FRUIT and NUTS UNLIMITED! The Creation of Abundant Food Forests and Community Orchards in Aotearoa
By The Localising Food Project ~ Earthcare Education Aotearoa
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IMAGINE A DIVERSITY OF FRUIT AND NUT TREES
PROVIDING AN ABUNDANCE OF FREE FOOD
FOR THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD!
A quiet revolution is taking seed in communities all over Aotearoa, New Zealand. People are reconnecting with the source of their food and joining together to co-create a range of inspirational food initiatives.
Fruit & Nuts Unlimited! – The third documentary from the Localising Food Project, continues our kaupapa to inspire, empower and educate communities nationwide. This feature-length film explores perennial public plantings of fruit and nut trees, from open orchards in Waitate to community Food Forests on Waiheke Island.
What we have captured is a definitive documentation of a unique time, place and space…the birth and growth of the food forest movement in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Preserving a rich heritage of flavourful heirloom fruit varieties to nourish future generations.
He Tangata!
It’s about the people who are creating and sharing this abundance of kai and forming strong social connections along the way.
YOU can now help US to make this a reality !!!
To pledge just click on the box with the reward you would like or select 'no reward' to enter an amount you would like to donate and follow the steps to verify you pledge.
If you have trouble visit the 'HOW TO / FAQ' on the bottom of this page.
THANK YOU for your support.
WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THE PRODUCTION:
As of July 2016, we have footage of over 50 locations around New Zealand and interviews with leading figures in the food forest, permaculture, open orchard and heritage orchard movments. The storyline follows a winding path of greening the red-zone in the Otakaro / Avon river area of Canterbury post the 2011 Christchurch Earthquakes; branching out into the four corners of the country for inspiration and ideation - korero and kai.
From heirloom nurseries in the far north to heritage harvest festivals in the deep south - food forests, community orchards, heritage collections, supermarkets, co-ops, backyards and common space...these places have been truly inspirational!! Providing a juicy buffet of stories to incorporate into our finished feature-length documentary.
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SOME QUOTEABLE QUOTES FROM THE FILM
"A food forest is designed to create an ecosystem that mimics the relationships that are beneficial to humans, animals, plants & insects in a natural forest system."
Sacha Healey - Feeding our futures Hui
"The most effective way to break down any social or cultural boundary is through food...in order to truly dissolve the sense of separation and otherness we must participate together at all levels of food production, harvest, appreciation and celebration."
James Samuel - Community Food Campaigner.
"We have to go back to the old varieties. These are the important ones for our health and future generations of New Zealanders."
Mark Christensen - The Heritage Food Crops Research Trust
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The Localising Food Project started life in 2012 with a team of passionate permaculturalists, videographers, digital producers & support crew traveling to the four corners of Aotearoa, New Zealand to connect with communities, teach workshops and film over 200 examples of local food resilience. Since then with your support we have continued to capture a grassroots resilience movement that is about much more than sustainability. In the process we have interviewed hundreds of thought provoking people with a passion for local food initiatives.
FIND OUT MORE BY VISITING THE PROJECT
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Greening the Redzone - Fruit & Nuts Unlimited
15/09/2016 at 5:04 PM
There 7-days left in our PledgeMe campaign to raise $10k to finish the post-production on Fruit & Nuts Unlimited. CLICK HERE TO DONATE: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/4733
Above is just part of the story featured in the film. Over the past 4 years we have travelled to the four corners of Aotearoa to capture perennial public plantings of fruit and nut tree. From Food Forests on Waiheke Island to Greening the Redzone in Christchurch.
"Fruit & Nuts Unlimited!" Not as urgent as "SOS Save Our Seeds"? Believe us, it is!
15/09/2016 at 1:42 PM
Watch the video to learn how Food Campaigner James Samuel got community & council behind the Waiheke Island Community Food Forest Project.
The production of this documentary is already halfway there, and it's amazing!! - but editing has stalled due to funding. We need your support to reach $9999. To date we have raised over $3500 and with 7 days today we need your support to share the story with your family, friends & community.
