Potatoes
Swapping swipe cards for spuds
Sarah Mosley is a chip off the old block. The former Wellington hotel manager is following in her father's footsteps after she headed home to join the family potato-growing business in South Otago. Audio
Swapping swipe cards for spuds
Sarah Mosley is a chip off the old block. The former Wellington hotel manager is following in her father's footsteps after she headed home to join the family potato-growing business in South Otago.
AudioAncestors roots run deep at Wairau Pā vineyard
Haysley MacDonald was born and bred on the family farm near Marlborough's Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi. The coastal land, that overlooks Cloudy Bay, is where his ancestors first landed over 800 years… Audio
Ancestors roots run deep at Wairau Pā vineyard
Haysley MacDonald was born and bred on the family farm near Marlborough's Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi. The coastal land, that overlooks Cloudy Bay, is where his ancestors first landed over 800 years…
AudioDig your own veges: Bring a fork, bucket and gumboots
Cam Booker is hoping a good crowd will turn up on Christmas eve to dig their own spuds and pick peas at his market garden in Sefton. Audio
Dig your own veges: Bring a fork, bucket and gumboots
Cam Booker is hoping a good crowd will turn up on Christmas eve to dig their own spuds and pick peas at his market garden in Sefton.
Audio'Vegetables have something to do with it' says centenarian
Alan Wilcox of Pukekohe celebrated his 100th birthday. He walks down a lifetime and legacy of growing with Country Life. Audio
'Vegetables have something to do with it' says centenarian
Alan Wilcox of Pukekohe celebrated his 100th birthday. He walks down a lifetime and legacy of growing with Country Life.
AudioNew advice on how to store potatoes
Storing potatoes and how to organise your fridge. Audio
Fixing environmental problems one plant at a time
Biotechnologist David Leung finds ways to make plants solve environmental issues. Audio
Fixing environmental problems one plant at a time
Biotechnologist David Leung finds ways to make plants solve environmental issues.
AudioOur Changing World for 11 February 2021
Liquefaction lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and biotechnologists doing interesting things with plants. Audio
Al Brown's Smashed Griddle Potatoes with Black Olive Mayo & Fresh Herbs
Recipe by Al Brown
From Afternoons on Friday 6 November 2020
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
If you want new potatoes on your Christmas table, now's the time to get started says gardening guru Lynda Hallinan. Audio
For the love of potatoes
Our expert segment today is all about the vegetable we spend more money on than any other. Audio
Low-carb diet could stave off brain degeneration
A study out of Stony Brook University has found cognitive ageing starts earlier than expected. That's the bad news. The good news is that it looks like this process can be prevented - or even reversed… Audio
Christmas Fare - Growers report in on the year that's been...
Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers. Audio
Christmas Fare - Growers report in on the year that's been...
Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers.
Audio3: Early Encounters
Abel Tasman and James Cook’s first contacts with Māori were complex and sometimes violent. Europeans brought new technologies, food and ideas, such as muskets, potatoes and Christianity. In some cases… Audio
NZ's Billion Dollar Spud Industry
The value of New Zealand's third largest horticultural export crop is growing. Audio