Rural Women New Zealand, in partnership with Meridian has two Fruit and Vege Garden Grants to give away to two South Island primary schools.
Rural Women New Zealand, in partnership with Meridian has two Fruit and Vege Garden Grants to give away to two South Island primary schools. Read More
A Good Harvest is proving to be another winning recipe from members of Rural Women New Zealand! Around 6,000 copies have been sold, and the new cookbook sat at number three on Nielsen’s Bestsellers List for non-fiction for several weeks following the launch in March.
We’ve received huge publicity for the book in such high-flying publications as Air New Zealand’s Kia Ora magazine, as well as many reviews in community, regional and national newspapers.
Our publicist at Random House, Jennifer Balle, says “As to be expected, heartland media have absolutely loved the new book. But so too have some of the glamour pusses like NZ House & Garden, The Dish, Next and NZ Gardener.”
“This is a slice of rural New Zealand you’ll turn to time and time again” - The Dish
“Knowledge born of experience emanates from the pages of this compendium…..” - NZ House & Garden.
One online gardening magazine received 1,000 entries for a competition to win a copy of the book!
Our members, have also been out there doing a tremendous job in celebrating its publication, selling the book and sharing your ‘knowledge born of experience’.
The Harvest Festival in Riverton, the Rai Valley Show, and Kaipara Provincial’s Garden Party are just a few of the launch events you’ve told us about.
At Riverton members made a selection of recipes – jams, relishes and pickles - and put them in shiny new jars purchased from national office. They also had tastings.
“People wanted to purchase the products in the jars but our response was that they would have to buy the book, which 22 did!” says Ann Irving.
“We had the books on display and had a draw for the book. As a result of the competition we have 68 names to follow up and one new member. The result of our work this weekend has been very exciting and I would encourage all branches to have a go as it’s a lot of fun.”
Visit our shop to buy a copy today - www.ruralwomen.org.nz/shop
Photo: Ann Irving, Val Whyte , Patsy Gordon and Virginia Broughton selling our cookbook at the Riverton Harvest Festival
A Good Harvest is proving to be another winning recipe from members of Rural Women New Zealand! Around 6,000 copies have been sold, and the new cookbook sat at number three on Nielsen’s Bestsellers List for non-fiction for several weeks following the launch in March. Read More
It was enough to get anyone in a pickle, but our Nelson women were unflappable! When A Good Harvest was first released, the Nelson Environment Centre contacted our Nelson members asking them to run a preserving workshop to share their bottling, pickling, jam and chutney making skills with young women in the community.
They agreed, but an extra challenge came when the hall was needed for a tangi, and the workshop was shifted to a school staffroom nearby.
Gabi Abeltshauser, says: “With an oven but no stove top, there was one portable electric hotplate, a microwave and a gas burner that went flat out or not at all!
“The Nelson ladies rose to the challenge and managed to bottle pears and apples, make pineapple and onion chutney, pear and cinnamon jam, process and bottle tomatoes and bottle red beet. Margaret (Faulkner) had her dehydrator there and produced dried apple and kiwifruit and fruit leathers.
“The people who attended helped peel and cut up fruit, took notes, peered into pots and the oven, asked questions and went away feeling that the “mystery” had been taken out of preserving.”
Carolyn Hughes, Manager of the Nelson Environment Centre, was delighted with the way the day went. “The three hour workshop covered everything you need to know about preserving, from sterilisation of containers, bottling, processing using either a water bath or automatic preserver, to storage. The enthusiasm as participants moved between each of the four workstations and dived into the preparation, demonstrations, tastings and sharing of tips and recipes was contagious.”
Lynne Harrison, a workshop participant, was very impressed with the day. “Rural Women NZ are an untapped source of wisdom, humour and good sense.” Lynne said our four presenters were “down-to-earth, practical and sensible” and she hoped they would continue to share their many skills with regular workshops on preserving and other practical themes.
Nelson Provincial members are keen to do it again next year - in a bigger, better kitchen!