"Fruit & Nuts Unlimited!" takes us from Riverton in the Deep South to Kerikeri in the Far North, visiting great examples of public orchards, heirloom nurseries and food forests of all scales – including thought-provoking interviews about the serious decline of locally grown fruit.
Many similar messages resound everywhere – here’s a few…
-
The wholesale chainsawing of established orchards to make way for new housing developments
-
The modern commercial trend towards the removal of time-proven hardy fruit varieties in favour of fertiliser & pesticide dependent trees - "Brand Name" varieties owned by big corporations.
-
The vital importance of bio-regional nurseries to propagate heirloom treecrops which are suited to the conditions of their area.
Some calls to action we show happening around the country are:
-
A reclaiming of the commons with the planting of legacy projects that will produce abundant free fruit for generations to come.
-
Community groups working in partnership with local councils to manage shared space.
-
Grafting & propagation of special heritage varieties - we show you how!
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"As the producer of this documentary I have seen the power of the story we have captured and cut thus far - thank you $10000 we made it!!!"
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"It would be lovely to see fruits & nuts growing every where in locals, for locals. Let's do it! I am ready to help."
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"You have my full respect for doing this ! Bless you all !"
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"Fantastic project. Can't wait to see it! "
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"Yes! I love it!"
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"yay team!"
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FRUIT And NUTS UNLIMITED! The Creation Of Abundant Food Forests And Community Orchards In Aotearoa
Project 2016-07-22 12:21:36 +1200
IMAGINE A DIVERSITY OF FRUIT AND NUT TREES
PROVIDING AN ABUNDANCE OF FREE FOOD
FOR THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD!
A quiet revolution is taking seed in communities all over Aotearoa, New Zealand. People are reconnecting with the source of their food and joining together to co-create a range of inspirational food initiatives.
Fruit & Nuts Unlimited! – The third documentary from the Localising Food Project, continues our kaupapa to inspire, empower and educate communities nationwide. This feature-length film explores perennial public plantings of fruit and nut trees, from open orchards in Waitate to community Food Forests on Waiheke Island.
What we have captured is a definitive documentation of a unique time, place and space…the birth and growth of the food forest movement in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Preserving a rich heritage of flavourful heirloom fruit varieties to nourish future generations.
He Tangata!
It’s about the people who are creating and sharing this abundance of kai and forming strong social connections along the way.
YOU can now help US to make this a reality !!!
To pledge just click on the box with the reward you would like or select 'no reward' to enter an amount you would like to donate and follow the steps to verify you pledge.
If you have trouble visit the 'HOW TO / FAQ' on the bottom of this page.
THANK YOU for your support.
WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THE PRODUCTION:
As of July 2016, we have footage of over 50 locations around New Zealand and interviews with leading figures in the food forest, permaculture, open orchard and heritage orchard movments. The storyline follows a winding path of greening the red-zone in the Otakaro / Avon river area of Canterbury post the 2011 Christchurch Earthquakes; branching out into the four corners of the country for inspiration and ideation - korero and kai.
From heirloom nurseries in the far north to heritage harvest festivals in the deep south - food forests, community orchards, heritage collections, supermarkets, co-ops, backyards and common space...these places have been truly inspirational!! Providing a juicy buffet of stories to incorporate into our finished feature-length documentary.
|
_________________________________________________________
SOME QUOTEABLE QUOTES FROM THE FILM
"A food forest is designed to create an ecosystem that mimics the relationships that are beneficial to humans, animals, plants & insects in a natural forest system."
Sacha Healey - Feeding our futures Hui
"The most effective way to break down any social or cultural boundary is through food...in order to truly dissolve the sense of separation and otherness we must participate together at all levels of food production, harvest, appreciation and celebration."
James Samuel - Community Food Campaigner.
"We have to go back to the old varieties. These are the important ones for our health and future generations of New Zealanders."
