Category: Time out
No sweat converting woolshed into gym
Converting a South Canterbury woolshed into a gym for locals to get together and work out was no sweat for farmer and qualified nutritionist and…
Rip-roaring gravel cycling series brings locals together
The inaugural Gravel in Paradise gravel cycling series held in rural Otago this year brought the local community together and offered cyclists a rip-roaring adventure…
Making time to keep well
Accessing health and wellbeing services can be tricky for people working rurally. That’s why Farmstrong’s teamed up with Taranaki Catchment Communities, Melanoma NZ, Stay Well…
The grass always grows back
Farmstrong ambassador Sam Whitelock has just paid a visit to flood-hit farmers and growers in the Counties and northern Waikato areas to check how they…
Wellbeing hub on farm opens to locals
Bay of Plenty farmer Mohi Beckham-Adams has finally realised his dream of opening a wellbeing hub with an on-farm gym to help local farmers. The…
Good to get out
Getting busy farmers along to events can be a big ask, but after a year like no other, Farmstrong’s comedy shows in Omihi and Sheffield…
Mobilising Rural Communities
Two Marton farmers have made it their mission to get local farmers off farm and connecting more regularly. Sheep and beef farmers Dave Smith and…
Tee-riffic time at golf events
A group of farmers and growers recently got into the swing of things at a series of golf events that got them off the farm,…
It’s not about the cricket
The annual farmer versus grower cricket game recently took place in the Bay of Plenty. Organiser, dairy farmer Stephen Crossan, says a day off farm…
A bit of a breather
Dairy farmer Daniel Hathaway recently took a couple of days off his hectic farming schedule to play in the Norwood and Miraka Charity Golf Tournament…
