NZ Lifestyle Block

A multi-tasking Kiwi with a passion for saving animals has set up a special sanctuary on her lifestyle block just outside Melbourne.

It's bright, bold, very red and packs a powerhouse of nutrients. Beetroot's distinguished, rich, purple-crimson colour alone should be a clue to its natural potency.

Many people have a dream to become artisan cheesemakers. It was 20 years in the making for Adrian and Jill Walcroft of Cartwheel Creamery, but they’re maturing nicely.

This is a garden of no soil that supplies the award-winning Riverstone Kitchen with its fresh vegetables and fruit all year-round, and it's a work of art.

If you are looking for the next perfect edition to your backyard, then tagasaste is the one you've been searching for.

The Hart family might run a commercial beef and sheep station, but their goal is to create paradise on earth for their community, and they've been inspired by one of the most famous farmers in the world.

This family of five lives in a 20m², off-grid and smart phone-free home with a composting toilet and a shower they share with the sky.

Get a handle on Facial Eczema this season by following these 12 tips.

Less than 100km away from the 1.4 million people who make up Auckland is an island of the self-sufficient. Great Barrier Island resident and author Lindsay Wright checks out some of his industrious neighbours.

With more commercial farms turning free-range, there are going to be exciting, more natural, scientifically-proven ways to fight diseases for all of us.

He blew up his first methane tank, built a boat in the shape of a saucer, and helped to design a super-efficient water blaster, but Coll Bell’s favourite inventions involve manure, and the more, the better.

There’s a lot to think about when it’s a normal summer, but an abnormal one makes things even more critical. Try out these tips for surviving summer on the block.

Today’s needs, tomorrow’s changes and even resale appeal need to be taken into account when designing the rooms in your home.

Pumpkins are frost tender and need a long, warm growing season (at least 14 weeks) in a sunny sheltered site.

Out her kitchen window, Barb Davies watches a battle for life as her nikau palm trees brave the weather.

Don't reserve strawberries just for  pavlova - liven up your salads with a few colourful berries.

Ensure your sheep are the happiest and healthiest they possible can be this summer with these helpful tips.

As temperatures and humidity rise, so do the creepy crawlies in and around your hen house. Listed below are some ways to be rid pests the natural way.

You’ll never know the joy of a truly magical-tasting pear until you grow your own.

Running out of present ideas for the practical person in your life? NZ Lifestyle Block editor Nadene Hall's gift list might provide inspiration.

Find a sunny spot and curl up with one of our picks for great Christmas reads this season.

Spring might be over, but there is plenty of pollen still in the air. Listed below are a few of the potential culprits, and it's probably not what you might think.

This December plant annuals, de-head flowers and try growing soy beans.

There is always an easy way and a hard way to do something, and Christmas cake is no different.

They may be on your property right now and they come in peace.

Starting a backyard herbal enterprise can be a viable means of earning extra cash. Donna Lee of Cottage Hill Herbs spills her secrets to success.

As the weather starts to warm up, it is prime time to start sprouting flowers, fruit, vegetables, and herbs in your home garden.

E. coli is generally thought of as baddie in your water that makes you sick, but it’s actually doing you a favour.

Featuring New Zealand's largest earthbag buildings, tipis, a permaculture garden and solar energy, Raglan's Solscape eco-camp is leading the way in sustainable tourism.

When you’re considering security options for your farm, you’re probably considering the obvious: alarm system, gate alarm, dog, automatic lights, security cameras, but have you considered the humble goose?

Regional councils around NZ are introducing new rules around farming, and you need to know how they may affect what and how you do things on your block.

A carpet of soft green grass does put the finishing touch to any landscape. Here, we look at 10 common problems standing in the way of the perfect turf.

Making the switch to organic gardening can take some adjustment, but follow this cheat sheet to avoid common hurdles.

A warm summer makes bean-growing a snap.