Feijoas
Calling Home: Shannon Digby in Zons, Germany
Blenheim-born and Wellington-bred Shannon Digby is a mum of three who lives in Zons, a fairy-tale village on the edge of the Rhine river in the mid-West of Germany. Audio
Making the most of autumn's gold: Feijoas
It's that glorious time of year - the brief season of the feijoa is upon us. Depending on where you live in the country you might already have a glut. Sharon McNabb is based in Wellsford - north of… Audio
Al Brown's lockdown – slow cooking, reading and feijoa-foraging
Chef and restaurateur Al Brown is enjoying a bit of break with time to cook comfort food and do lots of reading. On his daily walk, he forages for feijoas which work well in a simple feijoa & almond… Audio
Annabel Langbein's Feijoa Friands
It's feijoa season, so we invited Annabel Langbein in to talk feijoas, as she has a new cookbook out - Essential Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion. Audio
Feijoa yield 40 percent down on last year - farmer
With the feijoa season drawing to a close one farmer in Waikato says he has 40 percent less fruit than last year.
A Fright for Feijoas?
Frans de Jong grows thousands of feijoa trees near Matamata in Waikato. He's keeping a close eye out for evidence of guava moth or myrtle rust in his orchard. Audio
Feijoas under threat from crop-destroying moth
A feijoa grower has found the crop-destroying guava moth breeding in the plant's flowers, which damages the fruit's development.
Fruit-wrecking pest threatens feijoa season
The guava moth, which ruins feijoas, is getting worse and spreading south from Northland, growers say.
Regional Wrap
Feijoa harvesting's underway, at Ruatoria on the East Coast the ewes are in good nick for the ram and a young Taranaki dairy farmer is gearing up for National awards. In the South Island, fruit… Audio
