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A fresh start for a January garden

Start the new year with a thriving garden.

Summer is finally here meaning there's a lot to get done in the garden.

Rebecca Stewart explores the best ways to maximise food production on the block.

Gardening in Summer with Flora

As the garden bursts into full bloom, resident expert Flora Brons of Flora Grow offers some guidance around what needs to be done.

It’s the undisputed bane of many blocks, smothering pastures and strangling gardens.

Permaculture paradise in coastal Waikato

In coastal Waikato, two enthusiasts are channelling resilience and innovation to create a hub of permaculture, arts and spirituality.

You can use fresh or frozen fat when rendering.

Summer is on the horizon, so best to get your warm-weather produce blooming.

With summer approaching, it's important to take action on the farm now.

Rebecca Stewart: Living with the seasons

Rebecca reflects on the changes that come each day on the farm during a new season's approach

A “survival garden” can thrive perpetually with minimal inputs, conserving your time and energy.

Tagasaste grows fast, fixes nitrogen, feeds bees and stock, withstands extreme storms and droughts, and helps other seedlings grow.

A peek inside daily life on one of the country's most environmentally significant stations.

Take a quick 10 minutes to weigh in on the future of 'NZ Lifestyle Block'

A new study on eczema treatment has started a conversation about the potential value of kānuka on private land.

Time to make the most of the slowly-warming weather.

While foraging ginkgo might be relatively easy, growing the trees for their nuts is notoriously difficult and expensive

Half-Arsed Stops Here

The thought of your loved one lying in the ditch in the dark, pinned down under a quad bike, drifting in and out of consciousness waiting for help is a common fear of many with family, friends and colleagues working on-farm in New Zealand. A recent campaign to curb the ‘she’ll be right attitude’ has emerged at a crucial time for farmers under pressure.

The Magic of Gardening with Flora

It’s that special time again when everyone gets the gardening bug, whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out. Labour Weekend is on the horizon and the silly season is fast approaching, and the garden has sprung to life! Flora Brons of Flora Grow provides a helping hand for where to start.

With truffles worth up to $3,500 per kilogram, they could be the perfect money-maker for block owners with unproductive land.

They’re often viewed as extreme fanatics training for social collapse. But in light of recent events, are preppers just practising common sense?

It may seem too early to begin using this after-sun remedy, but now is the time to start growing the medicinal plant.

It’s infamous for the assaulting odour of its fruit, but the majestic and ancient ginkgo tree can be a forager’s shrine if properly understood.

Spring is finally here. Now the garden fun begins.

Four tips for a bee-friendly lawn

The best ways to attract valuable pollinators to your lifestyle block.

Waikanae Estuary Care Group volunteers have spent nearly 20 years protecting the area where the river meets the ocean.

There are two types of trees: the ones you want to shelter, feed, protect, and warm you, and the trees you need to plant first.

Schools in a Buzz

Hayley Guglietta and Lesley Davidson-Hurst boast contagious enthusiasm for bees, leaving those they touch buzzing with inspiration to care for our precious pollinators.

New research suggests predator control may need to be far more coordinated.

When illness and injury strikes, it can leave many critical duties up in the air.

Have some pallets lying around? Transform them into a practical hub for your seeds to grow.

The ins-and-outs of keeping the best firewood for your homestead.

There’s a lot to be grateful for in August, but at The Food Farm the new season’s Jersey milk is the main event.

For shelter and privacy, you can’t go past a good hedge. But as Hel Loader writes, some trees are better suited to the task than others.