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KIWI GROWERS & aRTISAN PRODUCTS
New Zealand has many wonderful seed suppliers, growers and artisan producers.
We love showcasing and supporting other small businesses and companies that encourage people on
the road to self-sufficiency, either by growing food/plants or making things themselves from scratch.
We also hope to collaborate with some like minded businesses in the future.
Always open to having those conversations!
We have access to such a wide range of seeds, fruit and edible plants and much more here in New Zealand.
It’s so great to be able to share these with you!
Sentinels are a collective of New Zealand based hobby gardeners and horticulturalists.
Their seed is hand harvested from regionally adapted plants ideally suited to your region and climate, if unsure when to sow we recommend asking your local experienced gardeners. Click here !
House of Tallow
House of Tallow make hand-crafted soap and balms in Otago - by the fabulous Stefanie. It began with a passion for learning traditional homemaking skills.
Rendering down fat for cooking which then led to creating soaps and balms.
Tallow soap has a profound ability to deeply nourish the skin due to its
bio-availability. It also helps increase the skin’s flexibility and supports the protective barrier of skin. All soaps and balms are handcrafted by stef in batches, with a wide selection scents and designs.
Click here to get in touch with stef to try out her fabulous products!
Fantail Valley Homestead
Piwakawaka Valley Homestead (Fantail Valley homestead) is situated in South Otago. Dana, Matthew and their 5 children grow and preserve much of their home grown produce and meat. Dana also has a U-tube channel, alot of tutorials and how-to guides on everything homesteady! Check them out here:
https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/
https://www.youtube.com/@FantailValleyHomestead
Prepper Kiwi
Prepper Kiwi is an initiative run by landscapers & friends - Carolyn & Rose.
Their goal is to share as much as knowledge as possible to help others on their journey of growing their own food, and being self sufficient. Carolyn & Rose have a selection of collected seeds available for sale. Check out their links below.
https://www.facebook.com/PrepperKiwi
https://www.youtube.com/@PrepperKiwi
Seeds of Paheko
Seeds of Paheko encourage people to grow and experience plants as medicine.
A connection between growth and a relationship with Nature. They are a registered charitable trust in Northland, New Zealand, and like to empowering individuals via the cultivation of herbs & medicinal plants. Their garden features a vast array of medicinal herbs and more, cultivated using well thought out permaculture principles.
Click here to visit their site.
Owairaka Seeds are a small business located in Auckland, New Zealand specialising in unusual and interesting seeds from NZ and the rest of the world. They sell mostly perennial seeds and flower plants for home gardeners. They also have annual seeds and some vegetables. Seed stocks are regularly updated to keep up with demand.
Check them out here.
West Coast AgroForestry
West Coast AgroForestry is a forest garden on the West Coast of New Zealand.
They offer some rare sourced seeds for sale, some agroforestry plants and a plethora of valuable information on plants and botany, trials, plant profiles and general knowledge.
Link to the seed shop here
Tree Croppers
The NZ Tree Croppers Association is in the business of promoting interest, sharing information and research in the use of trees. Ranging from fruit & nut production to animal fodder and everything in between. To become a member is easy enough and great work to support. The members are a real cross-section of different types of people: from home orchardists and farmers to investors and scientists. It is a wide source of valuable information that is readily shared and the monthly booklet that comes out is a real bonus!
To find out more click here or visit Otago tree croppers here
Fodder Farm
An off grid homestead located in the heart of Ruapehu in the North Island of New Zealand. Fodder farm’s website provides very useful information from their experiences on the land, constantly developing and improving it. Rebecca shares what they have learnt along the way with resources and books on homesteading and self sufficiency with the aim of helping others.
Find their books here
EcoFarm works with farmers to assist them in growing healthier, more productive farms naturally, by boosting soil the fertility, eliminating use of chemicals, and improving their profitability all while protecting the land. Using natural, eco friendly pracrtises to acheive abundance and living more symbiotically with the land.
Find out more here
George Street Orchard
George Street orchard is a small diverse urban orchard situated on George Street in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Rory Harding has created a thriving inner-city ecosystem using organics and natural observation. A true showcase to what is acheivable in a small space. Abundance is everywhere!
Seetha’s Seeds
Seetha’s seeds are a supplier of very good quality, organic New Zealand heritage seeds for backyard gardeners and/or small scale producers. They do trials, grow and supply only the best performing varieties that have been in New Zealand for generations.
All seeds in the catalogue are grown by them right here in New Zealand!
https://www.sethasseeds.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/sethasseedsnz
