What a wonderful summer. We hope it has been a restorative one for everybody. At Jassy Dean the year has begun with energy and enthusiasm. We have already held two Trust meetings!

Requests for funding from the Trust grow every year. We anticipate we will be asked to find in the vicinity of $100,000 over this coming one…with every cent to be invested in the health of our local children. It’s a huge amount for a small community to raise and with figures like that, clearly fundraising becomes a major, top of the pile, super important and central issue! Planning is well underway, and everyone will be delighted that once again the Jassy Dean Waiheke Garden Festival is back on the calendar and will be held over the weekend of 9 and 10 November, 2024.

Our new book Food From Jassy's Gardens is ‘done & dusted' and will arrive on Waiheke this week. A follow up from our 2021 sellout fundraiser Lunch in Jassy's Gardens it features eight of the wonderful gardens that many of you visited in the 2022 Garden Festival, plus one extra. There are stories about those generous and dedicated gardeners and a new range of delicious recipes inspired by the fruit and vegetables they grow. The original team is back on board. The book is written by Annie Porter, stunningly designed by Sophie Douglas and beautifully photographed by Joan Caulfield and Don Robertson.

Written by local resident, Annie Porter, this beautifully designed cookbook features new and delicious recipes and nine stunning Waiheke gardens.
Priced at $50.00, Food from Jassy’s Gardens would make the perfect Christmas present. 100% of every sale supports The Jassy Dean Trust and helps us to continue to financially assist Waiheke families with children facing medical and emotional challenges.
From 13 November you can buy the book here online or at selected Waiheke outlets:

403 Seaview Road, Onetangi, Waiheke Island. Phone 09 372 7116 for an appointment or stop by and see Ngaio.

Gardeners Gerda Gorgner and Kim Whitaker are opening their Waiheke Cottage Garden by appointment only. All proceeds go to the Jassy Dean Trust. Book via Gardens To Visit.