We meet again Sunday 7th of January from 2pm to 3pm outside the Taupiri School. Bring something from your garden and/or kitchen and take home things from other people kitchens and gardens! Crop Swap is a cash free, community sharing event.

How it all works:

• 2-2:30pm time to set up and check out everyone's offerings and catch up.

  • Everyone displays what they brought to share on the table for admiring.
  • A good time to ask others about their gardens and meet your neighbours

• 2:30 pm we welcome you all and then we pick out new goodies to take home!

  • We'll go around and introduce ourselves and what we brought.
  • It is not direct swapping, potentially everyone can get a little bit of everything.
  • If you can, bring large things like pumpkins or bread cut up to share.

• Usually all is done by 3pm.

Ideas for what to bring:

• FROM THE GARDEN:

  • Whatever you have heaps of!
  • Little plants that have come up from seed. Bung them in some damp newspaper and bring them along!
  • Seeds, cuttings, cut flowers, excess plants.
  • Be creative-- others may not have little things you take for granted like: lemons, little bunches of herbs, bay leaves, etc.

• FROM THE KITCHEN:

  • Preserves, pickles, chutney, sourdough starter, kombucha, sauerkraut, cordials.
  • Baking! Muffins, crackers, bread, cake (everyone loves cake) cookies.
  • Sprouted seeds.

Get picking and come to share, love to see you there.

(See Crop Swap Aotearoa for more about the values of crop swaps meeting all around New Zealand.)