Sustainability Month is here again, and we’re taking the opportunity to revisit a wonderful partnership we first celebrated this time last year: the Sustainable Living Centre Golden Bay and their inspiring Kai Resilience Project.
At HealthPost, whether it’s raising the bar in our supply chain or regenerating biodiversity through the HealthPost Nature Trust, we’re always looking for ways to live and work more sustainably. Partnerships like this one play a vital role.
Spotlight on the Kai Resilience Project
The Kai Resilience Project, led by the Sustainable Living Centre in Golden Bay with Mohua 2042, is a visionary initiative to build a more resilient local food system for the benefit of both our community and whenua. HealthPost is closely aligned with these efforts to provide connected, climate-friendly, organic nourishment. Together with Mohua Social Services, who are also part of the project, this nutrient dense fresh and preserved produce is distributed to those in need – supporting sustainable food systems in Golden Bay.
Last September, we contributed to the construction of a highly insulated earth cold store, to be used alongside other traditional food preservation techniques for the climate-friendly storage of Mohua Golden Bay’s abundant surplus produce.
A year on, the results are inspiring. The cold store is working beautifully for storing root crops, fruits, nuts, and drying herbs. A huge traditional batch of cider vinegar is brewing in the attached alcove. I also saw the fertile outcomes of the recently launched Mohua Compost Collective, which has already diverted tonnes of food scraps from landfill — turning carbon- and methane-emitting waste into nutrient-rich compost. Ka pai!
Looking ahead
Looking ahead, the Centre plans to introduce a solar dehydrator, build solar cookers, and hopes to add olive and avocado oil presses—making smarter use of Golden Bay’s existing abundance. With a strong focus on skill-building and blending new and traditional technologies, the Sustainable Living Centre is an evolving hub of knowledge, tools, and expertise to meet the needs of a changing world and promote low-carbon food systems.
The Kai Resilience Project brings together grassroots action with the Centre’s strong network of experts and volunteers, sharing skills and giving back. Seed gardens for locally adapted varieties are already happening, and sponsored apprenticeships to support the next generation of small-scale food producers are in the pipeline. This is a vital new project sprouting from deep roots, and we’re grateful for the visionary mahi happening here in our corner of the world.
The Sustainable Living Centre will partner with the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum to host the second annual Kai Resilience Hui on October 18th.
If you’d like to learn more or get involved, visit Kai Resilience: Golden Bay, Sustainable Living Centre.
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