NZ Lifestyle Block

You may think there’s a wee way to go before tick season starts but in warmers areas tick nymphs, just 2mm long, will already be creeping through the pasture and up the legs of your horses, cattle, goats and deer as early as this month.

In 2005, a city-living couple from Canada decided to try eating only food grown locally within a 100 mile radius of their home.

It’s almost time to get the vege garden ready and for that, you’ll need to make the earth move.

Are your ewes due to lamb? Are you ready? Here are some things to consider.

One of the hardest things to deal with after the death of large animal is disposing of the carcass.

You may think you know a good soil, but have you had a good sniff of it lately?

Marie Mullins is known as the pickle lady, and the secrets to her success lie on the beautiful lifestyle block she calls home.

Spring is just around the corner, get ready by planting tomato seedlings and aubergines.

Looking for a new hobby? Weaving and spinning your own wool is an easy and really addictive.

Mulching is an easy way to protect your soil until you’re ready to use it in spring.

The late Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka created a revolutionary way of farming that has no plowing, no fertiliser, no weeding and no pesticides.

When you live on a little island in the middle of a big ocean, you have to make your block of land pay its own way in the most self-sufficient manner possible.

Winter feed can really blow your farm budget. Here are some ways to cut down on your feed costs during the colder months.

Pests are tricky, secretive creatures and it can be difficult to know if you have a small problem, or a really big one.

If you've ever wondered how people win pumpkin-growing competitions, get ready for some seriously strange gardening.

Goats and chooks live in harmony in this funky recycled coop in Portland, Oregon.

Winter is a great time to plant your future fruiting trees, but do you know how to do it so you give a tree the optimal start?

Raising calves can be profitable if you keep in mind these 10 key principles.

The enterprising students of Hukerenui School are making a profit from growing maize, lavender and keeping bees.

If you’re buying power equipment then you need to budget in the cost of safety gear.

Winter can be a very itchy and scratchy time  for your livestock.

12 tips for good tree pruning

Don't overlook this gourmet low calorie vegetable. Jenny Somervell shares three tasty parsnip recipes.

Grazing stock on a small farm in winter, can be a challenge but good pasture management  can get you through.

A West Auckland pig breeder reveals it's easy to train a piglet to follow commands.

Prune your berry bushes, prepare for early spring veggies and harvest chervil amd miner's lettuce.

Doing some fencing now the ground is softer? Here’s 19 tips you might find useful.

No-one likes mud, and it's something you need to manage carefully or the damage to soil can be devastating.

Is your bore water brown? Are your glasses streaky? Sometimes bore water can have as many chemicals as town supply.

Kombucha. Kimchi. Kefir. Fermenting food is all the rage for humans, and now it turns out it can be of great nutritional benefit to your flock too.

When she began she thought $100 was a good day's takings, now Brownwyn Lowe is helping hundreds of people cure the symptoms of stress.

Chainsaws are an essential backyard tool, but it pays to do your research before you buy and learn how to maintain them.

What happens to your body when you eat chilli and how do you put out a chilli fire in your mouth? Jenny Somervell answers these burning questions.

Riding an ATV is a learned skill and if you don’t do it properly you can easily be badly hurt.