WAYS TO PARTNER WITH US
We’ve kept this simple.
Whether you’re a small local business looking for a meaningful way to show up for your community, or a larger organisation seeking a values-aligned partnership, there’s a place for you here.
By becoming a partner business your organisation can contribute to our mission of championing a regenerative local food model – one that is – community-centred, human-scale, diverse, ecologically-regenerative, and which ultimately, nourishes both the land and the people of Aotearoa.
Friends of Kelmarna – Business Membership
$1,000 per year
Designed for local businesses who want to back Kelmarna in a tangible, ongoing way – without it being complicated.
Lots of small commitments add up to something significant. If the businesses in our neighbourhood each chose to invest a little in what’s happening on this whenua, the impact would be real and lasting. This is our invitation to you.
As a FoK Business Member, your organisation receives:
- Your logo on our website as a valued Kelmarna partner
- A feature about your business in one of our newsletters – reaching our engaged community of food lovers, locals, and sustainability champions
- 50% off a Kelmarna Team Experience – bring your team to the farm for a hands-on day in the garden
- 10% off for your employees in our Farm Shop
Business Sponsorships
For organisations looking to invest at a deeper level, our sponsorship partnerships offer greater visibility, more tailored benefits, and a closer ongoing relationship with the Kelmarna team.
Whether you’d like to support a specific programme – our therapeutic gardening, school education, or volunteer initiatives, or contribute more broadly to the farm’s operations, we’d love to talk about what that could look like.
The strongest partnerships we have are ones where there’s real alignment: your team gets something meaningful, and Kelmarna gets a partner invested in our long-term success.
Depending on what makes sense for you and your team, a partnership with Kelmarna might include:
- Multi-year partnerships aligned with your CSR or ESG goals – co-designed around what matters to both of us
- Team experiences on the farm – hands-on, meaningful, and a long way from a trust fall
- Visibility with our engaged community of locals, food lovers, and sustainability advocates – through our newsletter, website, events, and social channels
- Opportunities to contribute your team’s skills, networks, and expertise, not just funding
- Connection to a wider network of businesses and organisations working on food systems, sustainability, and community resilience in Tāmaki Makaurau
We don’t have a fixed package, because the best partnerships are the ones we build together. If your organisation cares about the community it operates in and wants to be genuinely part of what Kelmarna does – we’d love to have a conversation.
Why business support matters right now
Running a values-led community farm and charity is not straightforward. Grant funding is competitive and increasingly stretched. The economic climate affects every part of our operation. And the kind of slow, relational, community-rooted work that Kelmarna does doesn’t come with easy revenue streams.
What it does come with is impact – real, measurable, and growing.
Our programmes are reaching more people than ever. Our soil health is improving. We’ve just secured a 20-year lease on this whenua, giving us the foundation to plan for the long term. And we’re actively connected to a national movement of growers and food advocates working to reshape how Aotearoa feeds itself.
Business support helps keep all of that possible. It helps us show up – in the garden, in the community, and in the wider conversations that matter for Aotearoa’s food future.
If your business cares about the neighbourhood it operates in, the community it serves, and the kind of food system we’re all living inside – we’d love to have you alongside us.
Every investment made in this work is a critical step forward towards a brighter food future.
Whether you’re interested in the FoK Business Membership, a tailored sponsorship, or just want to find out more – we’d love to hear from you.
Email: hello@kelmarna.co.nz
Phone: 09 376 0472
THANK YOU TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS
AND TO OUR SUPPORTER BRANDS
