We Belong Outdoors

Community and Sustainable, Healthy Cooking.

It's been an outgoing autumn for me. Last month I was in Taupo, participating (as sponsor, not team member) in the Whai Ora Spirited Women's Adventure Race. This was the second year of the event, a...

Balm 101: Adventure

What's the most useful thing you could take with you on an adventure? Balm 101 Adventure is a series of tips and hacks that will let you stay a lot more comfortable on your adventure for longer, an...

Lettuce Tips

I want to share some lettuce growing revelations, because home-grown lettuce and greens is a worthy mission. From years of attempting to provide a continuous supply of greens for my family, I have...

What's a Sandfly Shuffle?

Here at Goodbye SANDFLY, we have been itching to get into the golden weather, but we have also noticed how when you go to sit down, you get back up again. You turn to the left, and then you turn to...

Treeassurance

Hi Super Moon, The energy of spring is like living with a Super Moon for a couple of months instead of a few days. It brings great transformational, growth energy that often feels like craziness. E...

# Humans need Balm

What is a balm? 1. An oily substance that has a pleasant smell that is used for healing, soothing, or protecting the skin 2. something that gives comfort or support   Humans have been using ba...

6 Spiritual Lessons of Kikuyu

Hi Yellow Leaf, Our property has just had its 'turning' weekend, as in turning from summer to autumn. We cleaned gutters, made many things with feijoa, ate the last of the fresh corn, caught our fi...

Late Summer Garden

Hi Summer Garden, To the unpracticed eye the late summer garden can look a bit of a shambles. He might not understand the masses of food that the garden has already produced, the months of sheer vo...

Hot Pepper promises

We sent out 22 little boxes of chilli peppers just before the holidays, and I left our plants looking very tidy. What a great way to gracefully deal with excess. It was very satisfying to do. Below...

Top TEN Tips for Dealing with Sandflies and Black Flies

Better Outdoor Tips Whether you call them Sandflies or Black flies they are the same ferocious bugs. With the fun of summer comes the buzz and bites of bugs. After several years of living and raisi...