Chia – Nelson Mail – 07.06.16
When I first realised Chloe Van Dyke was the daughter of Ben and Miranda her entrepreneurial attitude made perfect sense. Way back in the 1980’s Ben and Miranda owned City Lights Café in Hardy St before establishing the NZ Nature…
Victoria Gardens – Nelson Mail 17.05 16
Victoria Gardens in Motueka is one of those lovely little fruit and vegetable retailers that flies under the radar a little but locals know a good thing when they find one and local support is the backbone of this very…
Nelson Farmers Market – Nelson Mail 12.04.16
Every town or city needs a farmers’ market and Nelson has a beauty, it may be on the small side compared to the Saturday Market in Montgomery Square but over a number of years the farmers market has developed into…
Wangapeka cheese – Published Nelson Mail 29.03.16
Is this the future model for food production in New Zealand? I think it just may be. Wangapeka Family Dairy is a business built on a few key principles; firstly, it is a family owned business producing an artisan product…
Gelato Roma – Nelson Mail 01.03.16
Today may be the official beginning of autumn but there is still plenty of summer heat to come in this region, and that means there is still plenty of time for you to enjoy ice-cold treats in the sun. Of…
Hogarth Craft Chocolate – Published Nelson Mail 16.02.16
Forget Whittaker’s and Cadbury’s there is a hot new chocolate maker on the block; Hogarth Craft Chocolate is a boutique chocolate maker based in Nelson, they hand craft chocolate starting with a raw cacao bean and finishing with a tablet of…