How to grow oyster mushrooms on gorse
Gorse is the plant most farmers curse. At PermaDynamics in Whangarei it has become a food crop. Frida Keegan shares the full method for turning a thorny weed into oyster mushrooms.
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One and indivisible: winter systems at The Food Farm
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: how local food markets rebuild resilience
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…
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The dream team: the couple with the multi-purpose block
In September 2018, Nicki Murray-Orr and Shane Rush hosted a dinner party. It was for Shane’s belated 50th birthday, and to celebrate the occasion, he asked his guests to each…
