Earth Fellows
Reimagining how we live with land, food, and each other
A Fellowship Rooted in Relationship
Earth Fellows is a year-long Fellowship hosted by Mangaroa Farms in partnership with Biome Trust. It brings together experienced kaitiaki, growers, builders, healers, and knowledge holders who are restoring life to land, food systems, and communities across Aotearoa.
Each Fellow is nominated by their peers and invited to join a circle of care, wisdom, and shared inquiry. Together, they carry intergenerational knowledge, place-based practice, and visions of a regenerative future.
The 2025–2026 Inaugural Cohort
We’re gathering leaders from around the country to come together for a 12 month fellowship, which includes 2 group gatherings, a solo retreat, and a chance to contribute.
This year’s cohort focuses on three core domains of regenerative practice:
Land care & biodiversity
Food systems & sovereignty
Eco-village design & earth-building
Fellows receive support to rest, reconnect, and contribute:
A cash grant to support their time and offering
A rejuvenation retreat on the land at Mangaroa Farms
Opportunities to share wisdom through talks, workshops, or other creative forms
Connection with an intergenerational learning ecosystem emerging across Aotearoa
GATHERING THE LEADERS
A Circular Exchange
Earth Fellows is not a programme to be completed — it’s a lineage to be joined.
Guided by the values of kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, and ako, the Fellowship honours both individual restoration and collective action.
Public offerings from the 2025–2026 cohort will emerge over time.
Nau mai, haere mai — the future is growing.