The Food Farm

09/09/2024

Some photos from this weekend's workshops here on The Food Farm.

Such a lovely bunch of wonderful people.

Hope everyone is having a successful start to their growing season!

02/09/2024

Have you picked up the latest Lifestyle Block Magazine?

I'm loving the latest edition of the new format NZ Lifestyle Block Magazine (which is about to undergo a well deserved name change to On The Land). It has a beautiful photographic vibe, and features a wealth of in depth articles about, or by, permaculture heavyweights Kōanga Institute, Vital Harvest, Permadynamics, and The Food Farm Highly recommended!

20/04/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to our Autumn Composting workshop today! It was the most perfect weather.

We covered everything from composting teas, bokashi, worm farming, thermal composting, green manure crops, biochar, and lots more. Now is a great time to focus on returning fertility to your system, after a long growing season.

Such a lovely group of people from all over the South Island. They have small suburban gardens, large gardens, small farms, large farms and community enterprises.

Next workshop is July 27th. More details here: https://events.humanitix.com/how-to-grow-your-own-food-winter2024

20/03/2024

Come & join us!

QS is bringing ‘Six Inches of Soil’ to New Zealand! Get ready for a film night in celebration of soil, food and farming The new grassroots UK documentary ‘Six Inches of Soil’ (www.sixinchesofsoil.org) tells the inspiring story of three young British farmers standing up against the industrial...

19/03/2024

Our new workshops are up! More details here:

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17/03/2024

The top 10 apples here on The Food Farm. We set up the display for the Canterbury Branch of The NZ Tree Crop Association who visited today.

12/03/2024

What we're harvesting & preserving at the moment. A display for our Open Farms open day on Sunday. How's your growing season going?

10/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Open Farms open day today! We roughly counted about a hundred of you, and you were all truly awesome! 💚🌱

01/03/2024

Today's pick of 'Cheviot' tomatoes. We've been saving the seed of this heritage field variety for over 12 years. It is originally from our North Canterbury region, specifically Gore Bay. We reckon this is about 250kg. We usually get up to 700kg a season from around 200 plants. They're delicious eaten fresh, but we mostly make passata, which keeps us going throughout the year.

28/02/2024

We've decided to have an open day here on the farm as part of the Open Farms scheme. Come & see us!

We're a small farm that employs Permaculture to grow most of our own food organically. We also teach others how to grow their own food through a series of on farm workshops. We'll be offering a farm tour through our vegetable gardens and food forests, including displays and information on how to gro...

09/01/2024

Join Niva and Yotam Kay of Pākaraka Permaculture for a culinary adventure at The Food Farm, an organic permaculture small farm in North Canterbury.

Discover the secrets of fermentation and create your own delightful concoctions. In this workshop you will learn to make:

Seasonal Lacto Fermented Vegetables
Jun (honey based kombucha)
Vinegar
Mead

Enjoy a delicious lunch, thoughtfully prepared with the freshest, locally-sourced produce from The Food Farm.

The day includes a tour of the Food Farm garden with the amazing Angela Clifford, where you can witness permaculture principles in action and gather inspiration for your own gardening endeavours.
27 January 2024 registration 🔗Link: https://www.pakarakafarm.co.nz/shop/product/746972/the-abundant-kitchen-at-the-food-farm-fermentation-workshop/

15/12/2023

Have you booked your ticket yet? Pākaraka Permaculture is coming to The Food Farm in January. Will be an epic fermenting session. Would make a fabulous present for the foodie / permie / grower in your life!

We are so excited to be teaching this workshop at The Food Farm.
We will spend the morning fermenting:
🌸 Seasonal Lacto Fermented Vegetables
🌸 Jun (honey-based kombucha)
🌸 Vinegar
🌸 Mead
+ After lunch, we will tour The Food Farm's permaculture gardens.
Sign up - https://www.pakarakafarm.co.nz/shop/product/746972/the-abundant-kitchen-at-the-food-farm-fermentation-workshop/