Benefits and possibilities of this project:

Get to know your neighbours by swapping and sharing your
produce through the scheme

Eggs, fruit and veges, fish, game...all this and more is grown, caught or produced on our street and could be used to trade and swap for things you need. At 58 Poole Street we have excess free range eggs and lemons. We also have a variety of seedlings - at this point only the lettuce has sprouted. So you can come and get some or have the excess seeds and create your own seedlings. We have peas, lemon cucumber, zucchini, eggplant, peppers, carrots, beans, parsley Spinach, coriander, pumpkin, pak choi, silverbeet and brandywine tomatoes.


LOCAL FOOD DIRECTORY:
Are you worried about your food miles? I recently went to meeting for transition town - Motueka. While I was there someone mentioned that with the rapid increase in oil prices and climate change we wouldn't be able to have the food we currently enjoy - so I thought I'd check out what we did produce locally.........If this interests you please feel free to contribute to the list and/or if you produce something locally and want me to list it or even post an ad on the page, I would be happy to do that.
Great food is produced right here in the Motueka district, or at least in New Zealand. I'm slowly going through the supermarkets to check out where our food is produced and though that I would note what I find in the list below - haven't got much past the wine and I haven't got all of those..........we produce a lot of that locally!!!
Some of these goods are expensive for a lot of us - however when possible and if theres not much difference in the price, buy local when you're out shopping:
The Soy Works - High quality tofu made right here in Motueka
Fresh fish, frozen veges, Steak and Lamb Roasts and ice cream from Talley's retail outlet - open Wed-Fri from 1pm until the fish is sold at Port Motueka
Fresh fruit & veges, organic @ Motueka Sunday Market
Toad Hall, High Street South - locally sourced produce & products
Anathoth Jams
Heapy Honey - Golden Bay
Ribena Blackcurrant Juice - blackcurrants grown in our region
Arcadia Organics & Coffee Shop, High Street - selected locally sourced products
Stoked NRG Blackcurrant Drink - Superb!
Weka Hill Organic Wines - made in Mariri - I only saw pear and apple
Sunset Valley - organic wines - made in Moutere - Chardonnay, Sav Blanc, Pinot Noir and Cab Sav/Shiraz
Lodestone - made in Moutere - Chardonnay, Reisling, Pinot Noir and Rose.
Kahurangi Estate - made in Moutere - Chardonnay, Sav Blanc, Reisling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir
Neudorf - made in Moutere - Chardonnay, Sav Blanc and Reisling
Bio Grain - made in Ashburton - Organic Rye, Wholemeal stoneground and White (not sure where the flour is sourced from)
Edmonds Products - made in Auckland - Baking Powder, Baking Soda etc.
Pams - made in Auckland - many many products (not sure where the food is sourced from)
Chelsea - made in Auckland - many many products (not sure where the food is sourced from)
Moutere Grove - made in Moutere - olive oils
Ceres Organics - made in Auckland - olive oil (not sure where the oil is sourced from)
Anchorage Wines - made in Riwaka - Chardonnay, Reisling, Sav Blanc, Vioguer and Pinto Noir
Garden of Eden - organically grown fresh and dried medicinal and culinary herbs
334 High St or phone Lynda on 528 5220.



Add your product to this list by emailing kate@motuekanewsonline.co.nz
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