Cernunnos Mil Homesteaders

04/02/2026

New Chapters form, with four children it can be a bit tricky at times to make our own remedies, let alone hold herbal workshops. However, a new chapter we're helping out with hosted by Earth School Aotearoa. Which is a homeschooling, world schooling and regenerative education hub based in Upper Hutt at Mangaroa Farms.

Humanitix link below for the new chapter herbal workshop we're helping with

https://events.humanitix.com/earth-school-aotearoa-community-herbalisim?_gl=1*r76eg3*_gcl_au*MTYyMzUwMDUzOS4xNzY1ODIzNDI1*_ga*MTgwMDA1MDI3LjE3NjU4MjM0MjY.*_ga_LHKW5FR9N6*czE3NzA0ODEzMTgkbzI0JGcxJHQxNzcwNDgxMzQzJGozNSRsMCRoMA..

06/01/2026

Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop at Mangaroa Farms -

We will tackle all things Summer health wise for your fruit trees along with summer tree pruning and why it matters. Tickets are $35 per person.

If you are interested and planning an orchard in winter, we will also discuss what trees suit our bio region and where to source them!

Ohh so relevent and not considered.

Join Mangaroa Farms for our Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop. This is a hands-on, practical fruit tree workshop designed to give you the knowledge and skills to grow thriving, productive trees.

09/12/2025

Foraging and harvesting has kicked up this week.

Young hawthorn leaves (for tea) before they harden.

Summer balms for all the cuts, scrapes and bumps (this recipie is false balm of gilead for nice scent), stinging nettle, comfrey, calendula, kawakawa, plantain. chickweed infused in a mixture of organic olive oil and high olec sunflower oil , and organic castor oil).

Elder flower harvesting.

Garlic scape preserving in brine and blending some up with olive oil for cooking.

Garlic checking - see photos for individula comments

24/08/2025

Cute wee Jersey Giant Chicks have hatched. The first hatch.

Although living offgrid in winter we asked a friend to do the hatch for us! Thanks Carlie!

These chooks, depending on the s*x and what she ends up with, Greer may choose to sell some. So stay tuned over the coming months.

On the spring front and living off grid, we have daffodils up for the first time in years prior to daffodil day! Last time we had this it was a very dry spring and summer, with droughts and we were swimming in our local river before term four.

Our hydro power is very stop and start this year, the water table isn't as high as the last few years for us. It has been raining heaps! but often followed by weeks of fine patches.

It will be interesting to see what Spring/Summer bring.