A guide to, and explanation of, the names we have given to places around our property.

A round-up of how our little collection of citrus is growing.

I know we all joke we’re two-degrees of separation from anyone else in New Zealand. But Richard and I have closer links to the land we live on than we could have imagined.

The coffee trees have started fruiting!

A sudden whim leads to an impressive collection of family history – and some new leads on the Smith sisters.

An update on the patch of bananas we planted back in December 2019.

The worm farm is full and ready for a re-set! This week I emptied our worm farm all out, then filled it back up again.

We eat a lot of potatoes, so we grow a lot of potatoes. Here’s how we harvest and store them to feed us through winter.

After locating the graves of my spinster great-great grand aunts, I ordered the first death record to see what I can learn about their lives.

A round up of what went right (and too right!) in the Square Foot Garden this season.

My gardening mojo is coming back after the scorching summer and I rediscovered my flowerbed.

I haven’t been very attentive to my garden lately, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be eating out of it in the coming months.

Lately I’ve been working on my family history. This week I found my long-lost spinster aunts buried in Karori.

Richard managed to snag the free use of a digger for an hour, and we did something I’ve wanted to do for YEARS.

Simultaneously the most boring, difficult, and utterly necessary bit of owning a farm.

Our big cat Sam had a whoopsie, leaving us to make a trip to the vet this week.

I love rain, but I’m running out of clothes and I need to mow the lawns.

Home-grown garlic salt with rosemary. One of the best ways to store and use a garlic harvest.

Meet the new herd of cows that arrived at The Outpost this week.

Shallots are one of the easiest things I grow in my garden, with an excellent rate of return.

A catch-up looking at the things I’ve been up to over the summer break.