Garden to Table Trust

Here's how Liam shared his Garden to Table learning with his whānau.

Being invited to the Garden to Table Pollinator Pathway event at Government House last year kickstarted a love of gardening for Liam from Island Bay Kindergarten. After the event tamariki were given seedlings to take back to their kindergarten garden and the teachers provided seeds to grow at home.

Liam has shared all his learning about plants and pollinators with his whānau and hapori (community). He was especially proud of his sunflower and even took it for a trip to his neighbour Julie’s house so she could help him re-pot it, and Liam helped her with watering the garden.

His Nana shared seedlings to help expand his garden and together with his mum he turned his homegrown tomato crop into pasta sauce for dinner. All with his little brother keenly observing, learning and copying along the way.

‘Kindy has been such an inspiration for Liam’s garden, together with Garden to Table. Thanks to Liam’s amazing kaiako for involving him with the māra kai.’ - Liam’s Mum

Liam is only 4 years old but already has a keen awareness of where his kai comes from, how to nurture plants and pollinators and how to turn his garden abundance into delicious meals for his whānau. Imagine if all children had this knowledge. Help plant the seed today giving tamariki a lifelong connection to fresh kai,

Your generous support helps create food security for children, their whānau, and their community.