BROOMHILL Sanctuary - A Living Tapestry of People, Land, and Learning
At BROOMHILL, we believe food is relationship. Our Glenorchy-based gardens are spaces of learning, nourishment, and discovery, designed to help you slow down, attune to seasonal rhythms, and experience the subtle wisdom of the whenua. Through seasonal harvests, herbal explorations, and land-based workshops, we cultivate connection, curiosity, and care.
A core focus of our doing is empowering participants to grow food, fostering resilience and food sovereignty. By sharing knowledge, practical skills, and hands-on experience, we aim to strengthen regional food security and deepen our connection with the land.
BROOMHILL is a community-led, not-for-profit initiative rooted in the Future Whenua ecosystem and held by the Future Whenua Charitable Trust (CC60024), working to regenerate land, strengthen local food systems, and benefit community wellbeing. All income is reinvested directly into the sanctuary — supporting gardens, workshops, educational programmes, infrastructure, and community initiatives. Every effort nurtures the long-term vitality of the land and wellbeing as we engage with it.
Our `Stewardship Collective` is a seasonal programme to cultivate care for the land, learn practical skills in food growing and regeneration, and share in the abundance of the garden. It offers a rhythm of participation, reflection, and connection, rooted in the cycles of the ecosystem that sustains us.
Beyond the collective, BROOMHILL offers broader community engagement through our Seasonal Calendar. Join moon-harvests, garden activities, and other hands-on experiences that honour learning and care for the whenua and the self. These gatherings foster adaptive resilience, creativity, and collaboration, creating spaces where plants and humans thrive.
Learning and growth lie at the heart of our work. Through our local Seed Co-op, you’re invited to learn the art of nurturing strong seedlings and seed saving, all grounded in organic cultivation. These skills reconnect us with the ancient cycles of growing and sharing. Through collaboration with local and regional partners, we nurture shared sustainability and weave resilience throughout the wider community.
In this way, BROOMHILL becomes not just a place, but a living relationship — between people, land, and the unfolding future.
With gratitude,
The BROOMHILL Team
Rooted in nature, guided by seasons, shared with heart.
Caro Rennebeck & Trevor Page
phone: 027 5171030