Grow Forrest Hill (Forrest Hill Community Garden)

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About Grow Forrest Hill (Forrest Hill Community Garden)

Grow Forrest Hill is a community garden on Seine Road in Forrest Hill, on the North Shore, Auckland. It has no fences, and it is run as a place where neighbours garden together and share the harvest. The weekly working bees are on Sundays from 2 to 4pm, when the group harvests, learns something new and has a bite to eat. Whatever is picked is shared among those who come to the working bee, and any extra produce goes on the Community Produce Stand on Seine Road. The garden also runs educational workshops, community dinners, cooking classes and demonstrations, and it has an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. Schools and community groups can host events there. The garden has been giving away free seedlings since the first lockdown in 2020.

The garden is working with Auckland Council to create flower meadows and community spaces on Nile Road, after the 2023 flooding in Auckland. It asks for donations to its running costs, and businesses can sponsor it. A newsletter and social media carry the working bees, workshops and events, and the website lists how to get involved.