Pātaka kai and community garden at St John’s Royal Oak

Reproduced with permission from ADJust - Diocese of Auckland Young Anglicans for Social Justice.

In November 2019, ADJust - Diocese of Auckland Young Anglicans for Social Justice, put out to churches in the Auckland Anglican Diocese a "Green Up and Give Challenge". The idea of the challenge was for churches to explore starting a community garden, starting a compost, or starting a Pātaka Kai over the season of advent.

St John’s Anglican Royal Oak took up this challenge and set up a Pātaka Kai (community pantry) and community garden which is now contributing greens to their monthly community meals. Cathy Bi-Riley, the Sustainability Fieldworker from the Anglican Diocese of Auckland visited the church and talked to Sarah Pidgeon from the gardening team who shared with us their small beginnings and future hopes!

Click on the image above for a video of Cathy Bi-Riley talking to Sarah Pidgeon about the Pātaka Kai and community garden at St John’s Anglican Royal Oak.

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