Private Farm Tours

Our Market Garden Tours are available for private bookings for businesses, organisations and tour groups.

Experience true regenerative farming in Aotearoa New Zealand

Our Mangaroa Market Garden tours are the best way to see our farm and understand what we do here. Blending education with on-the-land experience, our tours are sure to leave your group feeling uplifted, and inspired with new techniques to try at home.

What to expect:

We’ve designed our tours to be packed with value, ensuring that all of those who make the journey to our farm are rewarded with an enriching experience, and plenty of smiles to take home. Our tours include:

  • 1hr guided tour with our expert team

  • Education on regenerative and biodynamic farming principles

  • Demonstrations of our unique and efficient farm equipment

  • Engaging conversation and Q&A sessions to get a deeper look at our practice and philosophy

  • Custom designed take-home pamphlet with more information about our gardens

  • Option to upgrade for a Farm-to-Table Lunch Experience

  • Option to walk our stunning farm loop track with native forest regeneration efforts

Our Guides

Our Mangaroa Farms guides equipped with a comprehensive knowledge base of the garden and our philosophies. You can expect any one of these friendly faces to guide you through your journey, with time of more intensive questions reserved for our more experienced gardeners at the end of the tour.

Billy Lewis

Graedon Parker

Tyler Langerveld

Cameron Dixon

Zeb Horrell

Family & Child Friendly

We cater our tours to all kinds of groups. Locals, gardening specialists, complete newcomers, international tourists, children, eldery and more. You don’t need gardening experience either. All you need is an open mind and a curiosity to learn.

Learn About Organic & Permaculture Principles

Our garden tours are designed to immerse visitors in the principles, practices and philosophy of our regenerative & organic market garden. During the tours, knowledgeable guides will share insights into our growing methods, the importance of biodiversity, and how regenerative & permaculture practices contribute to the health & wellbeing of our soils.

Tours are suitable for all ages and are structured to foster engagement and inspiration, encouraging community members and visitors alike to appreciate the importance of sustainable farming in local and global contexts. We’re proud of how we steward this land and provide food to our community, and we’re excited to share it with you.

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Find Us

Mangaroa Market Garden

108 Whitemans Valley Road
Whitemans Valley
Upper Hutt
5371

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Our tours are simple, so you don't need much. The main thing is comfort. Please prepare for all weather conditions, particularly in Autumn, Winter & Spring. Even if it's a sunny day, we recommend bringing a jacket as we can be subject to cold winds.

    Recommended Clothing

    • Closed-toe water resilient shoes

    • Jacket

    • Sunglasses and hat

    • Sunscreen

    Optional Items

    • Journal & pen

    • Camera (photos welcome!)

  • Absolutely, children love our tours! Please bring your kids along.

  • Unfortunately, due to the nature of our garden environments, we do not recommend wheelchair-bound people to participate in our tours. However, if you have an "off-road wheelchair" and somebody to push, you may find it suitable. Terrains we'll cover include grass (sometimes wet and muddy), and mulch wood-chip pathways.

  • The tours run for approximately 45 minutes.

  • Rescheduling Bookings

    We prefer if people stick to the booking that they have originally ordered. If you have a unique circumstance and would like to rebook for another date, you're welcome to.

    Refunds

    If you're requesting a refund, we can offer it, however only if you cancel your booking more than 24 hours before the tour time.

  • Not at all! Our tours are designed for everyday people to understand. Naturally, if you are keen in the garden, you'll have lots to be excited about. However, if you're not, don't worry — our tours are offered with very simple language so you'll be able to follow along easily.

  • We're located at 108 Whitemans Valley Road, Upper Hutt, 5371. Click the link to find us on Google Maps.

  • We have plenty of parking. We kindly ask our tour guests to please not park in the Farm Shop carpark, but in the paddock next door. You can find this parking by following the “overflow parking” sign at the gate. This helps to enable spread of traffic across different areas, supporting our other Farm Shop customers.

  • Due to the complexity of garden operations, we can't always guarantee your ability to contribute to the farm. However on occasion we may have small, simple tasks available for tour attendees to add their energy to the farm.

  • Absolutely! We aim to always schedule our tours around the opening hours for our Farm Shop / Kete Kai so our visitors can enjoy our full range of offerings.

  • Health and Safety is a big priority to us at Mangaroa Farms. While we design our tours to be as safe and hazard-free as possible, we understand that sometimes unexpected events can occur. Thus, all of our guides are trained in first-aid, and we have an emergency AED available on site as well. If you have any further health & safety concerns, please email welcome@mangaroa.org and we'll be happy to help.