About this episode

The episode features a visit to Awakino Station, a family farm in the Waitaki Valley, highlighting its homestead lifestyle and sustainable practices.

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 tab...

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