Possibilties in a Paddock
We call him Te Radar. The man living off the land, celebrating the wealth of sustainable living, the Land of the White Cloud Aoteaora
New Zealand. Homegrown a T.V series that delights and amazes as Te Radar tames his wild land. Couple of cows, few chooks and a small vegetable patch.
Living in a tent the decision to put a small shed with fire place, the New Zealand code of practice for buildings there are no requirements for design or ideas accommodating innovation, technology and systems, a humble shed was built that Te Radar called home.
During the whitebait season August 15th – November 30th
New Zealand whitebait caught fresh from the dipped in egg and fried eaten with fresh home baked bread washed down with a home brew beer.
Farmers markets see a variety of home produce fresh off the land to be sold to the consumer directly. Te Radar mixes with the locals in amongst jars of home- made pickles, cheese (a skill Te Radar learnt)
The Marlborough Sounds provide salmon raised in pristine spring waters before being transferred to the Sounds and live happily in a natural wild protected life.
Te Radar the city bloke pushes the boundaries of skills for sustainable living learnt to shear sheep.
New Zealand has the best sheep shearers in the world. Proven in Norway where the world champions were recently held, New Zealand shearers won four world titles.
As the sun gently sinks, bringing a canvas of stars, in a crisp clear night sky, over Te Radars sustainable paddock, he sits back on his chair a beer in his hand, his music the quiet chuckling of his cooks and the rustle of a freshly scythed grass. The trams bell ringing to the cities of NZ fades in the distant.
