A tohunga's natural world :
plants, gardening and food /
Moon, Paul.
A tohunga's natural world : plants, gardening and food / Paul Moon. - Auckland, N.Z. : David Ling Pub., 2005. - 149 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - The tohunga trilogy ; 2 . - The tohunga trilogy ; bk. 2. .
Sequel to the author's Tohunga, Hohepa Kereopa.
Introduction: What is a tohunga? -- 1. The approach to gardening (Gardening and planting in the old days ; Hakari: a feast ; Everybody helping everybody else ; Decline ; Presentation ; How Hohepa acquired this knowledge ; Gardening and tradition ; Returning to nature ; Self-respexct and gardening ; Concepts ; The future) -- 2. Preparation (Compost ; Soil ; Locating the garden) -- 3. What to plant and how (Karakia before planting ; Propagation and planting ; Planting by the Moon ; Fruit trees ; Harvesting) 4. Care (Water and weeding ; Fertiliser ; Bugs and diseases ; The use and protection of plants ; Karakia ; Balance ; Care) -- 5. Food and recipes (Food and manaaki ; Hangi ; Preserving ; Smoking ; Poultry ; Eels ; Eating in the bush ; Maori bread ; Maori pudding ; Feeding babies ; Special foods ; Maori vegetables ; The boil-up ; The frequency of kai) -- 6. Harakeke: flax (Preparing the kete for food ; Types of flax and their uses ; Traditions of weaving) -- Medicinal use of plants (Medicinal uses ; How remedies work ; Tonics ; Walking away) -- Conclusion -- List of plants. Sequel to: Tohunga : Hohepa Kereopa. -Historian Dr Paul Moon travels deep into Tuhoe territory and reveals his discussions with Hohepa Kereopa on traditional plants, cultivation, gardening, foods, medicines and other aspects of hte natural Maori world. Indispensable for anyone with an interest in customary Maori life.
Historian Dr. Paul Moon travels into Tuhoe territory to uncover a wealth of material. Discusses traditional plants, cultivation, gardening, foods, medicines and other aspects of the natural Maori world. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in customary Maori life.
1877378046 (pbk.)
Kereopa, Hohepa.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Agriculture.
Tohunga.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Food.
Plants, Edible--New Zealand.
Cooking, Maori.
Kai
Ahu māra
Maramataka
Te Wao nui ā Tāne.
Pūkengatanga
A tohunga's natural world : plants, gardening and food / Paul Moon. - Auckland, N.Z. : David Ling Pub., 2005. - 149 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - The tohunga trilogy ; 2 . - The tohunga trilogy ; bk. 2. .
Sequel to the author's Tohunga, Hohepa Kereopa.
Introduction: What is a tohunga? -- 1. The approach to gardening (Gardening and planting in the old days ; Hakari: a feast ; Everybody helping everybody else ; Decline ; Presentation ; How Hohepa acquired this knowledge ; Gardening and tradition ; Returning to nature ; Self-respexct and gardening ; Concepts ; The future) -- 2. Preparation (Compost ; Soil ; Locating the garden) -- 3. What to plant and how (Karakia before planting ; Propagation and planting ; Planting by the Moon ; Fruit trees ; Harvesting) 4. Care (Water and weeding ; Fertiliser ; Bugs and diseases ; The use and protection of plants ; Karakia ; Balance ; Care) -- 5. Food and recipes (Food and manaaki ; Hangi ; Preserving ; Smoking ; Poultry ; Eels ; Eating in the bush ; Maori bread ; Maori pudding ; Feeding babies ; Special foods ; Maori vegetables ; The boil-up ; The frequency of kai) -- 6. Harakeke: flax (Preparing the kete for food ; Types of flax and their uses ; Traditions of weaving) -- Medicinal use of plants (Medicinal uses ; How remedies work ; Tonics ; Walking away) -- Conclusion -- List of plants. Sequel to: Tohunga : Hohepa Kereopa. -Historian Dr Paul Moon travels deep into Tuhoe territory and reveals his discussions with Hohepa Kereopa on traditional plants, cultivation, gardening, foods, medicines and other aspects of hte natural Maori world. Indispensable for anyone with an interest in customary Maori life.
Historian Dr. Paul Moon travels into Tuhoe territory to uncover a wealth of material. Discusses traditional plants, cultivation, gardening, foods, medicines and other aspects of the natural Maori world. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in customary Maori life.
1877378046 (pbk.)
Kereopa, Hohepa.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Agriculture.
Tohunga.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Food.
Plants, Edible--New Zealand.
Cooking, Maori.
Kai
Ahu māra
Maramataka
Te Wao nui ā Tāne.
Pūkengatanga