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Homesteading farm and off grid living in the hills of rural New Zealand.

24/10/2025

So awesome to see our book being put to good use!💚

14/10/2025

Look at the jelly in that!

Rooster soup an easy, tasty and healthy way to use up those pesky unwanted roosters. We have a big pot in the fridge, pop some on the heat and you have a quick meal. Or pressure can some for long term storage.

This is just one of our easy homegrown recipes in our book 'THE SELF-SUFFICIENT KITCHEN'
available from our website (link below) and full of useful info for your homegrown home.

https://fodderfarm.co.nz/product/the-self-sufficient-kitchen/

30/09/2025

Finally harvested the Turmeric.
This is just one of spices we can grow in NZ and for those that we can't grow (like cloves or vanilla) there are some interesting options that we can grow!

This topic is covered in our book 'THE SELF-SUFFICIENT KITCHEN' available from our online store,

https://fodderfarm.co.nz/product/the-self-sufficient-kitchen/

If you are after freshly harvest turmeric we have some listed on Trade Me,

https://www.trademe.co.nz/5551037810

13/09/2025

We didn't have a very good plum year last summer, so it was wonderful to be gifted a bag of frozen red fleshed plums a few days ago.

When making plum sauce we prefer the dark red fleshed plums. We also eat low sugar/carb so use this recipe from our book 'THE SELF-SUFFICIENT KITCHEN'.

You can add any sweetener of choice but we use stevia leaves. For longer storage it is best to use real Apple Cider Vinegar not apple scrap vinegar.

Our book is available here,

https://fodderfarm.co.nz/product/the-self-sufficient-kitchen/

06/09/2025

Our barerooted plants are starting to wake up! This is your last week or so to grab a plant at our low bareroot prices!!

29/08/2025

There are many plants, other than pasture, which are great feed for your animals. One of our favourites is willow, in particular the fodder willow due to its larger leaves and smaller growth pattern. It is a fast growing, hardy, bushy tree reaching 4m in height. Excellent fodder source with a nitrogen content of 2.7% dry weight similar to Lucerne hay.

Uses; fodder, hedging, erosion control, birds/bees, coppicing, hedgerow, shelter.

The willows are beginning to sprout, so now is your last chance to buy our barerooted fodder willows and get them planted, ready to burst away in growth.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/home-living/outdoor-garden-conservatory/plants-trees/trees/listing/5489964055

Our book 'Fodder and Forage' is on special this month too, learn what plants you can utilise to feed your animals all year round from your own land.

https://fodderfarm.co.nz/product/fodder-and-forage-creating-diverse-animal-feed-systems-in-new-zealand/

22/08/2025

🌿🌳Mad cow Lucy loves her tree prunings🌳🌿

Winter prunings are a great way to supplement feed when grass growth slows down. But make sure you know what is suitable fodder and what is not.

We have taken the hassle out of researching by creating a handbook,

FODDER AND FORAGE – Creating Diverse Animal Feed Systems in New Zealand

Now on special for just $20 plus postage.

This book is laid out as a convenient collection of plants and information to aid in the creation of diverse alternative feed systems for your livestock. Incorporating trees, shrubs, perennials and herbs into your feed systems can provide nutritious feed, medicinal support, improve digestive health and regenerate land health. Utilising traditional methods of tree hay or making tree silage can extend the function of these plants as stored feed for periods of low feed availability. This extends the production capabilities of your property and its resilience capacity.

https://fodderfarm.co.nz/product/fodder-and-forage-creating-diverse-animal-feed-systems-in-new-zealand/

20/08/2025

The best way to treat walnuts is soaked in salty water over night, drained and rinsed. Then dried/dehydrated till crispy.

This method not only makes for tasty nuts but is said to remove anti-nutrients making them easier to digest.

Find out more in our latest book 'THE SELF-SUFFICIENT KITCHEN'

They are also featured in 'LIFE ON FODDER FARM - A JOURNEY TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY'

These books are available from our website (link below), booksellers and libraries 📚

https://fodderfarm.co.nz/shop/

16/08/2025

A late harvest of yacon results in several yields.

Good tubers for eating and processing into yacon syrup.

Small, split and bad tubers for pig food.🐷

Large rhizomes for replanting.

Medium rhizomes for selling on Trade Me,
https://www.trademe.co.nz/5475521280

Plus yacon helps create beautiful loose soil and any tubers or roots left in the soil help feed the bacteria and boost the life in the soil.

The green tops can be used for stock fodder, though this can decrease tuber yields. The dried stems can be used as compost carbon or chopped and dropped as mulch.

We use yacon syrup as a sweetener in baked goods, desserts and to make low sugar treats. Check out how to make yacon syrup and our recipes using it in our new book 'The Self-Sufficient Kitchen' available from our website,

https://fodderfarm.co.nz/product/the-self-sufficient-kitchen/

10/08/2025

🎆⭐🌟📚BOOK GIVEAWAY!!📚🌟⭐🎆

We are giving away a copy of our new book,

'THE SELF-SUFFICIENT KITCHEN'

But this giveaway is a bit different. We want you to tell us someone who you think would love a copy of this book but it might not be in their budget right now.
To preserve their privacy please MESSAGE us and tell us why you think this book would be a great help for them. Then like the post, make a comment to give it a boost!! Plus like our page if you haven't already!

We want to surprise someone and hopefully give their self-sufficiency journey a boost.

Please note you will need to provide their postage address if they win, we won't publish their name and yes you can nominate yourself. But we would really like the book to go to someone who is not in a position to buy it and will love recieving it💚

Only open to NZ nominations

08/08/2025

We have restocked the books at Blue Hill Cafe, Owhango, and they now carry our new book!
So if you're a local or just driving through pop in and support these guys who are awesome at supporting local authors, artists and crafters. Don't forget to have a browse of our books while you're there😉

06/08/2025

🌳🌱📚Fodder Farm is an off grid homesteading farm in the heart of the North Island of New Zealand. We produce books, blogs and plants to help you live your best life on the land.📚🌱🌳

These are available through our online shop and selected retailers (link to our website at the bottom of this post).

But we know the cost of living puts books into the luxury range for so many people. So all our books are available through public libraries. If they are not in your local library please request they get them in.

Our latest book 'The Self-Sufficient Kitchen' is available as spiral bound from us as this makes it easier to use in the kitchen. But the ones we supply to the libraries are perfect bound (glued spine) so they look pretty on the shelves and are easier to find! See photos below for the two different books.

Check out our online shop and blogs here,
https://fodderfarm.co.nz/homepage/

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