Profile of Biofarm, a Manawatu organic family farm with a long history who recently recieved the cloak of Hau Parakore, an indigenous verification Hua Parakore is the indigenous verification and validation system for mahinga kai (food and product manufacture), initiated and driven by Te Waka Kai Ora (National Māori Organics Authority of Aotearoa) – MAI […]
“Wood is fragrant,” says John Ecuyer. “You can smell it when you walk in the door. It’s a very sensual, soft, smooth, beautiful material and I’m surprised more people don’t work with it.” “In the late 80s I discovered lots of wood lying around the countryside – lots; just incredible. I was photographing pohutukawa trees at […]
Brief discussion of kumara growing in NZ by Maori, gardening in the ancient Maori way, and the re-establishment of the ancient Rekamarauroa kumara strain. When Maori first migrated across the Pacific to New Zealand a thousand years ago, they brought with them over 60 varieties of kumara (sweet potato).Today commercialism has meant a concentrated cultivation […]
Before the potato became a Western dietary staple, chestnuts were the staple in Europe. “In fact,” says Caren Campbell of Johnny Moo’s Chestnuts, “the legend is that the Greek army retreating from Asia Minor in 401 BC was sustained by chestnuts during their march. Chestnut trees were known as bread trees because ground, or […]
Organic Winery and the Oratia Farmer’s Market “Like all farming industries, the wine industry has its challenges….you can pay the bills, but it is a long term investment in resources and a way of life,” says Maria Sunde of Artisan Wines in West Auckland’s Oratia. Rex and Maria Sunde are descendants of Dalmation immigrants to […]
Theresa Sjoquist
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Theresa Sjoquist
