sharedApplication is unavailable

I'm trying to access my core data from the watch kit extension but i'm unable to use the shared application because it's not available in watch kit. How do I initialize the

managedObjectContext

within my view controller without using the shared application code?

if (self.managedObjectContext_ == nil) { self.managedObjectContext_ = [(AppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] managedObjectContext]; }

right now, it's assuming my

managedObjectContext

is nil.

How do I initialize core data outside my app delegate in the watchkit controllers?