Green banana flour
An experiment in making a prodigious banana harvest last longer. More useful than expected, with some caveats
Preparing for a cyclone
A look into what we do to prepare when the warning comes.
Making joy
The world is a lot right now, so I took some time to create some joy in it.
The mulch pile
A giant pile of mulch stands between us and our dream home.
The International Year of Millets
The UN has declared 2023 the International Year of Millets, so I tried growing some millet.
Storm surge
We weren’t entirely unscathed by Gabrielle, but we are left feeling very grateful.
Paying for my cow’s farts
How will the proposed agricultural emissions scheme affect my little farm and tiny cattle herd?
Project grow-a-mango
This week I spent $13 on a piece of fruit – and it was worth every cent. But can I grow good mangoes in New Zealand? Well, I’m going to give it a try!
Another month’s worth of rain
The rain fell quite spectacularly this week. We’re now in our fourth year of weather monitoring, so how wet has the last year been?
Let’s go fly a kite
It’s taken nearly 3 years but I realised that all our space and wind make a fantastic combination for kite flying, so I bought a kite.
Rainfall
We’ve got two full years of weather data now. What does it say?
The value of the bush
Musings on what value we place on our native forest remnants.
Raining in my head like a tragedy
An update on our rainfall, and how we plan to hold onto it for longer.
Why our wetland is important
One of our paddocks was once a very valuable ecosystem. I’ve got plans to return it to its former glory.
How to learn how to grow stuff
So you want to learn to grow stuff? Here are my favourite gardening resources to follow and learn from.
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.