Mark Christensen - The Heritage Food Crops Research Trust
_________________________________________________________
The Localising Food Project started life in 2012 with a team of passionate permaculturalists, videographers, digital producers & support crew traveling to the four corners of Aotearoa, New Zealand to connect with communities, teach workshops and film over 200 examples of local food resilience. Since then with your support we have continued to capture a grassroots resilience movement that is about much more than sustainability. In the process we have interviewed hundreds of thought provoking people with a passion for local food initiatives.
FIND OUT MORE BY VISITING THE PROJECT
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Greening the Redzone - Fruit & Nuts Unlimited
15/09/2016 at 5:04 PM
There 7-days left in our PledgeMe campaign to raise $10k to finish the post-production on Fruit & Nuts Unlimited. CLICK HERE TO DONATE: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/4733
Above is just part of the story featured in the film. Over the past 4 years we have travelled to the four corners of Aotearoa to capture perennial public plantings of fruit and nut tree. From Food Forests on Waiheke Island to Greening the Redzone in Christchurch.
"Fruit & Nuts Unlimited!" Not as urgent as "SOS Save Our Seeds"? Believe us, it is!
15/09/2016 at 1:42 PM
Watch the video to learn how Food Campaigner James Samuel got community & council behind the Waiheke Island Community Food Forest Project.
The production of this documentary is already halfway there, and it's amazing!! - but editing has stalled due to funding. We need your support to reach $9999. To date we have raised over $3500 and with 7 days today we need your support to share the story with your family, friends & community.
"Fruit & Nuts Unlimited!" takes us from Riverton in the Deep South to Kerikeri in the Far North, visiting great examples of public orchards, heirloom nurseries and food forests of all scales – including thought-provoking interviews about the serious decline of locally grown fruit.
Many similar messages resound everywhere – here’s a few…
-
The wholesale chainsawing of established orchards to make way for new housing developments
-
The modern commercial trend towards the removal of time-proven hardy fruit varieties in favour of fertiliser & pesticide dependent trees - "Brand Name" varieties owned by big corporations.
-
The vital importance of bio-regional nurseries to propagate heirloom treecrops which are suited to the conditions of their area.
Some calls to action we show happening around the country are:
-
A reclaiming of the commons with the planting of legacy projects that will produce abundant free fruit for generations to come.
-
Community groups working in partnership with local councils to manage shared space.
-
Grafting & propagation of special heritage varieties - we show you how!
22/09/2016 at 8:48pm
22/09/2016 at 8:42pm
22/09/2016 at 8:35pm
22/09/2016 at 8:26pm
22/09/2016 at 8:18pm
"Independent organic shops support local growers :)"
22/09/2016 at 7:57pm
22/09/2016 at 7:51pm
22/09/2016 at 7:46pm
22/09/2016 at 7:46pm
"As the producer of this documentary I have seen the power of the story we have captured and cut thus far - thank you $10000 we made it!!!"
22/09/2016 at 7:45pm
"It would be lovely to see fruits & nuts growing every where in locals, for locals. Let's do it! I am ready to help."
22/09/2016 at 7:44pm
22/09/2016 at 7:42pm
22/09/2016 at 7:35pm
22/09/2016 at 7:29pm
22/09/2016 at 7:22pm
22/09/2016 at 7:02pm
22/09/2016 at 6:56pm
22/09/2016 at 6:45pm
22/09/2016 at 6:41pm
22/09/2016 at 6:39pm
22/09/2016 at 6:33pm
22/09/2016 at 6:33pm
"You have my full respect for doing this ! Bless you all !"
22/09/2016 at 6:32pm
"Fantastic project. Can't wait to see it! "
22/09/2016 at 6:06pm
"I hope you reach your goal!"
22/09/2016 at 5:06pm
22/09/2016 at 4:13pm
22/09/2016 at 3:02pm
22/09/2016 at 2:26pm
"Yes! I love it!"
22/09/2016 at 2:25pm
"yay team!"
22/09/2016 at 12:13pm
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