Winter Planting - August Newsletter
Kia Ora,
Welcome to the August Biome Trust newsletter, featuring updates in the Biome ecosystem.
The winter months are best for planting new trees.
The added moisture in the ground means that young seedlings can establish their root systems, and have time to get ready to put their energy into new growth and leaf production, before the drier summer months arrive.
Winter is a time when the very act of planting a tree holds a special significance—a gesture of hope and foresight.
A belief in a vision for the future.
We loved the recent image above of riparian planting happening at Mangaroa Farms.
Please enjoy this monthly digest.
Ngā mihi aroha
- Biome Trust
Giftee Updates
The Learning Environment recently launched the Gift Campaign to raise funds to help enable a thriving, resilient future for the Whanganui land education project. More here
Kōanga Institute has launched the Regeneration Summit, an online quarterly event bringing together inspiring thought leaders in regeneration - Sun 20th August. Learn more.
Kai Cycle is hosting the first Wellington screening of Happen Films’ Ben & bEartha documentary - Thursday 24 August. Learn more
The Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative seeks to establish a bi-national protected region of the Amazon – safe from industrial scale resource extraction. Learn more
The Mangaroa Farm Shop / Kete Kai is now open, stocking a range of farm raised produce/protein + local artisan milks, cheeses, breads & more. See here
Agrarian Trust has released a two-part series on Equitable Farmland Tenure in the Upper Midwest. Watch online
Kōanga Institute have released their 2023 Heritage Seed Collection built on the foundation of generations of growers. Learn more
Tiwaiwaka’s Pa Ropata / Rob McGowan wins Department of Conservation’s Te Papa Atawhai Champion, Supreme Matariki Award. More here
One Earth has named 8 conservation heroes. Learn more
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”
