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  • Happy Hallowean Food Foresters!!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Happy Hallowean Food Foresters!! To celebrate I got my "Harry Potters" out for a quick fly through the Food Forest!😉 They had a great time but were...
    Posted in Farm shop, Food Forest

  • That was a fun weekend!

    by Deborah Butterfield

    Labour weekend opening of Tinui Food Forest was a busy and fun time! 

    Posted in alpacas, Farm shop, Food Forest, Food Forest Visitors, Food Forest Walk

  • We're Open!

    by Deborah Butterfield

    looking forward to the long Labour Weekend!

    Posted in Alpaca, Farm shop, Food Forest, Food Forest Visitors

  • Only humans like it tidy

    by Deborah Butterfield

    Nature needs a mess!

  • New Chook House

    by Deborah Butterfield

    New Chook House for my "special" chickens- the girls that I want to keep a close eye on!

    Posted in Chicken, Chinese Silkie, Chooks

  • More owl business going down in Tinui Food Forest!

    by Deborah Butterfield

    I've got to admit, I've been a bit obsessed about creating and mosaicing the ruru this spring!

    Posted in ArtWork, Crafts, Mosaic, Ruru

  • Caught in the Act!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Caught in the act. Guinea Fowl busy checking out the sign "What is a Food Forest?" They like to pretend they can't read. But we all know now! Luck...
    Posted in Food Forest, Guinea Fowl

  • Quincey work happening!

    by Deborah Butterfield

    Busy with quinces today here in the Tinui Food Forest.

    Posted in Quince, Quinces

  • The Lifecycle of an Elderberry!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    The Lifecycle of an Elderberry! Photo 1 shows what I've been up to in the last couple of days - chopping the elderberry plants back to ground leve...
    Posted in Elderberry, Elderberry Syrup, Elderflower

  • Yummy Yams!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Yummy Yams! Harvested enough for dinner tonight- roasted yams..delicious! Yams do surprisingly well in the Food Forest. The process starts with a ...
    Posted in Food Forest, Vegetables, Yam

  • Official Ruru Naming!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Official Ruru Naming! You might recall a while back I posted a picture of the ruru mosaic and asked for help naming him/ her! So today we properl...
    Posted in Owl, Ruru

  • How to Start a Food Forest August 2025

    by Deborah Butterfield

    Tinui Food Forest is one of the largest and most established Food Forests in New Zealand. We are now offering a 2 day workshop on how to start your own Food Forest

    Posted in Workshop