MĀORILAND MAARA
& KAI COLLECTIVE
OUR MAARA TEAM
Elishka Graham & Tania Hakaraia
Māoriland is committed to
-Kaitiakitanga – Being good caretakers
-Para Kore – Zero Waste
-Tikanga Māori – practices to achieve ecological sustainability
-Hauora – Better kai means better health
-Mana motuhake – Food sovereignty `
Nau mai Haere mai…
Join us in the maara!
Maara Noticeboard
For all your community notices and handy hints in the garden!
Matariki in the Maara
In the Māoriland Maara it is Matariki. The Matariki holiday made official and consequential busy-ness contrasts with the quiet grounding of winter in the maara, a slow time of reflection and planning. Tania dreamed up a lovely community ‘whanau kai’ shared lunch event we held yesterday, a Sunday afternoon. Whanau traditions walked in the door, with scones wrapped […]
Ngahuru in the Maara
Corn Harvest! Late in 2022 I planted corn, placing some in the centre row of the long bed by the Māoriland Hub back door, a reliably visible and busy spot during film festivals. Knowing that corn is culturally significant, a taonga, for our Indigenous Turtle Island friends, I wanted it to be prominent and visible. […]
April in the Maara
Keeping on top of regular planting is keeping me busy in the maara with the seedlings all requiring attention and somewhere to grow i.e. ongoing transplantation! Charlie and I planted the garlic gifted by Raureka Cook and are feeling optimistic…garlic is rumoured to be easy to grow the first year you ever put it in, […]
Summer’s end in the Māoriland Maara
Our willow fence line is establishing and beautifies the dilapidated tin fence, but this willow does need attention and weaving while it is still supple to develop its shape. This is a creative and somewhat meditative opportunity to enhance a living breathing fence line. I welcome anyone who wants to spend time plaiting and weaving, […]