gardening

  • Summer Tomatoes

    I reckon every gardener has “their” vegetable – the one they just seem to understand and as a result, they grow with ease. The tomato – while technically a fruit –…

  • Courgettes for Days

    I grew up in a nature-loving (yes, hippy!) family on a large property overlooking my hometown of Raglan. My parents grew much of what we ate, without the use of…

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    Family Sufficiency

    It’s relatively uncommon for someone to upgrade from a five-acre property to 50 acres. But Rochelle and her husband Mike knew exactly what they wanted to do with the extra…

  • One and Indivisible

    Sometimes a season of adverse weather events can be so overwhelming, it can be difficult to pick yourself up and dust yourself off. But this is the time of year…

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    A Call for Community

    I witnessed the truly phenomenal power of food to bring people together during the aftermath of the Christchurch and Kaikoūra earthquakes. With local food supply chains severely disrupted, many businesses…