The whenua calls

A spotlight on traditional gardening practices that have all but fallen by the wayside.

- BY RUSSELL BROWN

The practice of māra kai, the mātauranga associated with growing food crops, has been undergoing a quiet comeback in recent years - although you might not have noticed because the comeback has largely developed in out-of-the way places. Perhaps one day there'll be a whizzbang prime-time show about doing it in your own back yard. Until then, there's Once Were Gardeners.