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Hosted by Te Waka Kai Ora, Papawhakaritorito, Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Cost / FREE to attend (Paragraph 2, bold)
Registration required. Click this link to register for He Whenua Rongo – an indigenous seed, soil and food sovereignty symposium
This event is designed to support research and practices that champion kai atua and deliver biodiversity, food security and cultural heritage.
We will come together for a three-day wānanga to collaborate with other farmers, Indigenous communities, local food producers, activists, hua parakore producers, Indigenous researchers and policymakers. We’ll explore, celebrate and connect with the wisdom of preserving and promoting seed freedom and diversity, regenerating soils and restoring Aotearoa’s cultural food systems.
Topics covered include free trade and agriculture, Indigenous seed sovereignty, GMOs in food and farming, post-capitalist economies, hua parakore and community empowerment. Together, we will gain insights into innovative approaches, successful initiatives, and best practices that can contribute to the sustainable management of seed, soil and food systems worldwide.
Day one: Thursday, 11 April 2024
Globalisation, free trade and post-capitalist economies
Day one begins in the international context and looks at the impacts globalisation, capitalism and free trade agreements are having on Indigenous rights, the rights of nature, food, farming and our sacred traditional medicines. Indigenous resistance movements and strategies are discussed and pathways to developing alternative post-capitalist economies where food, farming and nature are free from capitalist patriarchy are explored.
Venue: Te Mahurehure Marae
Day two: Friday, 12 April 2024
International Indigenous Seed, Soil and Food Sovereignty Symposium
Day two brings the International context to the fore, we will hear about strategies and movements for seed, soil and food sovereignty from other parts of the world. What can we learn from indigenous communities to nurture our seeds, soil and Indigenous foodways?
Venue: Te Mahurehure Marae
Day three: Saturday, 13 April 2024
He Whenua Rongo: Hua Parakore and growing local seed, soil and food sovereign economies
The focus of day three is on the Hua Parakore – Māori organic systems. On day three the symposium moves to Papatūānuku Kōkiri marae, a Hua Parakore verfieid marae and māra kai in South Auckland. We will learn about the many kaupapa taking place on the marae and hear from those on the Hua Parakore verification journey, including tangata tiriti. Day three is all about the local-growing Hua Parakore as a movement of resistance to return food and farming to the hands of Indigenous and local communities.
Venue: Papatūanuku Kokiri Marae