Piko Wholefoods 40 years of co-operation
Piko Wholefoods opened in March 1979 at 225 Kilmore Street, Christchurch, as part of a larger project conceived by Rod Donald, Hans and Janice Schaeper, and Keith and Pauline Whiting, then all in their late 20s.
The project was directed by concepts of self-sufficiency and community – a sustainable urban vision which included a housing co-operative where veges could be grown and chickens raised, as well as a shop to sell the produce they grew. Christchurch would then have access to healthy whole food, which wasn’t otherwise available.
The Peterborough Street Community Living Project (PSCLP) and the shop began under the auspices of Te Whānau Charitable Trust. Hans
