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  • Exciting first year of harvesting Ulluco!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Exciting first year of harvesting Ulluco! Ulluco is a tuber crop native to the Andes, where it was developed alongside the similar tuber crops pot...
    Posted in Food Forest

  • Counting Beans!

    by Deborah Butterfield

    I'm no bean counter 😄- but this little lot harvested today will start the bean seed collection nicely for the spring!

    Posted in Food Forest, Vegetables

  • Celebrating Jerusalem Artichokes

    by Deborah Butterfield
    It's that time of year again- time to celebrate the good old Jerusalem Artichokes! Year after year they just do their own thing- they appear in ...
    Posted in Food Forest, Jerusalem Artichoke, Vegetables

  • We're Back!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    After a fantastic few weeks away in the South Island on holiday we are now back to reality and our Food Forest is again open for visitors! The t...
    Posted in Food Forest, Food Forest Visitors

  • Great pears this year!

    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...
    Posted in Food Forest, Pear

  • Prepare Yourself For a Shock

    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...
    Posted in Food Forest, Garden bed, Vegetables

  • We've been busy this week!

    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...
    Posted in Food Forest, Kitchen Garden

  • Simply Quince Gift Box

    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...
    Posted in Farm shop, Food Forest, Preserves, Quince, Quinces

  • We're open for self guided walks!

    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...
    Posted in arches; garden arches, Farm shop, Food Forest, Food Forest Visitors, Kitchen Garden, Maze

  • Uh oh! What do I do?

    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...
    Posted in Food Forest, Kitchen Garden, Raised garden, Vegetables, Wild Plants

  • Beautiful day at Castlepoint Beach!

    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...
    Posted in Farm shop, Food Forest, Fruit Syrup, Plum, Preserves, Quince, Quinces

  • 5 Common Food Forest Mistakes

    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...
    Posted in Food Forest