Set on a reworked bowling green right beside the East Tamaki Bowling Club, this teaching garden shares its grounds with a local Hindu temple, turning flat sporting turf into productive, community-tended soil. Part of the wider Auckland Teaching Gardens network and led on-site by Jim and David, it focuses on practical food-growing education. Locals learn to cultivate fruit and vegetables without chemicals using proven organic methods, whether they are managing garden beds or adapting techniques for pots, tubs, bags, window sills, and balconies at home.
Located in Ōtara, it offers a hands-on, welcoming space for south Auckland residents keen to build food resilience and sustainable gardening skills. Our pick in Ōtara for anyone wanting to learn how to grow their own fresh produce from the ground up.