The very smart,
self-sufficient food forest created from nothing
Easy ways to go
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Do you know what
a perfect winter fire looks like?
zero waste on your block
Make your own soy milk Run the simplest compost system Recycle nasty farm plastics
Welcomcful
to our beauti
e-issue!
PLUS WHY A GOOD NIGHT IN IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HENS' HEALTH
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The very smart, self-sufficient food forest Meet a couple who turned nothing into something amazing and edible.
How to get the perfect winter fire The best ways to get the driest wood and the hottest fire this winter.
The zero waste block
Meet a zero waste hero
Tips to going zero waste in your home and on the block, PLUS how to recycle your farm plastic.
Get her super-simple zero waste strategies, her easy soy milk recipe, PLUS learn Bokashi basics.
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What to do in the garden
• Vegetable and flower garden jobs for May • 12+ ways to add colour to the winter garden
What to do on the block
• 6 ways to prepare for lambing • Cattle, sheep, and goat care How to navigate the magazine Click the READ MORE button to open a relevant story on our website, thisNZlife
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