I think we can call ourselves incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to rent the house just opposite the fence to our building site. The…

On a sunny Saturday afternoon a short but intense breeze crossed our valley. The result was a yellow cloud that almost looked like smoke from…

Well, that was a surprise! Weird stressed noises behind the trees. Scary. What’s that? Another kereru (NZ pigeon)? No… 11 turkeys crossing our garden! Local research…

Usually, there are one or two occasions for me daily to jump out of my chair, leave everything what I was doing and grab my…

The last weeks were starting to be springly, with daffodils and other early flowers and bushes blooming all over the area. Just until yesterday, when…

Having left the winter solstice behind us, days are short and in some shaded areas of the garden the frozen lawn doesn’t even melt during the…

End of summer is near when the grapes are getting red. School excursion of Verena’s class to a nearby organic vineyard.

Summer in Motueka means 6-8 weeks no rain and every day temperatures around 26°C – awesome! :) The only downside of that: The hills are…