Meet Jenny, our #1 fan! She has been exploring the Backyards Trail for 9 years in a row, all the way from Wellington!

“You could see it like Tinder for gardeners - pick and choose properties depending on size and style - see what suits you, explore things you want to try out, get a little dirty at a small group workshop.”

Learn about how the Sustainable Backyards Trails have been inspiring change over the past 10 years and how it has now evolved to be Taranaki Sustainable Trails

Grow your understanding of sustainable food production, harvesting and preserving through tours, workshops and events!

Change starts in your own backyard! From 28 Oct to 6 Nov come and learn about sustainable backyards!

Bena Denton-Woolley shares with us some areas to focus on to ensure you have a pumping and healthy veggie garden…

In order to empower our community, Sustainable Taranaki hosted three film screenings of the inspiring NZ documentary ‘Together We Grow’…

Lillian Hall is as resourceful as it gets – even her chicken feed sacks don’t go to waste…

There is a belief that gardens with their fragrant florals and delicious vegetables and fruits require great maintenance and can be a burden, but they do not have to be! Beginners can ease into converting their grass patch at their own pace by breaking it down into seven steps.

Bayly Terraces is a work in progress! Situated alongside a community orchard, this garden is a haven for bees, birds, and people…

Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth teamed up with the Marfell Community Garden to offer this fantastic community-led project, some much-needed resources, and time…

Our community’s interest in learning more about home-grown food was already there, but the Covid-19 lockdown definitely boosted everyone’s motivation to get their hands dirty: we all saw seeds and gardening supplies being in high demand, and how everyone decided that one of the best ways to spend the weeks at home was to get their vege garden set up.

Since its first hui in November, the Marfell Community Garden has made considerable progress and has brought together neighbors near and far to help develop the space. With 24 fully planted rows of vegetables, a kumara patch, corn clusters, teepees of runner beans and sunflowers as well as a perimeter of native trees…

What is food resilience and how can we address the challenges that it implies? The conversation around food resilience in Taranaki is getting more relevant every time, as more and more actors, those who wish to enact positive change, start to engage in ways to secure our access to healthy, nutritious and affordable kai.

What an incredible 10 days with our garden hosts putting so much time and energy into sharing their knowledge and gardens with our community. We had record numbers attend this year and with the collaborative effort from the Taranaki Garden Festival and Arts Trail, we were able to engage new audiences and inspire people to take steps towards a more sustainable life.

Greenbridge is one of our main sponsors again this year, and owners, Bena and Dan, are opening their inspiring garden to the community. They have a wealth of experience to share, as well as their exciting new business ventures, including Healthy Home Plans.