Vector Group Charitable Trust · CC45966
Learn kai resilience with a community that grows together
Food Resilience School NZ offers locally grounded courses, workshops, and cohort learning for food forests, site observation, and resilient growing across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Learn
Seed and Sprout pathways — plain-language courses with progress tracking. Start on the Seed path if you are new to growing.
Apply
Take what you learn into RegenOS for site analysis and food-forest planning on your whenua.
Explore →Connect
Find growers, workshops, and nurseries on the Kai Resilience directory across the network.
Explore →Teach on Food Resilience School
Grow a learning community — like Skool, built for kai resilience
Seasoned growers, facilitators, and course providers can apply to run their own community space: courses, cohort feed, and members who follow your work.
Your own community
A dedicated space with members, feed, and published courses grouped under your brand — not lost in a giant catalog.
Courses + conversation
Publish lessons learners can track, then keep people engaged in your group feed between workshops.
Legitimate growth path
Start as a mentor, draft courses for review, and grow into a listed community provider as you build trust.
Discover & subscribe
Official school pathways live in one catalog. Independent creators run their own communities — join to access their courses and feed.
Food Resilience School
Open community for kai resilience learners across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Creator communities launching soon
Seasoned providers are applying now. Yours could be the first in your region.
Explore courses
All 46 courses →Every path is open — start wherever you like. Earn more HP on higher-tier courses.
Seed path— great first picks
Growing Your First Food
Grow one edible plant — sun, water, soil, and a seedling in a pot.
Soil Made Simple
Good soil vs poor soil, compost basics, and why worms help.
Food from Small Spaces
Balconies, containers, raised beds, and growing upward.
Leadership path— highest HP rewards
Food Resilience Leadership
Lead local food change with clarity, humility, and practical focus.
Running Workshops
Design and deliver food resilience workshops that people love.
Frequently asked questions
Full help center →What is Food Resilience School NZ?
Food Resilience School New Zealand is a community learning platform for kai resilience — courses, workshops, and cohorts delivered by Vector Group Charitable Trust (CC45966) across New Zealand.
Who is it for?
Home growers, food-forest practitioners, community groups, and anyone building local food resilience in Aotearoa New Zealand.
How does it connect to Kai Resilience?
The school is the learning pathway; kairesilience.food is the public directory for listings, events, and growers near you.
Do courses have prerequisites?
All 48 courses are open — pick any topic. Earn Resilience HP for lessons, completions, feed posts, and events; higher-tier paths award more HP per lesson. See the Help center at /help for the full HP guide.
Where can I get help?
Search the Help center at https://foodresilience.school.nz/help for guides on HP, enrolling, certificates, community, and creators. Contact us via the Contact page if you're stuck.