Margot Sorensen
Garden grub: Kate's cauliflower & carrot soup
On the last Sunday of every month we have a working bee where volunteers gather at the garden to take care of important maintenance or...
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Margot Sorensen
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Water resilience for a thriving community
This past summer has really shown us here at the garden the importance of improving how we use and manage the precious resource that is...
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katelcurtis
- May 3
- 1 min
A kēreru-eye view of the gardens
Local drone-ographer Matt Poynton took some amazing footage of the garden, showing just how expansive and diverse the site is.
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katelcurtis
- May 3
- 1 min
A History of Prisoners and Produce on Mataimoana | Mt Crawford
Ever wonder about the stories in and around the Mt Crawford Prison? Garden volunteer and history geek Kate Curtis recently gave a lecture...
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katelcurtis
- Aug 26, 2023
- 1 min
Sharing the history of the Miramar Prison Garden across the ditch
Australian Garden History journal recently featured an article by Dr Clare Gleeson, a Wellington-based historian, gardener, and a regular...
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katelcurtis
- Jul 22, 2023
- 2 min
A VIP visit to the garden: A Very Important (ex) Prisoner
All community gardens are special. They bring people together across generational, cultural, and philosophical boundaries. But every now...
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katelcurtis
- Jul 22, 2023
- 1 min
A compost boost from the Microgreen team
A few months back, we were approached by Oliver and Megan from the Microgreen Team. Having established a new urban farm down on the flat...
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katelcurtis
- Jun 1, 2023
- 1 min
Sharing the love of gardening with our littlest tamariki
Thanks to Wellington City Council’s Stone Soup Fund, we were able to purchase a set of timo and toki (Māori gardening tools) made by the...
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katelcurtis
- Jun 1, 2023
- 1 min
Sculpture is alive and well in Wellington
The Miramar Prison Garden's artists in residence, Manju Tomar and Ruth Robertson Taylor were recently featured by The Post for their...
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katelcurtis
- May 9, 2023
- 2 min
Playtime in the garden
The afternoon started with a kārearea (New Zealand falcon) settling in the big pohutukawa tree, before soaring over the greenhouse and...
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