OKIWI PASSION MARKET GARDEN AND NURSERY
ENABLING LOCAL FOOD FOR OUR
ISLAND COMMUNITY
Summer is here! It is time to pre-order your microgreens and various herbs as one-offs or by subscription, to be collected or by delivery.
YOU CAN ALSO ORDER BASIL HERB TUBS FOR DELIVERY FROM END OF DECEMBER
A glorious onion crop (red onions and longkeepers) is maturing and will be harvested in the next few weeks.
We will be at the following markets with seedlings:
Saturday 21 December, Growers & Makers Market Claris Conference Centre
WHO WE ARE
Market Garden,
Orchard, Nursery
What we do
Okiwi Passion grows a range of delicious, seasonal, naturally produced microgreens, herbs, fruit and seedlings in the sundrenched, fertile Okiwi Basin of Great Barrier Island.
Our vision
Our objective is to contribute to and support a local food supply for people on Aotea. Our growing practice is based on ecological and organic principles.
We work to increase biodiversity in the soil, in the gardens and in our guts!
Where to find our produce
You can find our Sensational Salad mix at most shops and eateries. However everything we have is available online here and can either be collected from Okiwi Passion or delivered further south.
Seedling season is over for now, but we are still able to supply slug bait, Bt, Neem Granules, and Diatomaceous Earth.
Sensational microgreen-salad mix available now, try a weekly subscription! Plus a range of flavour-packed fresh herbs.
What our customers are saying
trevor rendle
chef and owner – earthsong lodge
The quality and freshness of the organic produce from Okiwi Passion is an inspiration for many of my seasonal dishes. The vibrant colours and the intenseness of flavour you get only from fresh picked fruit and vegetables afford me the pleasure of using produce from Okiwi Passion as an integral flavour in my creations. When planning my menus, it’s always a pleasure to chat with Caity, Gerald and their team to see what’s new and be advised as to when their various crops will be at optimum readiness for the table. They harvest to order and deliver on the same day.Their attention to detail is most appreciated and a great asset for the restaurants on Great Barrier Island.
martin baker and sandy callister
customers
Okiwi Passion has been the source of an abundance of wonderful fresh fruit and vegetables as well as eggs and plants for our family and friends. Gerald and Caity have provided great customer service as well as free and friendly gardening advice and ideas. Visiting their gardens and orchard is always a real treat and inspiration!
joanna piekarski
produce box customer
Gerald and Caity offer to us lucky Islanders the planet’s most basic and vital gift: pure, delicious veges and fruit, bursting with beauty and nutrition, all grown with a staggering amount of knowledge, expertise and hard work, as well as love, care and good will. Thank you, Okiwi Passion!
dana and mark marsh
customers
We have been purchasing weekly veggie boxes from Okiwi Passion for several years. Their produce, service and knowledge are top notch. I frequent their Saturday weekly market stall to top up and ask advice about everything they sell. They are always helpful, enthusiastic and fun. In addition, they provide frequent workshops on all sorts of activities throughout the island. Plus, they will procure anything you could want in terms of trees and seedlings. They are nothing short of amazing.