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 –…
Reclaiming the Value Chain
In 2018, when David Thorpe decided he wanted a break from managing his elderly parents’ farm, he, his siblings and their spouses put their heads together to come up with…
Goat Firefighters
Fires burned over 700,000 hectares of Europe during the northern summer of 2022 – an unenviable record. Individual fires peaked at over 2,300 – far above the 15-year running average…
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…
How to improve pastural soil health
Nick Collins knows how to talk about soil health. The former organic dairy farmer from Piopio has made it his business to share his hard-earned knowledge about how to improve…