A real look at the garden
An honest look around my garden beds and how they are doing right now.
Outpost Buildings chicken coop review
We’ve had our Outpost Buildings chicken coop for 8 years. How has it held up?
Weekly diary
A look at a random winter’s week in my life.
The hypothetical house cow
Dairy prices are rising again, so I’m beginning to wonder if I should bring production in-house…
We’re chicken people
Once again, it’s time to top up the chooks, which means baby chickens!
Changes in the pecking order
There’s been changes to the pecking order of our flock, and it’s come with benefits!
Summer update
A few of the things I’ve been up to over my summer break.
Reevaluating the plan
The last blog of 2023. I’d like to start 2024 on a new page, so I’m taking a longer-than-usual break from the blog this summer.
Spring updates
Things keep ticking along here at The Outpost, so how are all those projects going?
The New Zealand Whole Earth Catalogue
Why and how I collected the complete set of The New Zealand Whole Earth Catalogues.
An update post
A collection of updates about eggs, chickens, worms, weather, and garlic.
Planting comfrey under fruit trees
Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.
Eating water-glassed eggs
An attempt to avoid buying eggs as our chicken’s production drops off.
Autumn garden update
As we hurtle towards winter, I’m working away in my garden to get it ready for next summer.
Pam and Tommy
Six weeks ago we welcomed two new occupants in our zoo – Pam and Tommy.
About Kat
Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
