BORN AT TROPPO · TE PUKE

Free Grower Tools

Interactive calculators for NZ food forests — plus the wider Kai Resilience network. All free, no login.

The Troppo grower suite started at our tropical urban food forest in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty — the founding site for Kai Resilience in Te Puke and a regional anchor for Kai Resilience in the Bay of Plenty (BOP) and the Western Bay of Plenty. Tools are shared across the Vector Group Charitable Trust (CC45966) and Kai Resilience New Zealand. Start with a tool below (info page → live app), then explore linked network sites.

6 FREE TOOLS

The Troppo suite

Orchard & Food Forest Planner

Plan edible ecosystems for New Zealand — canopy layers, species spacing, and orchard layout. Born at our Te Puke food forest.

Companion Planting Matrix

162 plants, 17 guilds — allies, antagonists, Three Sisters, and rongōā Māori combinations for Aotearoa gardens.

Continuous Harvests Calendar

105+ crops, 11 NZ climate zones — Gantt-style succession planting for year-round kai at home.

3D Food Forest Layer Visualiser

Interactive 3D food-forest strata with 200+ NZ plants — ideal for teaching and design.

Food Forest Quiz

300+ questions on permaculture, syntropic agroforestry, and regenerative growing — plus Troppo Games.

The Living Oracle

Ask the living world — 44-card ecological reflection deck. Not tarot. Not a planner. Free, no account.

SCHOOL · DIRECTORY · APPS · REGIONAL HUBS

Kai Resilience network

Sites we build and grow together — directory, school, planning apps, food-forest hubs, and Bay of Plenty gateways. External links open in a new tab so you can keep browsing Troppo.

Kai Resilience

National food-resilience directory — growers, nurseries, food forests, workshops, and kai projects across Aotearoa.

Kai Resilience — Grower tools hub

Collective map of all Troppo calculators and linked network tools (canonical network hub).

Food Resilience School NZ

Free online courses in regenerative growing, food forests, and kai security. Hub at kairesilience.food/school · app at foodresilience.school.nz.

RegenOS

Regenerative land planning — turn site observation into land plans and design workflows.

Food Forests New Zealand

Community hub for food-forest growers, projects, and inspiration across NZ.

Food Forests NZ — Resource hub

Start-here gateway — grower tools, FAQ, and regional knowledge from Kaitaia to Invercargill.

Grow Te Puke

Western Bay of Plenty community food-growing hub — events, swaps, and local kai resilience.

Nursery Map

Find plant nurseries across Aotearoa — rare edibles, subtropicals, and food-forest stockists.

Food Forest Tours

Guided food-forest experiences and hands-on learning visits.

Kiwifruit.Capital

Bay of Plenty regional gateway — directory, tourism, harvest work, and kiwifruit-sector listings.

Vector Group Charitable Trust

Umbrella NZ charity (CC45966) — youth, kai resilience, community programmes, and transparency.

Troppo on Vector Group

Charity project page for Troppo — food forest, nursery, and Kai Resilience flagship.

Te Puke Digital

Regional web design, SEO, photography, and AI infrastructure — built this site.