The Glenorchy Seed Coop is seeking new members
About five years ago, Queenstown’s Shotover Garden Centre closed its doors. As the commercial giants took over, local growers faced a sudden change in sourcing strong, vibrant, heirloom plants. Growing your own and creating sustainability through shared efforts, using acclimatised seeds, was clearly the way forward. The Idea germinated. A Coop was formed!
Glenorchy Seed Coop was initially 16 growers strong, but with all the challenges that the collective has faced, a few members have now moved on. Today we are still a ten-strong 10 entity, but we would like to invite new, motivated growers to join the soon-awakening seasonal activities!
Healthy seedlings provide:
– A good start to our unique alpine climate
– Security of availability of organic and heirloom plants, from which to grow your nourishing food
– A collective engagement into resourceful co-creation, from making healthy soils to harvesting seasonal abundance
– Good harmony
We grow according to numbers of the coop, plus a few spare
We grow organically
We share seeds
We grow individually from home gardens
We self-organise
We support
We gather
We share
We choose by availability
We offer gatherings at growers’ gardens during the main season, and a platform for learning, any or all of which, as a coop member, you are welcome to attend.
Email us directly at [email protected], or visit our Facebook page GLENORCHY SEED COOP (closed group).
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