Mamakan - Magical Foraging in the Waitakeres

This is quite an unusual experience. Set in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges, an often overlooked area full of beautiful rich bush (rainforest) is a lady, Mamakan, who has a special connection with nature and plant life. Originally from Denmark, in a few short years Mamakan has accumulated degree-level knowledge of NZ plants, and a level of initiation into indigenous knowledge. She has brought this knowledge of plants together with a fine, instinctive understanding of gastronomy and her proficiency in the artistic world to create something we believe is unique. We spent a couple of days with Mamakan and the feelings we brought away was of someone so at home in nature that it was difficult to see separation between human and plant life. Then this was impossibly interwoven with delicate artistic compassion so now we couldn't see separation between art and nature. And then everything we ate or drank tasted so good, it tasted so natural it was impossible to imagine any other way it could taste. So, apart from seeing another part of New Zealand and gaining a deeper understanding of foraging here, you will leave having experienced something magical which will change the way you view nature.