A community garden project hoping to help improve children's health and reduce family food bills in Flaxmere is celebrating a new funding boost.
Following a $6000 grant provided by the Hawke's Bay Foundation, a community garden project being run by Kimi Ora Community School and Wharariki Trust (formerly U-Turn Trust) can now go to the next level.
Wharariki Trust chief executive Ana Apatu said the grant would go toward new equipment to further the project, which would re-establish a community garden at Kimi Ora School.
Ms Apatu said the project also aimed to teach students how to grow from seed.
"Recently, the principal has also incorporated breakfast and lunches for the students, and the school has noticed a behaviour change from that," she said.