Terra Matana

Matana also means to wish or desire in Maori. So taking liberties with different languages the translation of our name means gift of the earth, or desire for earth. We spent a long time finding a name that means something to us. We met in Israel (although we are English and Kiwi) and now live in New Zealand. We wished for land for a long time before we could afford it. We could only afford it bec

ause we bought and sold a house in Auckland city at fortunate times, thus we see this as a gift, rather than something we earned. So gift of the land seems a good name. We have been developing our land using permaculture methods since October 2012. Our aim is to primarily grow food for our catering business (www.hscatering.co.nz) and ourselves. If we get really good at it we will grow food for our local community. At the same time we wish to be a useful part of our community and to share what we learn along the way with anyone who is interested. We are also in the process of building a hybrid straw bale / light earth / wood house. We began early 2016, after 2 years of planning. If you would like to visit please call Karen on 0211900268