"Internductions" Spring 2021
Elise Ranck
Elise has stuck with us as an intern since the beginning of 2021! How lucky are we?
Elise joined up as one of our inaugural interns following time volunteering with our farming sessions so has had the opportunity to be involved in the many moving parts of our various farming projects over this time. These days she spends her time in our main production farm, Umu i te Mamaku and in particular has started supporting our lead farmer, Phoebe on our main harvest days.
Elise’s input, commitment, knowledge and enthusiasm is an example of the beautiful community of people we are grateful to have around us, as we learn and grow together and discover how we can create a resourceful, resilient and connected community one carrot at a time.
Elise’s Focus Area: Supporting our main production farm, Umu i te Mamaku and our farm team in general.
Hayley Southee
Kia Ora! My name is Hayley and I have just started working as an intern with the amazing Urban Kai team. I’m a trained chef with a passion for gardening and helping others. I have been learning how to grow Kai and all the processes involved in food production. I’m really grateful for this opportunity to learn and grow with the team!
Hayley has created an edible flowers guide with tips and how we can use them more in our cooking.
Hayley’s focus area: Supporting our main production farm, Umu i te Mamaku, running our first CSA veggie box trial and working alongside our whānau.
Tania Ryan
Kia ora koutou, my name is Tania I’m a novice gardener with a passion for protecting Papatūānuku and helping my community. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn sustainable farming practices that promote healthy outcomes for our planet and our communities.
Tania’s focus area: Supporting our main production farm, Umu i te Mamaku
Fin Desmond
Kia ora, I'm Fin :)
I’ve recently come home to Welly after some time living in Australia and Germany and I’m really stoked and grateful to be joining this amazing whānau as an intern. I'm excited about creating alternative food systems that are built by and for the people in our communities, in a way reconnects us with our beautiful mother, Earth!
Fins focus area: Veggie Box team (CSA); Operations and Kai Distribution as well as working alongside our farming team whereever he can!
Courtenay Scott-Hill
Kia Ora, I’m Courtenay.
Developing community managed, localised food systems which strengthen our connection to Mother Earth and each other is something I’ve been passionate about for a while now! I truly believe that community and our precious Earth are the two most important things in life, and Common Unity’s vision really resonates with this belief. It’s great to be here!
Courtenays focus area: School and Agrihood sessions, and general support around the ReMakery.
Maggie Tu
Helloooo! I'm Maggie, and you'll most likely catch me cooking up compost, whipping food scraps into worm poo, or hanging in the gorgeous gardens of our agrihood!
I'm a fiend for efficient learning and trying to figure everything out - from psychology to nutrition to math to art to piano to roller skating to the genius of nature. Common Unity is a hub of overflowing love and support and growth, so you have no idea how hyped I am to have the honor of having fun and learning with them!
Maggies focus area: Propagation, Composting, harvest processing, general farm support (ReMakery and Agrihood)
Bafrin Kehdri
Focus area: Agrihood bacyards Project