Surprise cows
We weren’t expecting them, but surprise! We have a new herd of cows.
The price of beef
A frank look at what we do with our cows.
Spare cow
In the face of a mystery, we find ourselves examining our morals.
Weekly diary
A look at a random winter’s week in my life.
The Vespex sting
Vespula wasp numbers have exploded at our place this year, so it was time to run a poison operation with Vespex.
The hypothetical house cow
Dairy prices are rising again, so I’m beginning to wonder if I should bring production in-house…
5 tips for tidying up your bananas
Just a few things I’ve learned about maintaining a productive banana patch.
The fourth herd
After a winter without any cows, our fourth herd has arrived to fresh spring growth.
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
Summer update
A few of the things I’ve been up to over my summer break.
The pursuit of self-sufficiency
We’ve been here a while, so how close are we to being self-sufficient?
Six things I did this summer
I’ve had a wonderful summer break, though I’m not sure how relaxing it was. Here’s a catch-up of what I got up to.
Paying for my cow’s farts
How will the proposed agricultural emissions scheme affect my little farm and tiny cattle herd?
Some faults on the fenceline
The storms last weekend brought down a couple of nīkau palms near our fence line. How did we sort this one out?
Fencing folly
Simultaneously the most boring, difficult, and utterly necessary bit of owning a farm.
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.
