Fencing folly
Simultaneously the most boring, difficult, and utterly necessary bit of owning a farm.
New, new cows
Meet the new herd of cows that arrived at The Outpost this week.
Five things I did this week
What on earth do I do all week? Well, here’s five things I did this week.
A slew of updates
Generally, I blog about what’s new, and what’s going on right now. Today, I’m looking back and providing some updates on stuff from the past 2 years.
Cleaning troughs
With the nicer weather comes some essential lifestyle-block spring cleaning!
Hello, new cows
The story of how we got our new angus-cross heifers: Taco, Nacho, Burrito, Goulash, Meatball, and Meatloaf.
The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be…
Roxy is the newest addition to The Outpost. This is the story of how she came to live with us.
Animal tales, part 2
Nature gets very random when given the chance. Some more animal tales from The Outpost.
Saying goodbye
Our cows are ready to sell, and the market is good. But it’s still hard to say goodbye to the livestock we’ve looked after for 12 months.
Learning to farm
I’ve had to learn how to look after my land and animals. Here’s what I’ve done so far.
A trusted tool
When you own the equivalent of 5 city blocks, sometimes you can’t see what’s going on at the other end.
Animal tales
A collection of short stories about the animals on our lifestyle block.
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.
