We grow more food than we need in Aotearoa and yet many people are going hungry. So how do we connect production and distribution to make sure we look after all our people?

In this episode we hear about projects that looked at reconnecting people with the source of their food, through initiatives like school meal programmes and re-establishing thriving marae gardens. We’ll hear that being connected to culturally meaningful foods – from growing, through to cooking and preserving – can help rebuild cultural identity and wellbeing, and provide food resilience for the wider community.

More information:

• Providing Healthy Food for Children in Schools in Aotearoa: Factsheet https://ourlandandwater.nz/outputs/providing-healthy-food-for-children-in-schools-in-aotearoa-factsheet/
• Pā to Plate Grower’s Guide https://ourlandandwater.nz/outputs/pa-to-plate-growers-guide/ 

Speakers: Tanira Kingi (Climate Change Commission), Paul Voigt (Nikau Pacific Group), Derrylea Hardy (Massey University), Daniel Morrimire (Manawatū Food Action Network)