It was enough to get anyone in a pickle, but our Nelson women were unflappable! When A Good Harvest was first released, the Nelson Environment Centre contacted our Nelson members asking them to run a preserving workshop to share their bottling, pickling, jam and chutney making skills with young women in the community. Read More
Come and visit us at Fieldays and sample our tasty pickles and jams from A Good Harvest, and go in the draw to win a copy of the book, and a pair of our award-winning aftersocks!
The team from Rural Women New Zealand are on Stand PF18.
Our national president, Liz Evans, is also speaking twice this week at the 2012 Fieldays Seminar Series on 'The Changing Face of Rural Women in Business'. Her hour long talks are on Thursday 9am, and Friday 2pm, in the Premier Feature Area (Map Ref G6), where she'll be speaking about the highly successful RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Awards.
Our cookbook A Good Harvest - Recipes From The Gardens Of Rural Women New Zealand in #3 in the NZ best sellers list!
What is 'A Good Harvest' all about?
Kiwis love fresh fruit and vegetables, whether it’s growing a few herbs, buying produce from farmers’ markets and roadside stalls, or tending a large vege garden or orchard. But how can we make the most of this seasonal bounty?
In A Good Harvest, Rural Women New Zealand members have gathered over 300 tried-and-true recipes for seasonal produce, as well as handy tips for preserving food. These are recipes that really work, often passed down through the generations or jotted in hand-written notebooks. There are also helpful growing tips for each vegetable or fruit, to ensure a bumper crop.
From delicious jams, preserves, chutneys and pickles, to cakes, sauces and more, A Good Harvest is the perfect recipe collection for the cooks and gardeners of today - people who like to know what’s in the food they eat and where it has come from.
Our cookbook A Good Harvest - Recipes From The Gardens Of Rural Women New Zealand in #3 in the NZ best sellers list! Read More
The latest addition to the Rural Women NZ cookbook collection A Good Harvest - Recipes From The Gardens Of Rural Women New Zealand in now available! You can purchase a copy from your local Rural Women NZ group or online from our shop HERE.
What is 'A Good Harvest' all about?
Kiwis love fresh fruit and vegetables, whether it’s growing a few herbs, buying produce from farmers’ markets and roadside stalls, or tending a large vege garden or orchard. But how can we make the most of this seasonal bounty?
In A Good Harvest, Rural Women New Zealand members have gathered over 300 tried-and-true recipes for seasonal produce, as well as handy tips for preserving food. These are recipes that really work, often passed down through the generations or jotted in hand-written notebooks. There are also helpful growing tips for each vegetable or fruit, to ensure a bumper crop.
From delicious jams, preserves, chutneys and pickles, to cakes, sauces and more, A Good Harvest is the perfect recipe collection for the cooks and gardeners of today - people who like to know what’s in the food they eat and where it has come from.
The latest addition to the Rural Women NZ cookbook collection A Good Harvest - Recipes From The Gardens Of Rural Women New Zealand in now available! You can purchase a copy from your local Rural Women NZ group or online from our shop HERE. Read More
Fantastic feature on our new RWNZ cookbook 'A Good Harvest' in the February issue of the NZ Gardener Magazine. 'A Good Harvest' will be in stores from 2 March 2012. Find out more about the cookbook by clicking HERE!
Fantastic feature on our new RWNZ cookbook 'A Good Harvest' in the February issue of the NZ Gardener Magazine. 'A Good Harvest' will be in stores from 2 March 2012. Find out more about the cookbook by clicking HERE! Read More
A Good Harvest - Recipes From The Gardens Of Rural Women New Zealand will be available from 2 March 2012!
Rural Women NZ members CLICK HERE for exclusive members only information.
What is 'A Good Harvest' all about?
Kiwis love fresh fruit and vegetables, whether it’s growing a few herbs, buying produce from farmers’ markets and roadside stalls, or tending a large vege garden or orchard. But how can we make the most of this seasonal bounty?
In A Good Harvest, Rural Women New Zealand members have gathered over 300 tried-and-true recipes for seasonal produce, as well as handy tips for preserving food. These are recipes that really work, often passed down through the generations or jotted in hand-written notebooks. There are also helpful growing tips for each vegetable or fruit, to ensure a bumper crop.
