Charmaine
and Tanya in their
abundant vege garden
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Charmaine Pountney is
passionate about growing healthy minds, hearts and communities. She has extensive experience in secondary education, including ten
years as principal of Auckland Girls' Grammar School, and many years in teacher education,
including time as principal of Hamilton Teachers' College and then as founding dean of the
School of Education at the University of Waikato.
Since 1992 she has
worked with many different educational institutions
and community groups. She is widely known as a
speaker and writer, and has published a book about
education, Learning Our Living.
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Between us we have a wealth of down-to-earth experience
as educators, change agents, leaders and organic
growers.
We also have a passionate commitment to good
relationships - with each other, with Ngaati Te
Ata, the mana whenua of our area, with our employees,
neighbours and the wider community. Together,
in our different ways, we continue to work towards
sustainable development and social justice in
Aotearoa.
Another member of the family living here is Tanya's
95-year-old father, Dr Kenneth Cumberland, whom
we call our oldest WWOOFer. He has recently completed
writing his memoirs, and joins us for some evening
meals. He is well-known as a geographer, and as
writer and presenter of the Landmarks series on
TVNZ (in 1982 - rebroadcast 2002).
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Tanya
and Charmaine with their biggest
(15kg) bunch of organic bananas
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