Kai resilience and food swapping in Taranaki

Pounamu Skelton is dedicated to helping whanau grow food and to trade it. She runs the popular Waitara crop swap. Her interest in food is steeped in the legacy of her Tipuna Maori, respecting food as medicine, nourishment and connection. In addition to running the monthly food swap, Pounamu also teaches others how to grow their own food and she is the co-chair of the Maori Organics Authority. Earlier this month, she held the He Whenua Rongo online conference, with hundreds of participants from the kai and soil resilience movement.