About Brown Owl

 

Brown Owl's loyal Kaitiaki, with the help of community volunteers, work hard to feed Rotorua, organically.

We are a social enterprise, that began as a co-op somewhere around 2010.

Forming an incorporated society in 2014, through various 'hubs', Brown Owl took the leap in 2020 in to the current Brown Owl shop.

After over a decade of hard work, Brown Owl Incorperated saw it best for the continued success of Brown Owl, to sell the operation.

Along came Liam and Johnelle in 2024, a local and devoted couple already in the Brown Owl community, both having been a part of the shop and previous committees behind the scenes.

While Brown Owl Organics' legal structure changed, Liam and Johnelle have not set about re-inventing the wheel. The shop remains humble and firmly tied to the values and mission it always has, with even more push to grow our community

Thanks to our dedicated and passionate team of volunteers, who Brown Owl still relies on, to provide affordably priced dry goods in store, harnessing the power of bulk buying where practical.

 

Brown Owl Organics' mission remains in line with the purpose of the former Brown Owl Organics food club and society:

Enrich community connection, health and wellbeing;

Nurture, support, grow and promote the local organic food economy;

Do anything necessary or helpful to achieve the above purposes, such as:
• facilitating access to safe and nutritious produce and foodstuffs, including, but not limited to, those that are organically certified.
• enabling a meaningful connection between local buyers and local producers.
• widening the population able to participate in the local organic food economy by removing financial, cultural and/or educational barriers.
• promoting networking in the local organics community.

If you would like to get more involved with Brown Owl, volunteer a few hours, or have an important idea to share, please contact us.