Cherry Homestead

Name: Cherry Homestead
Address: 1684 Motueka River West Bank Road, Port Motueka, 7196, NZ
Telephone: +64277635872
Rating: 5

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Cherry Homestead -organic farm, farm stay - driftwood art. Owned and operated by the Wahlgren family. We welcome you to stay in our cute little farm cottage.

It is privately situated on the property and overlooking the farm and the Kahurangi mountains. The cottage is newly renovated and sleeps up to 5 people with 3 people in the main cottage and 2 people in the little sleep-out. The cottage has a modern, cozy and intimate feel. the cottage
The main cottage has a fully self-contained kitchen, bathroom, shower and washing machine. The bedroom has a queen

and a single bed, linen, bedding and towels supplied. In addition, you will find a lounge with a TV and a dining area for everyone to enjoy. On top of that there is a decked BBQ area with seating, an outdoor kitchen and a herb garden. The deck extends around the corner of the house tying the main cottage to the charming sleep-out. The sleep-out has a setup with two single beds. The beds have castors giving the possibility to place them together. The main cottage and the sleep-out are heated to make it warm and cozy for any chilly nights. Wifi is also included for your convenience, terms and conditions apply. your choice
The main cottage alone can be booked for a minimum rate, including 3 people. For your choice, the sleep-out can be added for a nightly rate if you prefer not to share the bedroom and want more room. If you are 3 people or less then you have to add the sleep-out manually when making your online booking. We have seasonal pricing and also offer a discount if you stay 7 nights or more. Below you can book online and get access to all details, pictures, pricing etc. If you would like to know more or have any queries please get in contact and we will happily assist. we hope you will enjoy your stay with us – welcome! The Wahlgren Family

08/09/2023

Lots of fun today, we are manually w**ding our garlic😉
We want to keep our garlic organic and spray free🌿
The weather has been amazing lately so hopefully the garlic will turn out great.
Have a lovely weekend everyone...🌿

20/03/2023

Busy weekend harvesting all our butternut pumpkins. Totally a team effort, thanks family...😉

13/03/2023

This season we are also growing organic butternut pumpkins. They are now ready for harvest.

Butternuts are rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. It's also loaded with antioxidants so therefore a great healthy option. Butternuts are great to roast in the oven, place in a salad or why not use to make a warming soup, so many options...

Welcome to swing by our farmstall, or if you are after some bigger volumes please send a message or give us a call.

11/02/2023

NZ Organic Garlic Cloves up for grabs...

It has been a challenging growing season with all the rain during Winter and Spring but we still ended up with a good chunk of garlic to sell.

Organic garlic cloves (broken up from the bulb)
Variety: NZ Early Purple
$50/kg - minimum purchase 200g
You can pick up your order, after arrangement, from Cherry Homestead at 1684 Motueka River Westbank Rd. Or we can ship on request.

Freight cost Nationwide
Up to 1.5 kg - $7.90 Rural: $12.70 total
Up to 2.5 kg - $10. 40 Rural: $15.20 total

For orders over 2,5kg please contact us for freight quote.

You are also welcome to swing by our roadside stall outside the farm.

Payment options include: Cash, Bank transfer and EFTPOS

This New Zealand Early Purple variety is a lovely hardneck garlic, great for cooking. It is planted in May and harvested around December and then cured for a few weeks before it is brought into storage.

Here at Cherry Homestead we only use organic soil and fertiliser for our garlic and it is strictly spray-free, so it's not only good for you but for the environment as well.

Cheers
Emelie & Johan

15/11/2022

Organically grown Garlic Scapes - New Season

Harvested this week
$5.00/bunch - 200 grams

Use fresh, pickle or put in the freezer, your choice…

What is garlic scapes -
It is the flower stalk that grow from all hardneck garlic varietes.
The scapes are normally harvested to make sure the garlic plant use all its’ energy to form a bigger garlic bulb instead of a big flower.

The garlic scape tastes mild and sweet like chives but with a lovely garlic taste.

You can add the garlic scape to so many dishes to enhance flavor and make things more interesting. A few ideas might be, to use in your stir fry, make a pesto, pickle or why not add to your omelet.
If you’re interested, then make sure to get in quick while they are freshly harvested this week.

24/06/2022

37000 seed garlic later...growing organically...our journey so far...

Last year we began our garlic journey. We have learned heaps about how to plant, w**d, harvest, cure and store garlic.
We sold only a small amount of the first crop hence our plans to expand.

Lately, it has been a bit wet so it took slightly longer than expected to plant all the seeds. We have planted NZ Early purple, Printanor and Kakanui. It's both soft neck and hard neck varieties.

Finally, all the seeds are in the ground so now we can focus on weekly fighting the w**ds without spray🌱

So far great teamwork family...👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

22/01/2022

$30/kg - minimum purchase 250g
Pick up on Westbank Rd Motueka Valley or we can ship on request. Please contact us for a freight quote.
We sell 250g bags in our farm stall. Payment options Eftpos/cash/bank transfer.
This New Zealand early purple variety is a lovely hardneck garlic, great for cooking. It is planted in May and harvested around November/December and then cured for a few weeks before it is brought into storage. As opposed to the softneck variety, the hardnecks produce fewer but usually bigger cloves distributed around a hard main stem that goes through the bulb.

Here at Cherry Homestead we only use organic soil and fertilizer for our garlic and it is strictly spray-free, so it's not only good for you but for the environment as well.

