Educational māra kai guide for Te Puke — seasonal growing and community sharing (non-medical).

Aratohu māra kai mō te hapori — te tipu ā-tōtika, te tohatoha kai, me te ako (kāore he tohutohu hauora).

Māra kai — getting started

A short educational guide for community gardens and whānau growing in Te Puke and the Bay of Plenty. This is food-system and skills content only — not medical or nutritional advice.

Why māra kai

Local food resilience and sharing surplus with neighbours
Skills for tamariki and community workshops
Connection to whenua and seasonal rhythms

Spring focus

Prepare beds and compost
Plant kūmara slips when conditions suit your site
Record what works in curated memory for next season

Publishing

This guide lives on the Programme resources collection alongside the programme overview. Stewards edit here in OS//Vector, then republish from Publishing when updated.

Partners

Te Puke Digital programme · Vector Group Charitable Trust governance · regional place entity in the graph.