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Mission complete: Happyzine Eat Local Challenge

April 30, 2015 – 8:22 pm |

The 2015 Happyzine Eat Local Challenge has come to a close, with ten Kiwi teams attempting to live off a diet of food grown within a 200 kilometre radius, for the 30 days of April.
Teams …

Mel makes Natacha’s Local Ratatouille

April 30, 2015 – 8:04 pm |

By Melanie Walker, Tukurua
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

I found a rogue zucchini in the garden and had a very …

Melanie’s local and homemade pizza saves the day

April 30, 2015 – 7:57 pm |

By Melanie Walker, Tukurua
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
      
We spent 4 delightful calm blue and sunny hours out …

Local home food: pasta

April 30, 2015 – 7:55 pm |

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

Yes, still eating local. Not always, I’m not perfect, but definitely working …

Are we there yet? End of the local food challenge

April 30, 2015 – 7:30 pm |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Day 27
I have felt like the kid in the back …

Local Food Challenge- the end is in sight!

April 30, 2015 – 6:02 pm | One Comment

Hayley and her partner Steve are Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

by Hayley Gale

My reason for choosing to take part …

Jana’s gut health benefits from eating local

April 29, 2015 – 12:18 pm | One Comment

I want happy bacteria, it must be the tv add with the joyful bouncing ones. It seems to be all about digestive health, at the moment in my world.  From

Dr Libby Weavers book “The Calorie Fallacy, Stop …

Sarah the Gardener is locally romantic

April 29, 2015 – 9:47 am |

The kids went way to camp for the weekend.  I was tempted to put they can only eat locally sourced food in the dietary requirements of the consent form, but as my pen hovered over …

Industry insiders to share insights on good food business, sustainability at core

April 27, 2015 – 8:42 pm |

Leading experts from the food industry will share their tips on growing a good food business at the Good Food Forum on the 25th May at The Cloud in Auckland.
The one-day event, organised by the Sustainable …

Green Team: Artichoke goodness

April 27, 2015 – 8:32 pm |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Day 25
Breakfast:
Smoothie, consisting of  feijoa, apple, frozen peach and blackberry …

Natacha Lee’s Locavore Omlette

April 27, 2015 – 8:29 pm |

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

Omelet (serves 4):
– 5 eggs
– dash of milk or cream
– 3-4 mushrooms …

Eating local brings Christine’s community in closer

April 27, 2015 – 8:27 pm |

Christine Paris is eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
I really miss crackers and corn chips.  I have been making quite a …

Green team: Local diet a great way to loose weight!

April 27, 2015 – 8:23 pm |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

Day 23

Boy, getting a tad tired of logging and blogging …

The story behind the Eat Local Challenge

April 23, 2015 – 12:25 pm |

Happyzine.co.nz founder Charlotte Squire discusses the New Zealand Local Food Challenge she’s running, including the inspiration behind the idea and people’s response to the local food issue in her own community.
The idea for an Eat Local Challenge …

Home food: ratatouille by Natacha Lee, Gisborne

April 22, 2015 – 6:00 am | One Comment

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Home food: ratatouille
It is quite well known that the french love their food. …

Autumn is beautiful and damn being a locavore is hard! By Natacha Lee

April 22, 2015 – 6:00 am |

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

The evenings and mornings have been getting cooler, the change of season …

When the rosy glow of local eating wears off, Hayley discovers what’s left

April 22, 2015 – 6:00 am | 2 Comments

Hayley and her partner Steve are Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

April 19th- The Eat Local Challenge, by Hayley Gale
More …

Green team – keep’n it local to the end (sort of) in Fiji

April 21, 2015 – 6:00 am |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Note: Jizzy and her partner Mike will be eating local …

Permaculture Design Course challenges Christine on her Eat Local mission – ironically

April 21, 2015 – 4:00 am | 3 Comments

Christine Paris is eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Week 3
I had another challenging week – which is mostly as others have …

Dance explored as a way to increase brain function for Alzheimers clients – with inspiring results

April 20, 2015 – 4:07 pm |

An Alzheimers Auckland socialisation project has investigated the role dance could play for people with dementia.
Twelve Alzheimers Auckland clients recently completed a six-week dance project with Three Kings resident Carlene Newall and a group of postgraduate …

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