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59x1
Sale Day
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A farmer on a Banks Peninsula coastal property raises lambs for their on-farm auction, while his wife draws inspiration from their land for her paintings.
59x2
Tane to Tangroa
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A Bay of Plenty whānau Māori runs an oyster farm, providing jobs for local rangatahi & delicious kaimoana for people passing through their coastal village.
59x3
Go with the Flow
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A Taupō couple milks sheep on their first farm, on the shores of the lake; treading lightly on the land & protecting the water that enters the lake.
59x4
Changing Ways
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An award-winning South Auckland couple builds a team to embrace new farming and conservation practices to future-proof their dairy and sheep & beef operations.
59x5
Shear Joy
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After many years working away from the land, a couple return to take over the family farms where they were brought up and develop new outlets for their lambswool.
59x6
The Science of the Lambs
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A former AgResearch staff member gets his own farm & puts what he’s learned into practice by taking a scientific approach to how he runs it.
59x7
Cherry Picking
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A Central Otago orchardist runs an export cherry business, built up from childhood paper-run savings and saves second-rate cherries from going to waste.
59x8
Big Day Out
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Two shepherding brothers on a vast East Coast hill country station go on to buy the property and draw the community together for their traditional on-farm sale.
59x9
Growing a Dream
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A Gisborne family grows citrus & apples for the domestic & export markets, processing it in their new packhouse, and providing work for locals & travellers.
59x10
Hit the Ground Running
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A third generation vet with a passion for everything equine runs a busy horse reproduction business with her husband on their Manawatū family farm.
59x11
Hive of Industry
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Two young bee-keeping brothers in Manawatū have built up their honey business through hard graft, inventiveness and with timber milled from the family farm.
59x12
An Apple a Day
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A Motueka family grows heritage varieties of apples, pears & plums on their organic orchard, selling the fruit and producing cider vinegars, juices & tonics.
59x13
Cows and Flowers
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An American family moves to Otago, creates a boutique dairy farm, grow flowers and sells all their produce direct to the local community.
59x14
Helping Hand
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A retired Canterbury engineer buys a rundown apple orchard and converts it to organics, running it with the help of his family who also run a flower business.
59x15
A Different Light
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A manager takes a job on a farm newly bought by an Austrian business couple who know little about farming, but bring a new approach to how the farm is run.
59x16
On a Roll
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A Rangitikei couple manages three big hill country sheep and beef farms while starting a new business making nutritious dog food for working dogs.
59x17
Fisherman's Friend
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A Northland fisherman with a passion for the industry helps other fishers navigate changes to regulations and looks after their mental wellbeing.
59x18
Swede As
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A Southland family whose farm was saved by them growing swedes, and who now have built a thriving business from their humble roadside vegetable stall.
59x19
Steak and Eggs
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North Canterbury couple produces free range eggs, beef cattle and sheep and have started their own butchery, all built up since they moved here from Germany.
59x20
Family Tradition
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Two Marlborough brothers make their mark on their diverse family businesses which include cherries, vineyards and making hay for horses.
59x21
Growing Together
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Two American brothers enlist the help of a woman with farming expertise to create a farm & garden to provide food for their local community near Upper Hutt.
59x22
Taste of Place
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A Marlborough family grows grapes and makes new world wines using old world methods of planting and harvesting by the moon.
59x23
Cracking into it
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A couple with a love of the ocean, establishes a free-range egg farm overlooking the sea in Southland, to help realise their dreams of one day sailing away.
59x24
Seeds of Growth
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A Canterbury farming family grows crops to harvest the seeds, which are then used by gardeners and farmers all around the world to plant their own crops.
59x25
Jersey Girls
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A Waikato family have been milking Jersey cows for nearly 100 years and now sell their own brand of organic milk and yogurt, as well as growing strawberries.
59x26
Post Production
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A sheep farming family builds a business salvaging broken vineyard posts & recycling them for farm fences, saving hundreds of thousands of posts from landfill.
59x27
Next Generation
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A family farming sheep and cattle diversifies into the wellness market, turning their wool into felted exercise mats as part of their family succession plan.
59x28
Flippin' Genius
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A Marlborough couple re-invents the way oysters are farmed and exports their invention to the world.
59x29
Future Whenua
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An iwi-led community garden uses mātauranga Māori and permaculture principles to grow food for local people and connect them with the land.
59x30
Born to Run
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A woman rounds up and rehomes wild horses, and also rescues, rehabilitates and races neglected miniature ponies from her Far North farm.
59x31
Home Sweet Home
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A Wairarapa family breeds their sheep flock to be wool-less, and adds a timber mill, a thriving rural café and a chocolate factory to their coastal station.
59x32
Going Bananas
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A Northland couple grows bananas and other tropical plants, finding the perfect varieties for the local climate, sharing their knowledge with others.
59x33
Island Time
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A resourceful couple raises cattle on family land in Samoa, employing locals & using the meat & other local produce at their guest house for tourists.
59x34
Hard Graft
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A Kāpiti family runs one of the few nurseries that supplies commercial vineyards with baby vines, as well as growing blackberries and running cattle.
59x35
Green Goodness
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A Southland family with a novel approach to dairying, keeps their cows in barns over winter, feeds them homegrown hay, and herds them using a phone app.
59x36
Awesome Foursome
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A tight-knit Canterbury family perfect their on-farm genetics to breed premium bulls and quality sheep that are sought after by buyers.
59x37
In The Hunt
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A hunter & predator-trapper shares his passion for conservation with communities & farmers, while his wife teaches young farmers at the local college.
59x38
Wrapped in Wool
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A woman runs a flock of coloured sheep near Nelson, producing many shades for sale, and running craft workshops to inspire others with her love of wool.
59x39
Pecking Order
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Two young entrepreneurs take a run at rural life, focussing on connecting farmers and consumers, & building a community around their egg farm.
59x40
Episode 40
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A Marlborough woman farms sheep & beef and raises her young kids after her husband dies, while also running a business making wool-insulated dog kennels.