Tag Archives: Adaptation

Successful completion of Sustainable Farming Fund project

Posted on 11 June 2010 by Gavin Kenny

Yesterday saw a successful conclusion to a two-year Sustainable Farming Fund project that I have been managing. Continue reading →

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Taharoa Trust field day a success

Posted on 29 April 2010 by Gavin Kenny

We held a very successful field day at Taharoa Trust farm on Mahia Peninsula yesterday, hosted by owners Pat and Sue O’Brien. There were about 70 farmers and rural industry people who came from as far afield as Porongahau in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on carbon trading

Posted on 9 February 2010 by Gavin Kenny

The following was published in the January 2010 newsletter of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association. It was written in response to an editorial in the previous newsletter. I’ve subsequently made some minor modifications. Carbon trading was never a sensible … Continue reading →

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Interviewed on Rural Delivery

Posted on 19 September 2009 by Gavin Kenny

I was one of the subjects of a segment on Rural Delivery on TV1 this morning. I was interviewed several weeks ago, along with Tim Dinneen, a Hawke’s Bay farmer who we had previously interviewed as part of the two-year … Continue reading →

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A letter of thanks

Posted on 6 July 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Dear Everyone!! Late last year my family and I made a decision … my older sister and I had sold our Mum’s small house in New Zealand. We had a choice, either pay off the mortgage on our own home … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Stonehenge and Old Sarum

Posted on 2 July 2007 by Gavin Kenny

For most of our journey we’ve been experiencing warm, often very hot, weather. Not so since we came to England! Temperatures have been in the late teens to low 20s. There was flooding last week, including in Doncaster, South Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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In London, journey nearly over

Posted on 26 June 2007 by Gavin Kenny

We arrived in London on Saturday (23 June), our journey almost over. There was a major scare at the airport in Paris. After doing an automatic check-in and passing through passport control we were in the queue to check in … Continue reading →

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A man and his vines

Posted on 18 June 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Yesterday I met Jean-Pierre Caumont at the Montcuq market and bought some of his wine. This morning I drove to his farm to film an interview with him, most likely my only farmer interview in France and the last on … Continue reading →

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Reflections from St. Cyprien

Posted on 17 June 2007 by Gavin Kenny

After leaving Chichilianne we drove west and then south to the village of St. Cyprien to stay with Janet Hulse, the elder sister of my good friend Julia. Along the way we stopped for a night in another small village … Continue reading →

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A visit to Terre Vivante

Posted on 14 June 2007 by Gavin Kenny

From Dornach we drove to Grenoble in France and then south to the tiny village of Chichiliannes, near Clelles. The place we stayed in was recommended by a French friend in New Zealand who had lived and worked in this … Continue reading →

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