Your Garden Coach NZ

Season 3 Episode 26
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Season 3 Episode 25 
00:00- Intro 
07:20- Tea of the Month 
09:09 Winter Tasks 
11:20 Books for winter reading 
14:24- Plant a tree 
16:55- Moon Calendar 
21:33- Chickweed 
23:32- Gardening in Zone 1 in Early Winter 
33:02- Hugelkulture & raised beds 
33:42- Biochar Workshop 
34:38- Hellebores (winter roses) 
37:53- Winter flower sowing 
45:24- Dishes with Del Jerusalem Artichokes 
56:44- Final garden note 

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Season 3 Episode 24 
Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 
01:30 Tea of the Month: Winter Orange Spiced Tea 
03:31 Gardening in Late Autumn 
11:23 Veg of the month: Pumpkins 
18:32 Alpine Harvest Festival reminder 
20:21 Dishes with Del- Pumpkin Recipes 
27:54 Foraging in May 
30:04 Outro 
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Today’s episode is a little bit special.
Maura and I jumped in the car and headed over to Kurow, into the Waitaki Valley, to visit Awakino Station - a third-generation family farm run by Jaz Mathisen and her family.
And I have to say… this really is a homestead in the truest sense of the word.
From the kitchen garden and orchard, right through to the meat raised on the farm, everything comes together to feed not just the family, but the wider farm team - with everyone gathering around the table each day.
We spent time walking through the most beautiful kitchen garden, surrounded by these incredible shoulder-high stone walls, and just soaking in what felt like a very grounded, very real way of living.
Jaz speaks so thoughtfully about generational farming - the history, the stability, and what it means to carry that forward - and she also shares some lovely stories about the women who’ve helped shape this place over time.
And something else really special - Jaz has written a beautiful book, A Year at Awakino Station, which follows the rhythm of the four seasons and includes recipes from the farm kitchen. It’s now available in bookstores, and it’s one we’d really encourage you to get your hands on.
It was one of those days that will stay in our memories
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Season 3 Episode 23 
00:00 Intro 
04:29 Tea of the month: Apple, Beetroot, Rosehip & Ginger 
05:54: Moon Calendar April 2026 
11:13 Mid Autumn Phenology 
20:22 Mid Autumn Job List 
22:45 Feijoa
29:24 Dishes with Del- Feijoa Recipes 
38:08 Growing Microgreens 
43:38 Book of the Month- The Abundant Kitchen by Niva & Yotam Kay
44:43 Outro 

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