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Food Resilience School
Open community for kai resilience learners across Aotearoa New Zealand.
3 members48 courses
Courses in this community
Food from Small Spaces
Balconies, containers, raised beds, and growing upward.
Save Money Growing Food
Shop vs garden costs, high-value crops, and sharing resources.
Soil Made Simple
Good soil vs poor soil, compost basics, and why worms help.
Food Security for Families
Meal planning, storing food safely, and emergency basics.
Community Food Systems
Gardens, food forests, seed libraries, and sharing networks.
The Food Resilience Challenge
Grow one crop, compost one bucket, save one seed, share one harvest.
Growing From Seed
Read seed packets, germination, seed trays, and transplanting.
Growing Your First Food
Grow one edible plant — sun, water, soil, and a seedling in a pot.
Natural Pest Control
Slugs, aphids, and yellow leaves — what to try first.
Seasonal Growing
When to plant common crops across New Zealand seasons.
Kitchen from the Garden
Cook simple meals from what you grow — wash, store, and preserve.
Compost Made Easy
Turn kitchen scraps into soil food — what goes in, what stays out, start a pile.
Worm Farms
Why worms matter, set up a farm, harvest castings for your garden.
Water Wise Gardening
Watering basics, mulch, and simple rainwater collection.
Building Raised Beds
Materials, simple construction, and filling beds with good soil.
Grow More Food Challenge
Sprout capstone — plan and grow five crops successfully.
What is Food Resilience?
Simple intro — what kai means, why food matters, and easy first steps anyone can try.
What is a Food Forest?
A garden that mimics a forest — food keeps coming back year after year.
Fruit Trees for NZ
Choose and care for fruit trees suited to New Zealand climates.
Companion Planting
Plants that help each other grow — fewer problems, better harvests.
Support Species
Plants that build soil and habitat while food plants grow.
Ground Covers
Protect soil with living carpets under trees and paths.
Build Your Mini Food Forest
Design and plant a small layered food system — capstone for the Food Forest path.
Growing Year-Round
Keep harvests flowing through all four seasons at home.
Food Preservation Basics
Store garden food longer — drying, freezing, and simple preserving.
Emergency Food Planning
Build a sensible household food buffer for storms and tight weeks.
Seed Saving
Save seeds from your best plants for next season.
Backyard Chickens
Eggs, soil fertility, and care basics for household chickens in NZ.
Rainwater Systems
Catch roof rain for garden and emergency water at home.
Household Resilience Plan
Capstone — one written plan tying food, water, and household skills together.
Starting a Community Garden
Turn shared land into shared food — roles, rules, and first season plan.
Building Local Food Networks
Connect growers, kitchens, and neighbours beyond one garden.
Seed Libraries
Run a borrow-and-return seed library for your neighbourhood.
Teaching Food Skills
Share growing and cooking skills with confidence.
Community Composting
Shared compost systems for gardens and neighbourhoods.
Community Food Forests
Plan and plant shared perennial food systems.
Organising Volunteers
Recruit, thank, and retain helpers without burnout.
Community Resilience Projects
Capstone — design a project that strengthens local food resilience.
Food Resilience Leadership
Lead local food change with clarity, humility, and practical focus.
Running Workshops
Design and deliver food resilience workshops that people love.
Community Engagement
Reach diverse neighbours and build trust over time.
Funding and Grants
Find money for food projects without losing your mission.
Project Planning
Plan food resilience projects with realistic milestones and risk checks.
Measuring Impact
Show results funders and communities can trust.
Mentoring New Growers
Support beginners through seasons without taking over their garden.
Capstone Leadership Project
Launch a flagship project — full journey certificate moment.
Reading the Landscape
Bay of Plenty observation and site analysis for food forests and resilient growing.
Food Forest Foundations
Design layered food forests for Bay of Plenty sites — canopy to ground cover.
