First published on Pure Advantage as a part of “Our Regenerative Future” series. Learn more about my journey discovering New Zealand agriculture by talking to farmers, getting my hands dirty and traveling across Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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The sheep shearer that I met on the beach called me “a legend” when he heard my story. I don’t know if I would call it legendary or pure stupidity but the situation at hand was definitely a result of traveling with the universe, a term that I use to describe when the universe has another plan for my travels then I do, and often a more adventurous path than the one I had planned. This is a story about traveling, adventuring and the unexpected lessons that I am finding about food and agriculture in the least likely of places…
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Spending the past month living in an eco-community and permaculture farm has taught me a lot about small scale agriculture.
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Interview with eco-living community resident and gardener. Read to hear a perspective on why small scale agriculture is important.
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It has been eye opening to get a peek into dairy in New Zealand and meet two amazing dairy farmers that are passionate about the work that they do. Despite many urban consumers' beliefs, the majority of farmers care deeply about land management and operating their farm in the best way possible.
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Hear from two dairy farmers in New Zealand. If you like milk, ice cream, yoghurt, cheese… you should know where your milk comes from!
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I’ve wrapped up my work at my first farm stay in New Zealand on a 15 acre permaculture farm. Over the past couple of weeks I have had the chance to prepare beds for planting, practice seed-saving, seed fresh beds and more. Along with these farm tasks I have also learned a lot about challenges of small scale vegetable growers.
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