From delicious jams, preserves, chutneys and pickles, to cakes, sauces and more, A Good Harvest is the perfect recipe collection for the cooks and gardeners of today - people who like to know what’s in the food they eat and where it has come from.
Rural Women New Zealand was formed in 1925. Today its members help create dynamic rural communities through advocacy, educational opportunities and strong social networks.
A Good Harvest - Recipes From The Gardens Of Rural Women New Zealand will be available from 2 March 2012! Read More
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Twenty exciting and innovative businesses are in the line up for the Rural Women New Zealand Enterprising Rural Women Awards 2013.
The judges now face the challenging task of choosing finalists in the four entry categories: Love of the Land (sponsored by Agrisea Limited), Help I Need Somebody (sponsored by Telecom) Making it in Rural (sponsored by Fly Buys), and Stay, Play, Rural (sponsored by Access Homehealth Ltd).
These four category winners will go on to compete for the title of Supreme winner, Enterprising Rural Women Award 2013.
"This is the fifth year we've run the Enterprising Rural Women Awards," says RWNZ National President, Liz Evans. "Each year it's rewarding to see the diversity of businesses successfully run by women in rural areas and the significant inputs they make into the wider economy.
"Through these awards Rural Women NZ aims to celebrate their success and raise awareness of women's entrepreneurship, which helps to grow dynamic rural communities."
Entries in this year's Love of the Land category include a fresh produce and gourmet food business, a combined sheep and beef, orchard and farm forestry operation, a native tree nursery, a blueberry grower and product retailer, and a honey business.
In the Help I Need Somebody section there is a butchery and deli, a hair and beauty salon, a skin and sun protection product company, a workplace health and safety service, and an online Kiwiana gift store.
Competing in the Making it in Rural is a merino fashion designer and retailer, a children's book author and illustrator, an exporter of animal products for the medical, pharmaceutical and dietary supplements market, a glass artist, a business that makes soaps and massage oils, and a natural pet care products manufacturer.
Stay, Play, Rural entrants have plenty to offer with farmstay and homestay businesses in the running, as well as an astronomy tourism venture and a luxury lake cruise enterprise.
The Enterprising Rural Women Award winners will be announced at a special ceremony to be held on the opening night of the Rural Women NZ national conference in Christchurch on 23 May.
Check back here over the next month to meet the entrants. Also, visit our Facebook page.
Twenty exciting and innovative businesses are in the line up for the Rural Women New Zealand Enterprising Rural Women Awards 2013. Read More
Adult Learners' Week/He Tangata Matauranga is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) initiative supported by the Tertiary Education, adult and community education providers at a local level and the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.
This year, Adult Learners' Week will take place 2 - 8 September. Currently, there is funding available for programmes offered to adults who are looking to improve skills such as literacy (including digital) and numeracy, and for strengthening social cohesion. All event ideas will be considered for Adult Learners' Week, however, so all are encouraged to submit an application form. Past events range from teaching English to an immigrant in a private home, a programme at the local library, a community support group, and a private training organisation.
Adult Learners' Week is put on bythe Adult and Community Education (ACE) Aotearoa, the lead body for adult and community educators and a voice for adult learners. To learn more about ACE and Adult Learners' Week, visit the website.
If you'd like a copy of the application form for funding an event, click here. Applications are due by 30 May and will be processed by 8 June.
Adult Learners' Week/He Tangata Matauranga is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) initiative supported by the Tertiary Education, adult and community education providers at a local level and the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO. Read More
Rural Women New Zealand National Conference – Christchurch 23-26 May 2013
The Student Volunteer Army’s Sam Johnson and Helen Heddell, Farmy Army catering co-ordinator extraordinaire, will give a unique perspective on the Canterbury earthquakes as guest speakers at the Rural Women New Zealand national conference being held at The Chateau on the Park in Christchurch from 23 to 26 May.
It will be an opportunity for 200 Rural Women NZ members from around the country to look ahead as they focus on the conference theme ‘The Future’s Bright – Inspire a Generation’.
