Delight all your senses with incredible sights and tastes with our field trips to such delights as Te Horo Harvest, Waikawa Blueberries, Coral Tree Organics, latest chef sensation of Yuzu's, foraged-flavoured icecream. Learn about the passion that led to Commonsense Organics, Ammara Lodge, cold weather tolerant papaya's, and growing pine nuts and more.

Hear from leading researchers about new food crops under development, the impact of severe weather on crops, biochar for soil and atmospheric health, preventing biosecurity issues, using our soils productively, and healing using NZ plants.

Take a self-drive tour to members properties to see their thoughts in action, and discuss with them their testing of a diverse range of tree crops and their uses in a variety of growing conditions throughout the Wellington-Horowhenua region.

If you are interested in trees, growing them, eating them, farming them, burning them and more, this is the conference you'll want to be at. The NZTCA members are a friendly bunch, and will be more than happy to chat throughout the conference about all things trees, and there is lots of opportunity built into the programme to grow your network and a get you growing for a better life .