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Garden t-shirts and totes now available
Now available for pre-order! Our garden members have had so many compliments on their MPG t-shirts, we're doing another print run. Get...
katelcurtis
Mar 71 min read
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New garden scavenger hunts
We now have two scavenger hunts available to challenge kids (and adults too!) to explore all parts of our garden. Reusable copies are...
katelcurtis
Feb 101 min read
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Life as a water droplet
Inspired by the garden's water resilience project, young gardener Penelope Curtis imagined the life of a water droplet.

Penelope Curtis
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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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...

Margot Sorensen
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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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...

Margot Sorensen
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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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.
katelcurtis
May 3, 20241 min read
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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...
katelcurtis
May 3, 20241 min read
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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...
katelcurtis
Aug 26, 20231 min read
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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...
katelcurtis
Jul 22, 20232 min read
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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...
katelcurtis
Jul 22, 20231 min read
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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...
katelcurtis
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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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...
katelcurtis
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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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...
katelcurtis
May 9, 20232 min read
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