Plant & Food Research
New Zealand crown research material relevant to crops, orchards and growing systems.
Use for crop science context; translate carefully to home food forests.
researchcrops
Research
Manaaki Whenua — Landcare Research
Environmental and land research including soils, biodiversity and ecosystems.
Strong NZ soils and ecology reference point.
soilsecosystemsresearch
Books
Permaculture in New Zealand (literature starting points)
Curated reminder to seek NZ-authored and NZ-adapted permaculture books via libraries and local groups rather than importing unsuitable climate advice wholesale.
Prefer locally adapted titles; verify climate assumptions.
permaculturebooks
Videos
Practical video learning (curate locally)
Video can help with technique, but climate mismatch is common. Prefer NZ growers and treat overseas subtropical advice as ideas requiring local testing.
Editorial caution resource — verify presenters and climate context.
videocaution
Tools
Kai Resilience — tools hub
Collective grower tools map and free tools hub for food resilience planning.
Primary tools hub for the VGCT food resilience network.
toolsplanningNZ
Food Forests NZ — Resource Hub
Grower resource gateway aggregating tools, FAQ and regional knowledge.
Separate live resource hub (not a redirect of foodforests.nz).
resourcesgateway
RegenOS
Planning and mapping tools for regenerative land projects.
Connected planning layer for land and kai projects.
mappingplanning
Courses
Food Resilience School NZ
Learning pathways related to food resilience education in Aotearoa.
Education cluster aligned with kai resilience.
educationcourses
Datasets
LRIS portal / soils data (NZ)
Land resource information useful for understanding soils at a landscape scale.
Landscape-scale data — still verify with a spade on your section.
soilsdata
Organisations
Food Forests NZ
Community hub and inspiration for food forest growers across Aotearoa.
Main community funnel for food forest growers.
communityfood forest
Troppo
Living subtropical demonstration and grower tools in the Troppo network.
Demonstration and tools relevant to warmer NZ plantings.
subtropicaldemonstration
Vector Group Charitable Trust
Umbrella charity advancing sustainable community and kai resilience initiatives.
Governance and mission context for the wider ecosystem.
charityVGCT