Autumn is here, and the first frost of the year has graced the gardens, pastures, and community households. During this seasonal shift, we're feeling the impact of extreme weather right on our doorstep - especially for our whānau in central Wellington, Stokes Valley and Lower Hutt who have been affected pretty heavily by the rain.

As major weather events ramp up in frequency, we're reminded of the value of local food security. We all need to eat, and especially in times of need, the more locally that nutritious kai is available, the better.

With that in mind, we’re really excited to integrate what we've been hearing from our wider community, helping to set up the right systems for a more accessible, more resilient bioregion.

We look forward to sharing our latest updates with you below - and unti next time, thanks for walking with us on the journey.

Ngā mihi aroha,  
Your friends and farmers at Mangaroa Farms

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Home-grown, Home-processed Meat

We're excited to announce the upcoming launch of our own Mangaroa Farms Butchery, providing many benefits, including sovereignty in food production, regular fresh meat at the farm shop, and nose-to-tail utilisation of our animals.

You can engage with our fresh meat offerings by:

Visiting the Farm Shop / Kete Kai to find regular, fresh beef & lamb on the shelves.
Order fresh Mangaroa meat online, delivering locally around the North Island here.
Order a full or half carcass - if you're a keen butcher or know someone who is, we'll be offering better value through providing full or half carcasses (sides) of beef and lamb. Express your interest here.
Learn about our regenerative grazing practices - we’ll open our spaces for community events focused on resilience, local solutions and practical collaboration.

Big thanks to the Coulston family, particularly Miki, Jake and Rob, for leading this project with such passion and commitment. We also honour the McLay family, who owned the butchery facility before it was in Mangaroa Farms' stewardship. We're proud to continue this legacy.

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Live & Work at
Mangaroa Farms

For eight weeks, we're inviting a small group of people to live on the farm, work alongside our team for twenty hours a week, and help hold the place together - gardens, native planting, pest management, education, maintenance, & storytelling.

This is a volunteer stay, not a job. It comes with a free room, staple kai, and a chance to find a different rhythm on 3,000 acres at Mangaroa Farms.

Interested?

Apply - if you've got hardy hands, an open heart, and four to eight weeks free between 1 June and 31 July. The form below takes about five minutes.

Share it on - pass the link to anyone in your circle who fits the bill. Gardeners, growers, earth enthusiasts, builders, teachers, storytellers - we welcome all of them.

Get in touch with questions - reach the team at online@mangaroa.org if you want a feel for the fit before applying.

Applications close Sunday 11 May. Strong candidates are invited to a 30-minute Zoom kōrero.

Apply Now

Recent Updates

Our final Pick-Your-Own for the season is happening this Saturday 2nd May 9-11am. Come by to reconnect with local food, harvest fresh nutritional veges and find likeminded community. Sign up

Thanks for your feedback on our resilience survey. We're actively planning new ways to support our community based on the feedback we received.

Poachers beware - Any unauthorised hunting or access on Mangaroa Farms is taken very seriously. Our farm is a working space, home to our animals, our team, and our wider community. More

Our latest Farm-to-Table Dinner was a hit - delicious kai provided by our mate Tijana Starling, with support from longtime Mangaroa local chef Tyler Langerveld. See photos

The Aotearoa Permaculture Hui hosted some of our team in Whakatū Nelson recently, with Zeb sharing the Mangaroa Permaculture Orchard Project as a keynote speaker. More

Earth School Aotearoa spent Easter Saturday making, cooking, listening to stories, and sharing kai together at Mangaroa Farms. More

Eco-Therapy Training was hosted here alongside Natural Leaders as they studied the intersection of nature & neuroscience. More

Groundtruth is helping us install sensors & monitoring systems for tracking pest control, reforestation efforts, & biodiversity markers, supporting our wider mission of restoring the mauri of the whenua.

Solar energy is coming to Mangaroa, as we look to diversify away from fossil fuel based energy sources and trend towards electrification where possible to support farm operations.

Greater Wellington Regional Council is working with us to become a resilience hub in the face of emergency. We're excited to provide more support and resources for our community in times of need.

A seasonal shift in the gardens means winter cover crops are going in, the tunnelhouse is now full of young salad greens & lettuces, and we're getting the last drips of summer goodies. Visit the shop

The Mangaroa Coffee Shack will be open this weekend before being closed down for the winter months. Know someone keen to get involved in making coffees? Email us at online@mangaroa.org

On the Land is an NZ-based, bi-monthly print magazine focusing on regenerative living, homesteading, and self-sufficiency. We're excited to feature in the July/August issue. More

Our Wairarapa neighbours Little Farms NZ & Vagabond Vege featured on Hyundai Country Calendar recently, building kai resilience in the Wairarapa & beyond. More

Organic Week Aotearoa is coming up 1st-10th May. Organic NZ showcases a rich lineup of webinars, interviews and local community events. More

Papawhakaritorito Trust is hosting a Hua Parakore soil health wānanga this weekend 2-3 May in Wellington as part of Organic Week. More

Host your event with us - We offer premium event spaces & accomodation options for those looking for a bespoke venue, grounded in nature. More

Stay at Mangaroa Farms in one of our beautiful spaces - offering a peaceful escape in nature for you and the family. Check out our accommodation options here.

Interested in living at Mangaroa Farms? Leave your details on our expression of interest form here.

New in the Farm Shop

🥦 The Mangaroa Fresh Garden Collection includes Pumpkins Potatos, Onions, Kale, Eggplants, Turnips, Green Beans, Chillies, Baby Beetroot, Celery, Parsley & more.

🥝 Aotearoa produce from around the country includes avocados, gold kiwifruit, garlic, onions, potatoes, blueberries and more. All of our produce is organic and spray-free wherever possible.

Ceres Organics Buckwheat, White & Brown Rice Flour graces the shelves to help our GF friends with their baking needs. You’ll find these sitting in our new bread and flour shelving - along with our selection of nz organic flour milled locally at Capital Millers.

Restocked Books from Papawhakaritorito Charitable Trust about Māori Organics, local food sovereignty and seed saving.

Beautiful big feijoas, grown locally by friends Trish and Gerard, with organic principles.

Vernedi Pizza Bases Gluten Free - helping to make meal times easy - these are the best gluten-free pizzas we’ve tried and they’re also affordable. Available in a two pack for $6.45

Share your thoughts - We love chatting to our customers about all things food. If you have some feedback, or if there’s something you’d like to see in the shop, please email us at shop@mangaroa.org.

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Tuesday - Friday 11am-5pm
Saturdays 9am-5pm
Sunday 10am-5pm

📍 98 Whitemans Valley Road, Upper Hutt.