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Even when minimising waste much as possible, some food scraps can’t be eaten. Here's how best to combat food scraps.

When the going gets tough, it’s not just the tough who get going.

If you live in paradise and want extra income, it makes sense to invite people to stay. Sheryn shares her lessons hosting visitors from near and far.

Diversification was on the cards when a buzz-loving broadcaster moved to a remote Canterbury valley with a sixth-generation farmer. Million Springs farm is today host to 2000 cows and a business in the trees.

A Northland family share the healing powers of their land to help children in crisis, and it’s working.

Summer is a time for garden parties and picnics. Let the games begin.

With this super-simple macramé hanger, you’ll always have fresh flowers – or herbs – on hand.

There are times when stressing out the system can be good for the health — ask the artery-blessed Ama of Japan.

These simple steps will keep your cut flowers looking fresh for longer.

A few tricks to ensure you have a good pallet upcycling experience.

Lovely Lola the caravan ensures the Browns relax in colourful comfort whether by the beach, the lake or in the bush.

First there was craft beer, then gin. But is mead the next big artisan drink craze?

This Matakana local has gone from being classed as a hippie to an environment hero.

When fruit trees finish blossoming, the leaves unfurl, and trees set their crop for the season. That’s when it’s time to do your first pick.

Why do we overeat? New research shows the body is at the mercy of two mechanisms when faced with food — hunger and opportunity.

If a bath beneath a starry, starry sky sounds like your kind of happy, you’re in excellent company.

When wild winds rage across the top of the Hauraki Gulf, it’s time for these farmers to harvest a special crop.

Beth Willis is reviving a colourful 1970s craft — one crocheted daisy earring at a time.

The art of ceramics is piquing national interest, with beginner classes selling out around New Zealand.

It’s all very well for the strong-minded to advise ‘food be thy medicine’, but what if it tastes awful and has the mouthfeel of shoe leather?

Modern dried florals embrace the beauty of twisting leaves and wilting petals.

Make a succulent wreath for Christmas and beyond. This living wreath will easily last until the next holiday season as the succulent cuttings will develop roots in time.

These newspaper seedling pots can be planted straight into the ground.

Lynda indulges her fever for ferns with a tabletop collection of covetable species.

One man’s penchant for potatoes has led to a thriving multigenerational family-run paddock-to-packet potato-chip business.

That old houseplant at your grandma’s house might be worth thousands, but can you make a killing growing the most on-trend houseplants?

A group of (mostly) women are regenerating Gisborne’s flora — one eco-sourced seed at a time.

A backcountry hut along the Forgotten World Highway is a befitting backdrop for this city-eschewing couple.

A Queenstown couple take on the task of nurturing Aotearoa’s most valuable and important resource.

Learn how to make this cute macramé keychain before moving on to larger projects.

Dust off those needles – this easy-to-knit beanie teams New Zealand natural wool with a cute-as-a-button possum-fur pompom.

Grab the iron and a bundle of soft plastic bags then make a tote with sustainable style.

A bonsai collector shares the lesson of caring for artfully pruned trees.

Scientists call foods that are good for the body ‘functional’. Marketers call them ‘superfoods’. Welcome to the health-giving world of nutraceuticals.