Guide to sowing seeds
Great introduction
Articles and Videos
Abundance in Your Backyard
A popular clip from the US on how to create your own forest garden. One of the best introductions you’ll find. There are similar examples emerging here and in Australia.
12 Vegetables You Need To PlantÂ
Although this ‘City Prepping’ clip is out of the US and hence 6 months out in terms of planting timeframes, is still a great tutorial
Ref Rumble channel
The First Farmers Market in NZ
Let’s start with an interview on Radio NZ from 2012. This is the amazing story of the Whangarei Growers Market, talking about the initial challenges, but also the massive benefits that soon came to local growers, their customers, and the community.
RNZ country life, 2012 interview
Christchurch urban garden
An amazing inititive from 2017 in Christchurch
Seeds – Another currency?
A fascinating perspective on seeds and their value to humanity. Fortunately, in NZ we have operations like Koanga and others who support heritage seed protection and distribution
Avoid food shortages & surprises
Nobody knows what’s around the corner. Be it natural disasters, rogue government policies or worldwide political forces determined to disrupt food supplies, growing your own food has never been more important…
Start your journey at home, or with a local community group. It could be the best decision you’ll ever make for your family and neighbourhood.
Collapse of Commercial Growers
“Once, 80% of our [growers] food came from local suppliers. Today it’s under 10%.” Once there were 24,000 growers here, now it’s under 900! Reference. Stuff.co.nz March 2023