Do you think you’ve got the best pickles, preserves or baked goods in Upper Hutt or Wellington? Well get those heirloom recipes out and bring them to our first ever harvest festival competition and let others see! Judging is 50% by public vote, so bring your friends and whanau and come enjoy a family filled day. Judges announced on the day. All judging final. Prizes in the form of a Mangaroa Farm Shop Voucher.

Two categories:

1. Best Preserves (Pickles & Chutney)
2. Best Baked Goods

You need to enrol to receive a copy of the rules and regulations, which mostly are around food safety. Information will be emailed to you after signing up.

Follow the link for more information and how to sign up. https://store.mangaroa.org/products/mangaroa-farms-harvest-festival-sat-21st-march-2026-10am-3pm

A “thank you” to Mangaroa Farms for sending this article to The Upper Hutt Connection.

23/02/26