Country Life

Country Life meets a family using bullock-power instead of diesel to grow their own food, and gets a taste of the tomatoes grown by some of Wellington's Italian community.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
In this episode:
0:47 - Conditions wrap
7:04- Standing up for migrant farmers
14:45 - Roots that run deep - Capri tomatoes
26:24 - Off-grid, thriving and feeding whānau without fossil fuels
With thanks to:
Kristine Asuncion
Nina and Teresa Cuccurullo
Marissa Dowling
The Land family
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Bullocks and horses power the Land's farm in the Hokianga where three generations live off-grid, growing practically all their own food without the need for fossil fuels. Country Life spent a morning with the families whose way of life echoes more traditional modes of farming last century.
With thanks to:
The Land family
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From Italy to Wellington's south coast, growing and eating great food is central to the Cuccurullo family maintaining its cultural heritage. For the past 60 years, they've kept the tradition of growing tomatoes from seeds first sourced in Capri in the 1960s.
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With thanks to:
Nina and Teresa Cuccurullo
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Anisha Satya chats with Kristine Asuncion, Filipina dairy farmer and advocate.
With thanks to:
Kristine Asuncion
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A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around the country.

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