Tinui Food Forest

Experience a beautiful restorative food forest- good for you and even better for the environment!

Why do we need food forests?

Visit the Food Forest!

Visit Tinui Food Forest

The Tinui Food Forest is one of the largest and most established food forests in New Zealand.

Join us for a walk through the 4 acre Tinui Food Forest.
Learn more about what makes food forests magic places to be in.

OPEN TODAY

Self Guided Walk

$10 Adult

$5 Children 5-15 yrs

Free Children under 5yrs

Open daily 10am to 4pm.

293 Manawa Road Tinui

NZMC members- contact us if you are wanting to stay tonight: debsbutterfield@live.com

GROUP RATES available upon request.

Visit the Friendly Farm Animals!

The Alpacas would love to say hello! Meet them and the rest of the herd of alpacas, goats, pigs (big ones and little kune kune pigs), chickens, ducks and a flock of very noisy guinea fowl!

2 hour guided walk of the Tinui Food Forest

Morning walk -10am to 12pm

Afternoon walk - 1.30pm to 3.30pm

$45Adult

$10 Children 5-15 yrs

Free Children under 5yrs

Family rates 2 Adults and 2 Children $100

Schools -$10 per adult and $5 per child. Schools send us an email to debsbutterfield@live.com to book.

Bookings must be made at least 24 hours in advance, no same day booking will be taken (unless agreed with owner- phone us 021 232 8905).

Book now!

Visit the Tinui Food Forest Shop!

The Tinui Food Forest shop has beautiful food forest products and treats produced on site and tastefully displayed.  This includes Tomato Relish, Mustard Pickles, Quince Relish and many other relishes, jams, syrups and jellies- all grown and made on site in the Tinui Food Forest.

We also sell a range of edible plants, herbs and flowers.

Check out our handmade crafts!

You can also shop online:

Scented candles

Love Food Forests Mugs

Balms and lotions

Hand made soaps

Grapevine wreaths

and more!

Testimonials

Such a wonderful project to visit - endless inspiration around every corner. Highly recommend the tour!

I was blown away by the food forest! Loved it! So beautiful!

It was amazing and everything I'd imagined a food forest would be like

I loved the Tinui Food forest kitchen garden with the arches.

A great day out that exceeded any ideas of what I expected to see

I loved seeing all the structures in the food forest!

A privilege to have seen the magic of Tinui Food Forest

The farm shop was great, and it was wonderful seeing all the products being made from the food forest

Beautiful food and drink sitting in the food forest and learning about the plants

Blog posts

  • Friendly Farm Animals

  • Alpacas, goats, pigs, and pet lamb Nellie love to meet you!
  • Food Forest Kitchen Garden

  • Experience the abundance of the Tinui Food Forest Kitchen Garden
  • Living Willow Maze

  • Lose yourself in the living willow maze!
  • Tinui Food Forest Shop

  • Relishes, pickles, chutneys, jams, jellies, and more all made on site in the Tinui Food Forest
  • Tinui Food Forest 25 year old Food Forest

  • One of the most mature and largest Food Forests in New Zealand
  • Grove of heritage apple trees that fruit at different times

Friendly Farm Animals

Alpacas, goats, pigs, and pet lamb Nellie love to meet you!

Food Forest Kitchen Garden

Experience the abundance of the Tinui Food Forest Kitchen Garden

Living Willow Maze

Lose yourself in the living willow maze!

Tinui Food Forest Shop

Relishes, pickles, chutneys, jams, jellies, and more all made on site in the Tinui Food Forest

Tinui Food Forest 25 year old Food Forest

One of the most mature and largest Food Forests in New Zealand
Grove of heritage apple trees that fruit at different times