Max chicken
We’ve had a bit of a poultry shuffle. The ducks have found a better home, and we’ve gone max chicken!
Five things I did this week
What on earth do I do all week? Well, here’s five things I did this week.
Baby chickens!
There’s some new arrivals in our flock!
Digger dog
It turns out our dog, Roxy, just looooves to dig!
The egg thief
It turns out our dog, Roxy, and our free-range chickens are… not a good fit.
Animal tales, part 2
Nature gets very random when given the chance. Some more animal tales from The Outpost.
The catnip swale
The story of Kat’s Nip and working out how to grow enough to supply demand.
Turning worms into chickens
How I turned a wodge of worms into 3 egg-laying machines and made my poultry economically sustainable.
My brilliant broccoli
This year my broccoli has really pumped. Here’s what I did, and what I learned along the way.
Tomatogeddon
The garden has started going bonkers. I’ve currently got an avalanche of tomatoes going on – in May.
Lurverly luffas
The story of my failure to grow very many luffas.
Lockdown week three: Some updates
A whole lot of updates on things I’ve blogged about before.
Lockdown week one: giving thanks
A reflection on what I’m grateful for at the start of an unprecidented 4+ week nationwide lockdown.
Our first drought
Our lifestyle block is officially in the middle of a drought. So, how are we doing?
Lazarus lemons
I’ve owned this lemon tree since it was a tiny stick. I’ve not always treated it very well, but now it’s living its best life.
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.
