Foodie News
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Harvest Time! 20/02/2012
So this week's excuse to be outside is to harvest my weedy plum tree. Though not quite the handsome specimen I'd want to show off, she proves herself with the quantity and quality of the fruit produced. I keep thinking each season is her last and the... Read more ...
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Plum Wine 06/12/2011
Back in 2010 I harvested plums from my property. My dad has made wine on and off all of my life and the bumper crop of plums gave me the perfect reason to learn the art from him. Two years down the line the container of liquid sitting in my back room... Read more ...
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Taking The Time 21/08/2011
As I sit by the fire and wonder what effect the snow and rain are going to have on my fruit trees and veggie plants I remembered last Saturday with a smile. Read more ...
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Spread the Word 26/07/2011
Do you know someone who might benefit from being part of LocalFood.co.nz? Spread the word! If you are in contact with other foodies who might like to hear about LocalFood.co.nz we would love to mail you info to pass on. Email us at info@localfood.co.... Read more ...
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What’s Your Tipple? 06/12/2010
Pilsner, wine or ginger beer? Read more ...
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Winter Book Review 06/12/2010
Tucking in with a good book about food and gardening while staying close to the fire is a long tradition in our area. As we regroup for the upcoming planting season and plan to extend our vegetable gardens we seek new information and inspiration. The... Read more ...
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Histories and Hardships 06/12/2010
Food for energy, food for health, food for celebration, food for trade, food for thought… Supermarkets and the drive thru are modern conveniences unheard of 100 or 200 years ago. How has our Local Food changed ? Read more ...
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Cracked to Order Hill Rd Hazelnuts 06/12/2010
Two hundred productive hazelnut trees are the result of nine years of good planning and hard work by Neville and Coleen Hastie on their Warrington property of ½ hectare. You may have met them at one of the coastal markets this summer and sampled the... Read more ...
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Is It a Relish or a Chutney? Local Sustainable Living Groups Make Good 06/12/2010
Recently two local Sustainable Living Groups participated in an afternoon of preserving at the Waikouaiti Events Centre. The venue was spacious and well equipped to host the enthusiastic attendees who set about prepping vegetables and measuring out i... Read more ...
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Sharing the Harvest 06/12/2010
A gem of a model for small communities sharing the bounty of household gardens is operating in the nearby Blueskin Bay area. For the last 3 years folks from Purakanui to Seacliff bring their surplus edibles to the Harvest Market, held one Sunday morn... Read more ...
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Evansdale Cheese 06/12/2010
It Started with a Cow Read more ...
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Living Food, Writing Food 06/12/2010
The rural Palmerston home of Mary and Michael Browne reflects their love of and dedication to the elegant practical integration of productive gardening into Mary’s world of food writing. Long shelves hold hundreds of cookbooks, a wonderful home kit... Read more ...
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Fished Every Season 06/12/2010
Ever since people have lived in Karitane, fish and fishing have been an important part of their lives and food. Today only a few boats fish commercially from Karitane. One of those boats is Truant, a 12m Carey design semiplaning hull set up as a com... Read more ...
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What Can We Do? 06/12/2010
Local Food. What does it mean to us? With all the talk and renewed interest in local food it was good to listen to Andy Barratt’s talk last Saturday to get a grip on where we are and how we got to this point. His talk, Local Food, the Way Forward?,... Read more ...
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Honestly Grown Heritage Potatoes 06/12/2010
They have travelled from the Andes in South America and have been around for a very long time, used as a food staple by Incas. But after taking a back seat to more prolific, faster growing commercial crops, heritage potatoes are making a come back. Read more ...
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Waikouaiti Walnuts 06/12/2010
The sun was (at last!) shining the day we visited Paul Bartlett at his Waikouaiti farm property on a hill above Highway 1. Twenty years ago, when a neighbouring property had a slip, Paul decided to plant some trees on his own property for stability a... Read more ...
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Edible Gardens 06/12/2010
Getting people involved in the design of their gardens gives Jason Ross a kick. He offers edible landscape design services. More and more people are interested in growing healthy food at home. Jason helps by designing the layout and recommending plan... Read more ...
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Local Parisette Dressings for Summer Food 06/12/2010
Parisette Dressings, known throughout the South Island for their versatility and high quality, are produced locally by Brendan and Suzi Flack. Read more ...
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Apples, Pears, and Alpacas 05/12/2010
Unless you’ve picked the fruit yourself you can’t beat the freshness of the spray free fruit Sandy Price and Neill Howard are growing on their 5 acre Merton property. Within hours of picking the fruit Sandy has graded and delivered it to the Kari... Read more ...
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Heritage Harvest 05/12/2010
Russian Red, Turbo. Virosa, Roma, Rams Horn, Purple Cherokee, Black Krim, Azoychka Russian, Garden Peach, Wonder, Uberich, Sun Cherry, White Cherry. Sungold. Fourteen types of tomatoes were laid out on the Hunter dining table. Lynley told us these we... Read more ...
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Veggie Heaven 05/12/2010
This month Patti & I went off in search of a glasshouse user. When we arrived at the home of Eric & Marion Day we found a productive glasshouse & vegetable garden, but so much more. What a treat it was to discover a seemingly never ending garden comp... Read more ...
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FISH INN , WAIKOUAITI 05/12/2010
World famous in Waikouaiti. The reputation of our local fresh fish reaches to the far corners of the world. The proof is the world map on the wall at the Fish Inn. Having found the Fish Inn, usually by word of mouth, tourists and visitors leave their... Read more ...
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Barratt’s Karitane Lifestyle Block 05/12/2010
Sue and Andy Barratt’s energy, planning and hard work over the last 18 years have transformed their 42 acre “lifestyle block with a difference” on Apes Road south of Karitane into a productive wonder. Looking out over the property Andy commente... Read more ...
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Commercial Vege Patch in North Otago 05/12/2010
Amy Cockburn has combined her business degree from Lincoln University with her OE work experience on a commercial strawberry farm in Devon, England to establish a successful local vegetable and berry farm, Waikouaiti Garden Produce, Ltd, on the famil... Read more ...
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Beekeeping in North Otago 05/12/2010
James Sagar, of Waikouaiti, is passionate about beekeeping. He became interested in bee keeping through permaculture and producing fruit and vegetables. He presently operates 20 hives which he intends expanding to 50. James loves being involved in pr... Read more ...
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Are you a local food producer? 12/10/2010
NZ Food Found Do you want to: - sell food locally? - reduce “food miles”? - entice customers with your luscious harvest? - be part of a shift to sourcing food close to home? - find out about other local growers and producers? Read more ...
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Parisette Dressings for Summer Food 24/09/2010
Parisette Dressings, known throughout the South Island for their versatility and high quality, are produced locally by Brendan and Suzi Flack. Read more ...