Farms are a big part of the New Zealand way of life and both the North
and South Islands features sprawling farming landscapes, grazing cattle
and sheep. Ever since the introduction of
refrigerated shipping in 1882, people all over the world have enjoyed dairy and meat exports from New Zealand.
Traveling
through New Zealand we’ll discover
seemingly endless open pastures, colourful orchards and sun drenched vineyards. While sheep, cattle and dairy (milk producing)
farms are most common, there is also deer, goats, horses, pigs and even llama in
paddocks throughout the country.
There are
plenty of opportunities to watch sheep shearing, learn about deer and goat
farming, experience sheep dogs working, milk a cow or a goat, feed lambs or go
on an interactive tour of a farm. Salmon and eel farms offer firsthand encounters
with fish, and the prawn farm near Taupo cleverly uses warm geothermal waters
for aquaculture.
A
farmstay accommodation is a great way to meet some of the locals and experience
rural life. We will have this
opportunity to have a chance to see what it is like to live on a farm here, and
get to know the farmers challenges and celebrations. And maybe a chance to taste some of their
delicious farm-to-table fare!
We will stay on a number of farms, in smaller groups, in the area around Cambridge. It will be fun to share our adventures with one another when we re-group to head to Rotorua!
We will stay on a number of farms, in smaller groups, in the area around Cambridge. It will be fun to share our adventures with one another when we re-group to head to Rotorua!
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