Ōtākaro Orchard is a community garden and food forest at 227 Cambridge Terrace in the Christchurch central city. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 18 reviews. Reviewers mention the lush food forest, the green roofs on the information centre, and the permaculture display.
The website describes a free public food forest by the Ōtākaro Avon River, with more than 100 species of edible plants, a learning centre, an outdoor amphitheatre, a restaurant and a garden venue. Its focus is growing food, learning to cook and preserve produce, and connecting people through food and community.
For a walk among edible plants and food forest beds in central Christchurch, this community orchard on Cambridge Terrace is a place to wander, sit and learn.