Sep 4, 2025 | activities, clevedon, eat and drink, Franklin Stories, growing
The Clevedon Farmers Market, a Sunday tradition, is a must-visit for food lovers seeking fresh, locally grown produce. With over 60 seasonal and permanent stalls offering everything from fresh vegetables to artisan products, the market also hosts Twilight Markets in...
Dec 2, 2024 | Franklin Stories, growing, patumahoe
Ben Bayly, chef and creator of the award-winning Ahi in Auckland’s Commercial Bay, also cultivates a productive garden in Franklin, growing many ingredients for his restaurant. The Longkeeper onion, featured recently on a TV series, is one of the vegetables he often...
Nov 12, 2024 | Franklin Stories, growing, waiuku
Blue Borage is a Franklin-based consultancy that teaches the art of making exquisite compost. Katrina Wolff describes herself as an accidental kitchen garden consultant, an edible garden coach and a soilpreneur. She works with businesses, schools, homes gardeners...
Nov 6, 2024 | franklin, Franklin Stories, growing
The area between metropolitan Auckland and the Waikato plains has long served as a food basket: Māori valued the plentiful natural resources and proximity to trading routes; European settlers cleared the land for agriculture; and market gardeners (many of them of...
