City Pop-Up Garden
The Civic Square Pop-up garden is part of a Massey University design research project focusing on the recently agreed ‘Towards 2040: Smart Capital Strategy’ a Wellington City Council document which defines the key directions for Wellington’s future.
from This Way Up on Saturday 4 February 2012
“We go urban gardening with pop-up gardener Amanda Yates from Massey University.”
IF you’re out getting your groceries, why not stop into Civic Square for some vegetables and a spot of light gardening? This pop-up garden in the square is part of the Massey University design research project Edible City, exploring how urban design can create a sustainable urban food system. This is the second pop-up garden experiment, building on the success of last year’s garden in Kilbirnie.
Pictured with one of six planter boxes is official gardener and ‘waterer’ Ania Upstill, but the idea is that passersby harvest the vegetables to take home and tend to the garden if they like. Project leader Amanda Yates says her team wants to test the public’s reaction to the garden and see if they are interested.
“We’ve found that people are really engaged. We packed them in on Friday and as we left already there were people standing around eating peas,” she says, “People have been really respectful of it. I had thought that New Zealanders would be much too reticent and embarrassed to engage but they jumped on it the second we left.”
The materials for the pop-up garden cost about $2000.
Source: capitaltimes.co.nz
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Kilbirnie Pop-Up Garden: About
Kilbirnie Pop-Up Garden
A local food collaboration with neighbourhood gardeners, Lyall Bay School, Wellington City Council and Massey University.
The pop-up garden concept is a response to Wellington City Council’s recently agreed ‘Towards 2040: Smart Capital’ strategy. This garden is for the community to use during the summer. At the end of the season the plants and planters will be donated to local shared gardens.
The garden is tended by locals - if you want to get involved please come to a gardening session or our other events. To book for our free workshops contact Amanda (popupgardening@gmail.com / 801 5799 x62465)
Upcoming events
- Planting Party: Saturday November the 12th, 10:30am
- Harvest Days
- Workshops
Kilbirnie Pop-Up Garden
Kilbirnie Pop-Up Garden
