Vege co-op offers a meaty challenge to supermarkets

Wellington’s regional fruit and vege co-op is expanding into meat as it looks to create an affordable local food system that bypasses supermarkets.
Hauora Kai is in talks with Wellington meat processor Taylor Preston following “very popular” demand for a meat offering from its members, said regional co-ordinator Cory Hope. It has already branched out into eggs, supplied by Shevington Farm in Ōtaki and Wairarapa Eggs in Carterton.