Ruamāhanga Farm Foundation

Ruamāhanga Farm Foundation (RFF) is cultivating a living model of regenerative education and bio-regional restoration in the South Wairarapa. Our flagship programme is Te Reo o te Wai. This brings together tamariki, teachers, artists, kaitiaki, farmers and others who are passionate about where we live, to care for the awa, wetlands, and bush remnants within the Waihinga Catchment (located in and around the awa close to Martinborough). Through creative writing, art, citizen science, and hands-on conservation, young people are learning to see themselves as part of the living system that sustains them. Our kaupapa is of a local community more connected to each other and the land, and it is growing through collaboration with others, particularly local people and organisations. Along with native plant restoration, we are hosting walking, local food growing and composting groups on the farm.