Our Land

Cleaning up the mess left behind after you harvest a stand of pine trees.

It takes a village to raise a child, and it turns out a village can also help four young growers in a time of disaster to start a community-minded business.

Late autumn is the perfect time to get these tasks done.

The generator literally saved this Esk Valley family’s bacon for four weeks without power.

People tend to have strong opinions about gorse, but there are two sides to this prickly plant, and Nelson Lebo has found a way to make peace with it.

A walk through her land during an autumn evening sees Rebecca Stewart reflect on the work and reward of many years.

Meet the block owners with 14 hectares dedicated to regeneration

This Bay of Plenty block is designed around improving the health of the planet.

A French cooking technique can help you get more done with less hassle on your block.

It's time to sow new crops and encourage the last of the old ones.

Connect with local farmers and food producers at during this fun, family day out.

Why the tomato is this small-scale farmer’s greatest success

Angela Clifford shares wisdom from her family's organic, permaculture-based, self-sufficient small farm.

We hear a lot about nutritious superfoods but herbs pack a powerful punch too.

Time for your garden to say hello to the cooler weather.

A cloche provides protection for newly planted seedlings, keeping insects, pests and adverse weather at bay.

What started as a retirement dream grew into a passion project to nurture and protect a native forest for future generations.

Don't let that summer bounty of herbs go to waste.

Worm farming is one of the most rewarding ways of creating soil from food scraps and garden waste.

Culture farmer Nelson Lebo shares the practical ways he uses it on his 5.1ha block near Whanganui.

A world of fungi is transforming the soil in this self-sufficient garden.

A small vertical garden in a picture frame is easy to make and looks amazing.

Gardener and author Kate Wall shares the lessons she learnt restoring more than 150 flood damaged gardens in Brisbane in this special book extract.

Ride-on mowers are easy to use, but they’re also sophisticated pieces of machinery.

Leaving Auckland for a bare Taupō block prompted a young couple to build an unfussy life from total scratch, savouring every moment.

Ensure all plants — mature or wee seedlings— are healthy in the height of summer and reap the rewards later.

Riparian planting is not exclusively for natives. Fencing off your water’s edge provides the opportunity for a wide range of productive plants.

Climate change is the greatest challenge facing rural New Zealand. Here’s how simple planning and design can make your block more resilient to natural disasters.

An avid gardener has turned her passion for flowers into a unique block business that shares the love with everyone.

Flowers are the bright and bold stars of a garden, but grasses are the frame that can make them sparkle.

There’s very sweet corn and then there’s good corn.

It's the month for watering, sowing and keeping the garden groomed.

Those fluffy fronds on the side of the road may look pretty, but they are actually weeds.

The man who created one of the toughest endurance races in NZ is enjoying a marathon clean-up and new challenges on his Rotorua block.

This grid-driven method of gardening encourages high yield in a small space — wasting not a smidgen of soil.

This couple had to rethink how to put two hectares to good use when their soil was deemed too unstable for a factory.