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.
Spare cow
In the face of a mystery, we find ourselves examining our morals.
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…
Paper wasps in New Zealand
Polistes paper wasps are introduced pests in New Zealand gardens. Or are they?
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.
A new driveway
Some major work has been occurring in the subdivision that will make visiting us easier and more pleasant.
Planting comfrey under fruit trees
Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.
Storm surge
We weren’t entirely unscathed by Gabrielle, but we are left feeling very grateful.
The pros and cons of owning chickens
If you love eggs, you might be thinking about owning some chickens… but should you?
Paying for my cow’s farts
How will the proposed agricultural emissions scheme affect my little farm and tiny cattle herd?
Spraying gorses
Gorse is an unfortunate reality of owning farmland in New Zealand. This week I got out and sprayed some.
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.
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.
