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A herb farm is usually a farm where herbs are grown for market sale. There is a case for the use of a small farm being dedicated to herb farming as the smaller farm is more efficient in terms of manpower usage and value of the crops on a per acre basis. [ 1 ]
New Zealand is the largest exporter of farmed venison in the world. [40] In the 1970s and 80s there was a huge industry carrying out live deer recovery from forested areas of New Zealand. The deer are a pest animal that has a negative impact on the biodiversity of New Zealand. The deer-farm stock was bred from the recovered wild animals.
A station or run, in the context of New Zealand agriculture, is a large farm dedicated to the grazing of sheep and cattle. The use of the word for the farm or farm buildings date back to the mid-nineteenth century. [1] The owner of a station is called a runholder.
The small town of Herbert, formerly Otepopo, lies in North Otago, New Zealand, 91 kilometres (57 mi) north of Dunedin and 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Oamaru. It lies on the edge of the Herbert Forest. Herbert consists of a group of houses and three churches clustered around State Highway 1. A service station is also the postal agency.
Ambury Regional Park (also known as Ambury Farm) is a regional park situated on the coast of Manukau Harbour, in Auckland in New Zealand's North Island. It is situated in the suburb of Māngere Bridge and in the local board area of Māngere-Ōtāhuhu , to the west of Māngere Mountain .
The Experimental Circle of Anthroposophic Farmers and Gardeners began activities in New Zealand in 1930. [1] The Soil & Health Association of New Zealand established in 1941, promotes organic food and farming in New Zealand. Organics Aotearoa New Zealand formed in 2005 as an umbrella organisation to represent all aspects of organics in New ...
They started a popular and productive farm on Clifton Road near the village settlement in 1843, [4] primarily growing potatoes and employing local members of Ngāi Tai. [11] Over time, the farm grew to 1,000 acres. [11] The family established an unproductive gold mine, which later became the Whitford Quarry and was used as a landfill. [4]
There are 523 known moss species and 23 varieties in New Zealand, with 208 genera represented. 108 species and 11 genera are considered endemic. Most New Zealand mosses originated in Gondwana, so there are strong relationships with species in Tasmania, South-eastern Australia, and temperate parts of South America. [8] The endemic genera are: