The Little Insect Farm
Backyard Trail · 161 Sangster Rd, Rawhitiroa · Booklet #16
Melissa and Aaron have created a family-run, closed-loop property, transforming a 3.4 acre steep hillside into a thriving food forest. Explore the large orchard, no-dig gardens, rammed-earth tyre walls and a rammed-earth glasshouse. Powered by solar and electric vehicles, the property showcases integrated systems: rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling, sheep, horses and mealworm farming.
Open
- Sat 31 Oct, 10:00–16:00
- Sun 1 Nov, 10:00–16:00
- Sat 7 Nov, 10:00–16:00
- Sun 8 Nov, 10:00–16:00
Features
- Slope
- Limited Time
- Vegs Herbs Fruit
- Medicinal Herbs
- Orchard
- Native Planting
- Food Forest
- Hot Compost
- Cold Compost
- No Dig
- Chickens
- Animals Other
- Diy Upcycle
- Water Systems
- Home Production
- Permaculture
- Worm Farm
Facilities
- Seeds or seedlings
- Bike parking
- Toilets
- No dogs
- Kids activities
- Seating
- Refreshments
- No steps
Talks and workshops here
- Seed Snails for Easy Seedlings — Sat 7 Nov 10.30am-11am ($5 incl. garden entry, seed snail to take home)
- Bountiful Hillside Food Forest — Sun 8 Nov 10.30am-11am ($5)
Hosted by Melissa & Aaron Jacobson