Living Off The Land NZ
A mother-daughter team on their journey to sustainable living
05/11/2021
β "You could grow a garden anywhere, in your whare, in your mind, or in your heart." - Yvonne Thomas
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NUKU //093 shares the importance of growing a garden, not only for sustainability and kai purposes, but also for learning some of lifeβs greatest lessons. π
Her koΜrero and portrait shoot is now LIVE (https://nukuwomen.co.nz/093-yvonne-thomas-mentor-at-auckland-teaching-gardens-trust/). You can also follow the the podcast on or (and all other major podcast platforms. Just search 'NUKU'. πβ
Shoutout to my neighbours!
11/05/2021
Nana showing our latest kumara harvest!
This was our first time planting kumara. We kind of neglected them for a while and waited for the leaves to die off. But they still havnt.
Mum decided to dig a couple up and to our suprise we grew the biggest kumara I have ever seen!
10/05/2021
Thank you to Paul at Doctor dog for your time and knowledge about the importance of fresh and healthy dog food!
Homegrown chokos $2 each. Can deliever to the Auckland central area.
21/01/2021
When you forget to pick the zucchinis π
21/01/2021
Shout out to Sustainability group. Our level is a proud owner of a food scraps bucket!
All the food scraps from the building are placed into compost bins and the soil is used around the university grounds.
Zucchini and cherry tomatoes from the garden πβ
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Weaving up! I have woven the base of the kete. Now im weaving the sides.
20/01/2021
Goodnight from Manu and his favourite toy π
19/01/2021
Sir John Blaze being nosy.
19/01/2021
Sir John Blaze loves cuddles
19/01/2021
Zucchinis growing! π
18/01/2021
Usually for xmas we would buy the pavlova from the supermarket. But I thought, 'why not make our own!'
My first ever homemade pavlova. Made with the eggs from our hens.
18/01/2021
Two white cucumbers from our garden!
We had these for xmas lunch/dinner and was especially tasty when pickled.
I added:
1 cup water
1 cup of white vinegar
1 cup of sugar
to a jar then added in sliced cucumber and stored overnight
18/01/2021
Our first large tomatoes! and there is still heaps more to come.
Shout out to mum and her gardening skills. We have vegetables coming out of our ears!
86 year old nana spreading ash onto the kumara plants. Plus Clyde watchin on the side lines π
This adds more phosphorus to the soil and you can top it off with compost soil to help the plants to grow.
17/01/2021
One of our medium hanging kete in her new space π
The hens acting like they own the place π
Letting Stumpy and Clyde clean up the drive π
Tussy and Buffy saying hello π
16/01/2021
Introducing one of our baby doll sheep (miniature sheep) π Rescued from the sale yard, he is the friendliest sheep we have had.
We decided to give a "photoshoot" and he loved it so much, he walked towards the camera for his close up π
16/01/2021
Introducing one of our baby doll sheep (miniature sheep) π Rescued from the sale yard, he is the friendliest sheep we have had.
We decided to give a "photoshoot" and he loved it so much, he walked towards the camera for his close up π
Stay tuned for more photos
15/01/2021
Harvesting our red tumbler tomatoes!
14/01/2021
Our harvest of yellow tumbler tomatoes π
Can't wait to eat our tomatoes! π
14/01/2021
The hens inspecting the gooseberries.
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