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APRIL 2023
COMMUNITY GARDEN CONTINUES TO GROW For twelve years we have been blessed with a busy-bee community of gardeners who have worked tirelessly to make the North East Valley Garden the bounteous masterpiece it is today. Looking back through previous issues of the Valley Voice, I was eager to learn of its history. In a November 2010 issue of the newsletter, it North East Valley Community Garden volunteers mark the 12th anniversary with an official photo! was recorded that the garden came to be as a result of successful funding from the ‘Healthy Action – Healthy Eating Plan’ put forth to establish community gardens, barbecue spaces, and community hāngī pits. In our region, the latter two installations no longer exist, but wouldn't it be cool to see a community hāngī pit re-established for localised Matariki celebrations on our new national holiday?! The garden's formation was concurrently supported by wider community, from the likes of former (...continued on page #4)
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