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by Deborah Butterfield
Started harvesting the pears- around 20kg processed today. It's a bit hard judging when pears are ready- you basically pick them unripe and then le...
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by Deborah Butterfield
Prepare yourself for a shock- my vege garden is a little bit wild! A lot actually! Complete chaos really! And all by design!
As a good keen Food Fo...
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by Deborah Butterfield
We've been busy this week! We've had a visit from a local group and also visits from a local school- St Patrick's School, Masterton where the young...
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by Deborah Butterfield
With Christmas approaching thought it could be a good idea to think about some Food Forest gift boxes- what do you think?
All made with quinces gro...
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by Deborah Butterfield
Wander through the 4 acres of Food Forest, meet the friendly farm animals (including Alpacas), and lose yourself in the living willow maze! Farm s...
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by Deborah Butterfield
Uh oh! What do I do?
A delightful, self introduced new wild plant has arrived in the Tinui Food Forest. Usually a time of celebration and happiness...
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by Deborah Butterfield
A really calm gorgeous spring day at Castlepoint Beach.
Dropping of Tinui Food Forest leaflets at the Castlepoint Holiday Park & Motels and ha...
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by Deborah Butterfield
Here at Tinui Food Forest I get to meet a lot of Food Foresters - and many aspiring Food Foresters. When I talk with them I share the mistakes I h...
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by Deborah Butterfield
Living willow maze now summer ready!
Spent the day trimming and tidying the maze. Big job!
I first planted the maze not long after we started the F...
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by Deborah Butterfield
First spring harvest- a lovely bunch of mint!
Mint is going mad at the moment- the first flush of spring growth is happening. Mint really loves...
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by Deb Butterfield
Inspired by my recent visit to the Mediterranean - went out and bought a few more olive trees!
We've already got a number of olive trees growing ...
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by Deb Butterfield
After some serious digging work 2 piles (felt like mountains!) of earth moved. Amazing what one mad woman with a vision and a shovel can do!
And...
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