28 Feb 2025

Could small-scale farms be the best way to feed the country?

From Country Life, 7:34 pm on 28 February 2025

Seven hectares can produce a "magnificent" amount of food. So says small-scale farmer and Kellogg scholar Alison Bentley who's done just that, growing beef cattle, hazelnuts and a wide range of fruit on her small farm near Rotorua. She says small farms have a pivotal role to play in addressing domestic food security and the environment.

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