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Feeding wild birds can be a pleasurable experience.  The birds after a while will learn that food is put out for them and will gather in your garde...

Here are some of our suggestions to help keep you and your family happy and sane in isolation. We found that reading, puzzles, table tennis, c...

Activities that bring birds and kids together. Following movements in Scandinavia and North America ‘bush kindergartens’ and ‘forest schools’ have...

Beeswax candles look gorgeous, smell great, and are the oldest type of candle known to man.  Being a gift from nature, they offer a chemical fr...

It is important to us to make sure our business footprint is as light as possible.

We send off our website orders using recycled paper packing and bubble wrap where possible. And we use recycled cardboard boxes or an eco friendly courier bags. 

The mighty Kererū is renowned for spreading seeds from over 70 native plant species far and wide. The big and bold bird is the only native large enough to eat some of the larger fruit from important forest trees like miro, tawa and karaka.

Huge congratulations to writer and illustrator Laura Shallcrass, for her book Hare & Ruru – A Quiet Moment being a finalist in three (yes, thre...

There are so many reasons to love our local birds. Along with their unique shapes, colours and birdsong the role they play in the wider ecosystem is hugely important. Helping New Zealand’s native birds survive is therefore something all New Zealanders should be behind.

So, what is the big deal about craft chocolate? Next time you’re heading down the chocolate aisle at the supermarket, check out what’s in the bars.

Craft chocolate makers on the other hand generally take a less-is-more approach to ingredients and celebrate the difference in flavour between bars. Many only use two ingredients in dark chocolate bars - cacao nibs and sugar.

Making the most of May in the Garden There is so much to enjoy about late autumn, the flavours of the season, the last of the rich warm hues in the...

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people to be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities.
Will you join the millions of people reducing their plastic waste?

We've had some customers tell us they are going to frame the tea towels that they have purchased from us.

So we've asked them to send images.  I think you'll agree that they look fantastic.  Bold, bright and an economical way to liven up your walls.