Gender
Female
Gender
Female
Location
Falmouth, ME
Birthday:
October 15
Suburb
country
Food Growing Skill Level
Confident
I am interested in...
Community Gardens, Learning, Preserving, Helping Others
Tell us about your garden and what you're growing
Perennials
Comments
Yes I believe they are 100% cotton.
So how are you doing? spring has sprung over there now. You must be excited to get some more plants in the ground!? My spinach has done so well, but its starting to get frosty here now so i have to figure out what to do next. Unfortunately i had my broccoli in from last spring and it got decimated by little green caterpillars!! Lesson learned its better to put that in at this time of the year instead(autumn). Have to admit im getting a little slack now. Really should be doing more out there in the garden, have to keep the enthusiasm up after the spring/summer growing excitement subsides! Catch ya later.
Anyway in answer to your question- my husband, 14mnth old and i moved here about 8 mnths ago in search of a"better life". We were both teachers in the boston area, commuting 45 mins each way, every day, and living with my in-laws to save money for the house we couldnt afford!
On a whim we decided NZ looked like it could offer us the type of lifestyle we were after, and off we went! crazy/brave- u decide! So we now live in a tiny rural community in the Wairarapa called Eketahuna, about 2 hrs north of Wellington. We've been able to buy our own house and im able to stay home with my now 2 yr old, fixing up the house and developing our fledging garden. We're extremely happy with the move and its given us a huge shift in perspective regarding whats really important in life. New Zealand is a wonderful place and reminds me alot of my homeland Ireland- friendly open people who will quite often go out of their way to help you.
I will be sure to check out the Ecomatters trust, thank you so much for the article and for replying so quickly. please feel free to keep me updated with your step daughters progress.
Take care, Lise
There's a lot happening in here and places for you to jump in and contribute and get involved in some local food sharing or other initiatives. It won't be long before there are lots of Ooooby folks in the US, so if you have thoughts about how we can make the site all the more relevant for you, please do offer them up for us. There are some good people behind the scenes working on the future iterations of this site.
Meanwhile. Enjoy!