Most cities and towns in New Zealand were established on flat, fertile land good for growing food. However, subsequent urban growth has covered these original gardens and subsumed the surrounding farmland. A paradox has emerged: as the town's population grows and the demand for food increases, the land available for growing food is being diminished.
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Reference: Les Molloy, Soils in the New Zealand landscape: the living mantle. Lincoln: , 1988, plate 14.13
by Quentin Christie
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