Kia ora,
Welcome to the Mangaroa Farms Newsletter, featuring updates from our local ecosystem.
As the seasons have well and truly shifted to Spring, we are finding the soil is getting drier, and the longer days make for more daylight hours caring for our above & underground livestock (mycelium). At the gardens, we’ve finally planted out our 6th 25m bed (see photo above), after the “chopped and dropped” cover crop had first been covered for a period of time with the black sheets. With all the extra produce coming through, we’re stoked to open the Farm Shop Kete Kai for extended hours over the Summer - see more below. Top left in photo - there’s now a new bed full of growing pumpkins for harvest next Autumn (with black mats) and a small grove of natives planted along the cottage fenceline. We’re enjoying watching growth of new trees and seedlings that have been
planted in Aug - Oct, especially in riparian areas (along rivers) and to extend significant natural areas. Big thanks to our team who have been working around the clock to keep the wheels turning of the Mangaroa Farms Food Hub & Education Centre vision. Please find a list of our latest updates below, In Gratitude, The Mangaroa Farms Team
New Summer Hours at theFarm Shop / Kete Kai
Since our opening in July 2023, we have steadily been adding more quality Mangaroa products and local suppliers to the farm shop shelves.
A new produce fridge has enabled us to expand our offerings from the garden, and a large freezer has meant we’ve been able to supply more of our organically raised meat from our happy sheep and cows.
You can visit our shop during the hours below.
Tuesday - Friday 11am - 5pmSaturday 9am - 5pmSunday 10am - 5pm
The Mangaroa Coffee Shack is open:Friday 10am - 2pmSaturday 9am - 2pmSunday 10am - 2pm
(Subject to seasonal times)
98 Whitemans Valley Road, Upper Hutt
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