Life in NZ – The First 10 Years (2006 to 2016)

March 19, 2006

Published by bruce at March 19, 2006

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Musings on Mara Whenua and then some

I’ve gotten more clarity after day seven at Mara Whenua: Start from the way you want to schedule your time which for me is at most four hours of work on stuff that needs to be done, then work my way up to perhaps four hours of exercise, leaving four […]

March 19, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 19, 2006

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WWOOFing for Real — Mara Whenua Part II

So, what was it really like WWOOFing? I thought I’d carry on a bit from Bruce’s previous post and outline for you all what our typical day looked like for the last week. 7:30 – 8:00 am: Wake up. Step outside to the nearest tree for a pee. Light the […]

March 15, 2006

Published by bruce at March 15, 2006

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Off the Grid – Mara Whenua Part I

This is our fifth day at Mara Whenua (MAY-ra FAY-new-a, roughly “permaculture” in Maori), a 400 acre farm in a secluded valley in the far north of New Zealand. After just a short chat on the phone with Yvonne (EVE-on; there is much more accenting of the first syllable of […]

March 10, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 10, 2006

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What is WWOOFing anyway?

Several of you have recently asked me what the heck I was talking about when mentioning that we were preparing to go off on our first WWOOF assignment. WWOOF, according to the booklet we have, officially stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms; but everyone else refers to it […]