“We are looking forward to coming to Christchurch, and are starting off with a bus tour to get a better perspective of the issues the city is facing,” says national president Liz Evans.Rural Women New Zealand National Conference – Christchurch 23-26 May 2013 Read More
Rural Women New Zealand has cause to celebrate ‘Back to School’ this year as two rural safety initiatives it’s been promoting get the green light.
We have been advocating for safer speeds around rural schools for several years, and are thrilled that variable speed limits are to be extended to 23 rural schools, following the success of a trial at seven rural schools in 2012, says Rural Women New Zealand national president, Liz Evans.
“We’re also delighted that a trial of active, flashing, 20km/h signage is to go ahead on a fleet of school buses in Ashburton early this year, with funding approved just before Christmas.
“Our rural children are often placed in very vulnerable situations getting to and from school, and we welcome both these initiatives to raise driver awareness and slow down traffic,” says Mrs Evans. “We will be actively promoting both these to our nationwide network of members.”
In the first trial, the NZ Transport Agency says the variable speed limits have resulted in an improvement in driver behaviour and reduction in speeds around the rural schools that took part, and the trial will be extended to 23 sites by the end of 2013.
The variable speed limit is set at 70km/h past schools in 100km/h zones, and 60km/h for schools in 80km/h areas.
The speeds are displayed on electronic signs, which allow the speed limit to be changed locally at agreed times.
Mrs Evans says it’s encouraging to see innovative technological solutions being used to solve safety concerns.
“Technology is also the answer when it comes to reminding drivers about the 20km/h speed limit past school buses, and it’s exciting that the Road Safety Trust has approved funding for a trial of active signage on school buses.”
The four stage trial with a bus company in Ashburton is expected to get underway in the next few weeks.
Bright 20km/h signs with flashing lights will be illuminated to alert drivers to the speed limit in both directions when passing a school bus that has stopped for children to get on and off.
Rural Women New Zealand has cause to celebrate ‘Back to School’ this year as two rural safety initiatives it’s been promoting get the green light. Read More
Long Island, with Rural Women New Zealand, is searching for the next plus size model. Whether blonde, brunette, tall, short, size 14 or 30, send your head shot to tracy.thompson@longisland.co.nz by 20 May 2013 to be entered to be the next top Plus Size Model for Long Island.
The winner will be flown to a Long Island photoshoot in Christchurch. She will have professional hair and makeup done by a stylist and be featured on the cover of the next catalogue. Winner will also receive a $400 Long Island wardrobe!
The winner will be announced at the Rural Women New Zealand National Conference on Saturday 25 May 2013. Good luck!
Long Island, with Rural Women New Zealand, is searching for the next plus size model. Whether blonde, brunette, tall, short, size 14 or 30, send your head shot to tracy.thompson@longisland.co.nz by 20 May 2013 to be entered to be the next top Plus Size Model for Long Island. Read More
Rural Women New Zealand held a very popular cheese making demonstration at Tamahere Community Centre in the Waikato on Monday 12 November, with 45 women learning to make ricotta, mozzarella and halloumi cheeses.
“There is a growing interest in learning traditional skills such as cheese making, and we were thrilled with the success of the evening,” said Rural Women NZ member Janet Williams, who organised the demonstration with the new Tamahere Rural Women NZ group.
The demonstration was run by Neil Willman of The New Zealand Cheese School and Sue Arthur of Over the Moon Dairy Ltd in Putaruru.
Sue and Neil and also brought along a selection of top-shelf gourmet cheeses to taste. These were complemented with wine tastings of four different wines from The Hamilton Wine Company.
Rural Women New Zealand had their book “A Good Harvest” on sale, with samples of pickles made from the book.
Following the success of the event, more cheese making classes are planned for next year, beginning with three demonstrations in Taranaki in February.
Rural Women New Zealand held a very popular cheese making demonstration at Tamahere Community Centre in the Waikato on Monday 12 November, with 45 women learning to make ricotta, mozzarella and halloumi cheeses. Read More
