Save the date, Upper Hutt! A bunch of awesome locals is serving up something special in March 2026

Introducing your first-ever Upper Hutt Food Week – all about celebrating local food growers, community gardens, seedling producers, businesses, restaurants, and good food grown right here.

Things are kicking off with a Pumpkin Growing Competition judged by Greenstone Doors and run by Heritage Nursery. So, gardening gloves and soil at the ready!

• 21-29 March 2026
• various locations around Upper Hutt

For competition details, gardening tips, and event updates, follow Upper Hutt Food Week: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582579796489&__cft__[0]=AZZ4c2k9PSjf6g9ysCKTWRXnjDLIXHyMutDpkFO-nMkb7ZpL-quq_W4om9nvRQVlFMiFdQ9mN16zXXKz2lKfooPR0EaX0VgB9udt4EbKSDgPe-dRXxs4Dg4zbCIuPasdIPZjBSMSTylb_Mic9x8nBeEv&__tn__=-]K-R

A “thank you” to Sallie Anne Calvert for requesting that this article be put up on The Upper Hutt Connection. / Source: My Upper Hutt

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