Ten guesses what this animal is called? I know once I saw the little critter on our front door I had to go online to find out its real name. And the winner is…(drum roll please) a Phasmatodea. An insect that looks like a twig on a branch. According to a simple Google search: “The […]
I submitted a quick pic to Stuff.co.nz of the view over Thyme Out Estate after Cyclone Lusi passed by earlier this month. Was chuffed to find out they had picked it as their Weather Photo of the Week! Check out the featured photo on Stuff here! I’ve also included the original photo below for your […]
It’s a blessing to be able to eat from your own vegetable garden and this year it certainly is working well! We’ve had tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and cucumbers galore from the tunnel house as well as a collection of outdoor veggies like lettuce, silver beet, spring onions etc. Thyme Out is busy with guests this […]
The Methodist Church from Marton had a great Harvest Celebration Lunch today!
It’s a great feeling to be able to put food on the table from our own veggie garden. It seems this year we’ve become much more organised and Frans has come up with a clever concept to grow lots of different vegetables in the tunnel house. But because we’re both busy, we don’t want to […]
We continue to hear all about how insects are important agents in keeping crops and species alive. At Thyme Out these pollinating warriors are out in full force and doing their thing to the benefit of all our flowers, fruit trees and shrubs. At the moment the pears have set in the garden and are […]
I remember growing up with a brother who loved trains. When he was really young he had plastic train sets and when he got a bit older he started to buy the more expensive ones which were exact replicas of the trains used in Holland. I loved watching him getting the train set out of […]
We were pleasantly surprised to see a stunning write-up about Thyme Out Estate in the most recent edition of the Central Districts Farmer newspaper! For the full story, be sure to pick up a copy at your local Information Centre.
It seems I have Julie Andrews voice in my head singing “The hills are alive with the sound of music.” Except Thyme Out appears to be experiencing a different version of this classic tune. It’s more a case of “the pond is alive with the sound of frogs!” The warmer it gets throughout the day, […]
