Manukau - at homes, marae, kindergartens, churches, schools, parks and more.

You too can enjoy the great benefits gardens offer, which include:

• Free fruit and vegetables
• Working in the garden helps with physical and mental wellbeing
• Gardens bring people, families and communities together
• You may be able to sell the fruit and vegetables you don’t need
• Gardens improve the environment and help manage waste through compost
• Gardeners of any age can learn more about the environment, how to grow fruit and vegetables, healthy eating and cooking

Need some help becoming a gardening guru? Gardens4Health, supported by the Counties Manukau District Health Board and at the Diabetes Project Trust, can help with startup advice, support, budgeting, links to other gardens and more.