Meet the Team
Richmond Community Garden is incredibly lucky to be activated and cared for with the mahi of a fantatistic team of humans. Meet who we have looking after our projects:
Morgane Honoré
– Director – Community & Purpose
Morgane is originally from France, now a proud member of the Christchurch community since 2013. She first discovered our wonderful garden back in early 2019 while cycling along the river and since then, she has been deeply engaged in various community projects and events.You’ll often find her at Riverlution working behind the scenes to bring our kaupapa and shared community vision to life.
Rachel Oliver
– Garden Coordinator
Rachel is thrilled to join as the new Garden Coordinator. Having collaborated with Richmond Community Garden for years, she is excited to be part of such a vibrant team. Rachel looks forward to cultivating delicious food for the community, teaching, contributing to exciting projects, and caring for the land.
You’ll find her every Monday and Wednesday during the volunteer sessions, usually knee-deep in green waste at the compost area, tending to the vegetable beds, or up in a fruit tree in the food forest!
She’s always up for a chat, especially over a well-deserved cup of tea and one of Julie’s scrumptious cakes. Rachel can’t wait to connect with everyone around the grounds.
Damion Chalmers
– Garden Ranger
Damion has been part of this great community for almost 5 years now. He has found it a great learning and working experience. He has seen ways to care for the gardens, meet new people and enjoy the wide range of projects that started this eco-friendly place
