Vegetables
Tenuous Connections
It's Friday Night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based off an even looser starting point Tonight it's songs about vegetables in honour of Paul Newman the actor and… Audio
Roasted sweetcorn ribs with chilli-honey butter
Recipe by Lucy Corry
From Summer Times on Monday 8 January 2024
Dig your own veges: Bring a fork, bucket and gumboots
Cam Booker is hoping a good crowd will turn up on Christmas eve to dig their own spuds and pick peas at his market garden in Sefton. Audio
From the Archives: Growing food without sight
How do you garden when you are blind? One of Taranaki's pioneering environmentalists shows his ingenious method using ropes to help the visually impaired continue to enjoy growing things. This story… Video, Audio
A garden for soul food
When living space is tight, a community garden gives residents a place to breathe. Audio
Just pay what you can, says Ōtaki vege grower
Jon and Tae are preparing their rented land near Otaki to start producing "pay-what-you-can" vege boxes in the spring. It's a small-scale social enterprise aimed at making healthy food more accessible… Audio
Consumer NZ sceptical GST on fruit and veg will reach shoppers
Labour's policy to remove GST on fruit and vegetables - previously labelled as 'boondoggle' by its own Finance Minister - has found few friends since its announcement on Sunday. Labour is promising to… Audio
Countdown promises permanent 'odd bunch' cut price deal
One of the major supermarket chains is a promising a permanent cut price fruit and vege deal.
It comes the same day as Consummer NZ criticised the big players for so-called "dodgy specials" that are… Video, Audio
UK: Veggie rationing amid shortages, new Northern Ireland deal
UK correspondent Lara Spirit joins Kathryn to examine what's driving a shortage of fruit and vegetables on UK shelves that's forced rationing of some items. Audio
Some vegetable prices double since Cyclone Gabrielle hit crops
Some vegetable prices have doubled since Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand and decimated vast areas of crops.
Kumara and leafy vegetables are among the veges hardest hit by flooding, and supermarkets… Video, Audio
Flood damaged crops: costs and contamination
There are warnings fresh vegetables could be pricey, contaminated and poor quality following flood-damage. Green leafy vegetables, onions, garlic and pumpkins have been ruined in the Auckland floods… Audio
Fruit and vegetable prices up 16 percent since start of year
Figures from an international e-commerce company show the cost of fruit and vegetables in New Zealand have risen by almost 16 percent since the start of the year.
It's the twelfth highest rise out of… Audio
Shock, horror! Not all vegetables are best eaten raw
Did you know there are a number of vegetables that are healthier for you when cooked? (Spoiler alert: carrots are on the list.) Fellow in the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago… Audio
Swapping crops and building communities...
Each week in Northland, people with excess garden produce meet to give it away to others. The crop swap meetings are about living sustainably, building resilience and strengthening communities. Audio
Vegetables may be 'priced off the table' without Government action - HortNZ
Horticulture New Zealand says vegetable prices will continue to rise if the government doesn't support growers to reduce costs.
Growing without sight
One of Taranaki's pioneering environmentalists shows his ingenious method using ropes to help the visually impaired continue to enjoy growing things. Video, Audio
Marty's Microgreen's - and now a bit more besides...
Marty Hubbard used to grow thousands of lettuces - they rotted during the first lockdown when markets dried up overnight. Audio
Jane and Jimmy Barnes: the couple that cooks together
When Covid struck and put a halt on touring, rockers Jane and Jimmy Barnes (as the Jane Barnes Band) launched a series of online performances, which attracted millions of views from around the world… Audio, Gallery
What if the food advice we know is wrong?
A new study out of Sweden says decades of official dairy wisdom is incorrect, suggesting dairy fats can actually protect us against heart attack and stroke. Dr Ali Hill runs the rule over some of the… Audio
From Dumpster-Diving to No-Dig Greens
Solicitor Alexandra Morrisey ditched her office job, linked up with her best friend Victoria Sala and, with a baby on the way, set up a veggie box business using the time-efficient no-dig method… Video, Audio