These bulbs are graded as being on the smaller side and are therefore not suitable for use as seed but are excellent for use in the kitchen.
Approx 30 bulbs/kg

17/01/2022

This weekend we decided to go on an adventure in our backyard, the Kahurangi National Park. Flora carpark is only a 20 minute drive from Cherry Homestead and that is where we set out on our walk up to the Mt Arthur summit. We had an awesome day with lunch on the summit while enjoying breathtaking views. Make sure to add this walk to your "to do list" if you haven't already...🙂

28/11/2021

Our first garlic variety was ready for harvest yesterday. Now they are curing for a few weeks, maybe longer... lot's to learn but so much fun🧄

16/11/2021

This year we have planted some different varieties of garlic, the hard neck variety produces scapes before the actual garlic bulb is ready. These are lovely to add to any stir fry, roasted veggies or why not in a pie... The flavor is not as intense as a garlic bulb.

Thanks to the kids the job was done in no time...🌱

05/09/2021

What a joy to see the plum trees blossom, the spring is finally here...🍃

01/05/2021

Harvest time, the farm stall is filled with yummie produce...🥕🍎🐣🌱

25/04/2021

Amazing days with the family exploring our backyard Golden Bay and Abel Tasman. We highly recommend you to do the same, there are so many beautiful places to see...😀

For our kayaking adventure, we booked a family package, Split Apple Explorer with R&R Kayaking. It was great fun and the kids loved it.

Yesterday we explored the Takaka Hill Walkway. This is a 5km circuit track with beautiful native bush and outstanding views.

So why don't you book your stay at our B&B here at Cherry Homestead and get exploring...see you soon:)

30/03/2021

Exciting times, Johan and Viggo started to play around with our new farm toy. A small patch of the land will be prepared and ready for garlic planting, so much fun =)

06/02/2021

Fresh organic produce in the farmstall, enjoy...🍃

14/01/2021

Today we have made our first garlic braid...exciting ;-)

11/01/2021

The summer weather is finally here and now it's a great time to explore the beautiful Abeltasman and Kaiteriteri. Kaiteriteri Mountain bike Park is a great place to visit if you want to hit the trails for a few hours. Finish your day with a swim in the ocean on any of Kaiteriteri's golden beaches....

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04/01/2021

The plum season has started so from now on the stall will be filled with delicious plums. At the moment there are two different varieties, a smaller plum with yellow flesh and a bigger one with red flesh, enjoy...

Address

1684 Motueka River West Bank Road
Port Motueka
7196

Telephone

+64277635872

Website

http://www.cherryhomestead.nz/

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Here at Cherry Homestead we have been really busy this weekend, staining outdoor furniture in the bnb, planting pumpkins and also started to harvest our garlic, busy busy...🙂 Thanks family for working together, so much fun and lots of laughter 😂🥰 #cherryhomestead #organic #farmlife #familyworkingtogether #motuekavalley #garlic #nz

Today the Cherry Homestead family got bigger. The weather isn't that inviting but we hope they will like their new home anyway, welcome 🐑 #cherryhomestead #farmlife #newbornlamb

Thanks to our neighbour we now have a big mob of sheep in our orchard. We hope they will enjoy grazing our land... 🐑 #sustainableliving #cherryhomestead #organicorchard #organic

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Welcome to Cherry Homestead

The Farm

Cherry Homestead was once an established to***co farm. The barn was used to dry the to***co in. The old drying rooms are still there but the outside Kiln, feeding the drying rooms with heat, was removed some time ago.

Motueka used to be New Zealand’s to***co growing center because of the exceptional soil fertility, ideal weather conditions and the suitable surrounding land for small farm settlement. In the early 1980´s the crop was no longer profitable after the government removed the requirement for New Zealand grown to***co in locally produced ci******es. Because of this decision lots of farms in the area changed their produce going into growing for instance apples and hops instead.

Cherry Homestead was earlier called Salisbury farm and was after the to***co farming days subdivided into many lots. A net cage was installed and several different fruit varieties where planted; like tart cherries, persimmons, blueberries, grapefruit, lemons and grapes. Other fruit trees where also planted around the property, like apples, pears, plums and peaches. Somewhere along the way the orchard became certified organic by Bio Gro New Zealand.

Our Family

We, The Wahlgren family, moved from Sweden to New Zealand in 2015 in search for a new lifestyle and the adventure of a lifetime.

For the first 5 years we were the proud owners and operators of a Lodge on the Coromandel peninsula. Their we had several different motel options as well as campsites. The lodge was also the base for our small fishing charter boat serving both Kiwis as well as international customers. Coromandel is truly an amazing part of New Zealand and will always be on our top 5 list of places to visit. Although now we might have found a place even more stunning…

A new chapter began in February 2020 when the whole family decided it was time to leave Coromandel and make our way south and finally settled in the breathtakingly beautiful Motueka Valley on the top of the South Island.

Emelie and Johan with their two kids Loke and Viggo along with grandma Lotta and grandpa Thomas have now settled down on our 17 acre property named Cherry Homestead. Beautifully nestled in between the mountains and the sparklingly clear Motueka River renowned for its exceptional trout fishing.

With an organic orchard as well as a separate farm stay cottage there is plenty to keep everybody busy. On top of that Emelie is also a keen designer and artist working mostly with driftwood to create adorable little craft pieces.

Up cycling of furniture, as well as new production, is another part of our design venture and that’s where Emelie’s husband Johan can put his background as carpenter to good use when needed.

The Wahlgren Family

Emelie & Johan, kids Loke & Viggo, Lotta & Thomas, Malin