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Solar powers new chapter for Newco Farms
Solar powers new chapter for Newco Farms
A new solar and battery system has opened the door to lower power bills for this Patoka farm, and welcomed a renewed sense of enthusiasm for running their business. Read more...
New on-farm learning facility aims to connect kids with their food
New on-farm learning facility aims to connect kids with their food
For many children, seeing where their food comes from or experiencing life on a working farm is becoming increasingly rare. Pātoka-based farmer and veterinarian Sally Newall hopes to help remedy that with... Read more...
On-Farm Learning Coming Soon
On-Farm Learning Coming Soon
We are in the process of building a brand new on-farm learning facility. The new shed will have areas for calf and lamb rearing, as well as a milking bay... Read more...
Raising Chicks for Cyclone Gabrielle Victims
Raising Chicks for Cyclone Gabrielle Victims
A lot of people are only just returning to their properties and homes, nearly a year on, and we thought a practical way of helping them along is to donate... Read more...
Book About Rescue Chickens Going From Cages To Caravan A Feather In The Cap For Debut Author | Hawke's Bay Today
Book About Rescue Chickens Going From Cages To Caravan A Feather In The Cap For Debut Author | Hawke's Bay Today
New Zealand Herald / Hawke's Bay Today interviewed Sally about her debut book, The Chicken Caravan. Read it below or read it on their website here. ----- Book about rescue chickens going... Read more...
Shipping Delivery Dates for Christmas
Shipping Delivery Dates for Christmas
We know a lot of you are super excited to get your hands on a copy of our new book The Chicken Caravan or our 2024 Calendar to give as... Read more...
Kiwi Country Kids: The woman uniting farming families across the country | Rural Exchange
Kiwi Country Kids: The woman uniting farming families across the country | Rural Exchange
Sally chatted with Dom on Rural Exchange radio about their new book. Thanks so much for supporting us REX! Read it below, or to listen to the 11 minute chat, head to their website here.... Read more...
Book Launch for The Chicken Caravan
Book Launch for The Chicken Caravan
Today was an amazing day for us and the Kiwi Country Kids new book, The Chicken Caravan (and calendar!). Held by family friendly Puketapu Pub in Napier, Hawke's Bay, Sally and... Read more...
Kids' book tells tale of Patoka rescue chickens | FarmersWeekly
Kids' book tells tale of Patoka rescue chickens | FarmersWeekly
FarmersWeekly have written a nice little piece on our brand new book! We are very excited to see the farming community supporting us! Read it below or read it on their website here.... Read more...
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Did you know that with every The Chicken Caravan book and 2024 Calendar sale, we'll be making a donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities? It's a charity very near and... Read more...
Soft Launch at the Sherenden & Districts School Market
Soft Launch at the Sherenden & Districts School Market
We decided (very last minute!) to soft launch our new book and calendar at the Sherenden & Districts School Market. It was great chatting with locals and meeting people who... Read more...
Help for creatures great and small in cyclone-ravaged Pātoka | FarmersWeekly
Help for creatures great and small in cyclone-ravaged Pātoka | FarmersWeekly
  FarmersWeekly covered the work Sally did as a vet during the period when Patoka community was completely cut off from the town by Cyclone Gabrielle. Read it below or... Read more...