Sustainability

Tim and Maggie of the Auckland Food Truck Collective are creating a platform for food truck owners to bring their unique styles of cuisine to the streets of Auckland. But for them, it's about so much more than the food.

Compost is the best possible food for your plants and a practical way to manage kitchen waste. Here are our top tips and advice for getting started with composting so you can get that win-win!

Community-focused and environmentally-conscious, Sawmill Brewery and their adjacent Smoko Room is a home away from home serving up a mean brew and food with gumption.

Ahu Ahu Beach Villas combine an artistic assemblage of recycled and rustic materials in a peaceful farm setting with sweeping coastal views. We talk to the owner, David Marshall about growing produce and his sustainable approach to both food and architecture.

Beginning with just a small caravan and a jar of sundried tomatoes, Luke’s Kitchen is now an essential dining spot on the Coromandel’s east coast. Rustic, relaxed and staunchly local, it’s the kind of place you’d visit once and never want to leave.

From the cacao farms of Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Solomon Islands to a refurbished factory in Dunedin’s warehouse precinct, OCHO’s lovingly made dark chocolate has a story to tell. And a delicious one at that.

Nourishing, earth-friendly and simply scrumptious, these Kiwi insta-foodies are putting forward a strong case for the plant-based lifestyle. Meet the 'grammers inspiring us to go green with their picture-perfect vegan dishes.

Bees mean business at Earthbound Honey, a raw, natural honey company based in West Auckland. NADIA magazine went to meet the family behind the brand.

The craft chocolate scene in New Zealand is growing, with a focus on fairly traded cacao from the Pacific Islands. Nadia magazine meets some of the brands producing bean-to-bar chocolate and a few boutique players doing things their own way.

Fill your 'gram with beautiful pictures that will inspire you to create a more environmentally-friendly kitchen. We've rounded up our favourite sustainable Instagram foodies to help!