Preparing for a cyclone
A look into what we do to prepare when the warning comes.
Cleaning the water tank with Safe H2O
When we noticed our tap water was acidic, we decided to get the tank cleaned. Here’s how it went.
Ponga paths
The next stage in the evolution of my wee garden.
The garden in winter 2025
A wander around the garden highlights in winter 2025.
65 Hours Without Power
Cyclone Tam roared through the country last week, and the fallout took a while to settle.
The hypothetical house cow
Dairy prices are rising again, so I’m beginning to wonder if I should bring production in-house…
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
A new driveway
Some major work has been occurring in the subdivision that will make visiting us easier and more pleasant.
Storm surge
We weren’t entirely unscathed by Gabrielle, but we are left feeling very grateful.
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.
Doin’ it with stile
I built something on the farm and now I don’t have to roll in cow poop!
What do we do with a broken shadehouse?
After a big storm recently, we’ve had to re-evaluate what we do with our shadehouse.
The composting toilet
Pooping is such a basic part of every life. We’ve got a little closer to our poop since we moved to The Outpost by composting it through our composting toilet.
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.
