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We’re on the road into winter, but there’s still plenty to produce for your kitchen.

On the hills above Doubtless Bay in the Far North live New Zealand's first commercial coffee growers. Establishing the world's southernmost coffee farm has had its challenges - luckily its owners are full of beans.

Like all the guavas, these ones like a constant heavy mulch to feed the roots, and a good supply of moisture.

In Your Backyard: Urban Harvest, is a guide to growing fruit and vegetables in small gardens. We've compiled extra materials and videos here to help further your understanding of this exciting topic.

Architects are collaborating on innovative solutions for food production in increasingly urbanised areas.

Bob has good news if you have sweated your way through double digging your garden for the first time.

How to stop pastures going to seed and tips to take note of for autumn.

The gardeners of Barewood tell their secrets to recreating a beautiful feature of their landscape.

Apple picking, branch cutting and the secret to sweet peaches. Add Ben Gaia's seven tips to March your to-do list.

There’s a great way to grow olive trees even when your place gets really cold.

When you live on a lifestyle block you face a higher risk from fire than people who live in a town or city.

It’s the start of autumn and time to get ready for winter, but still room for a touch of summer.

The range of turnips available today, especially the mini ones, are a very quick and easy plant to grow and  sweet-tasting

Food forests can seem like the most complicated of garden designs, but here's how to do it yourself, step-by-step.

Five years after planting her herb garden, Jenny Somervell’s plants have forgotten who is boss.

Dr Doug Edmeades' key tips on using fertiliser and assessing the health of your pasture.

When a block has a design fault it can seriously affect the practical aspects of growing plants and livestock.

How you can help hungry bees and add value to your property at the same time.

Moving to a new block is an exciting time, but it’s easy to get carried away. Before you get started, take a little time to think strategy.

Keep an eye on soil moisture and keep picking and pruning cherry tomatoes for a continuous crop.

As summer stumbles along we’re heading into winter crop planting time and leeks are one crop that are best planted sooner rather than later.

If you’ve ever grown gourds you’ll know just how prolific these cucurbits can be, but do you know how to turn them into an art form?

Some people have fairies at the bottom of their garden; the Jacob family of Mt Eden have a cave.

It’s an underground treasure whose production is unpredictable, but a delight chefs will pay $3500 per kilogram to shave over a dish.

We take a guided tour through three very different food forests at different stages in their lifecycle.

How to protect your livestock from facial eczema and why it pays to have good shade.

There are tomatoes, and then there is this great-tasting heritage variety with a very special secret.

Drought, ferocious winds and extreme temperatures aren’t ideal conditions to create a garden, but Penny Zino has done it.

This week in the water cooler, Nadene brushes up on her te reo, and Emma visits the NZ Flower and Garden Show.

The gooseberry is one of those plants which only gets better and better with age.

A dish isn’t complete without a little petal power.

The nursery supporting its local habitat, local gardeners and its owners.

A Wairarapa couple have transformed a derelict wee barn and rundown lifestyle block into a successful fruit and berry business.

Peony-growing basics, what you need to know about commercial production, and tips for aspiring planters.