On the Land <br>Issue 12

On the Land — Issue 12 (September/October 2026) Our spring issue, led by a cover story about turning beauty into a livelihood: a busy mum who needed a viable income from her land and built it an unexpected way, with a regenerative, pick-your-own flower farm. Inside this issue: Tara of Wildwood Farm on why flowers proved a more lucrative crop than food: how she made it happen, her tips for getting started, and what she grows through the seasons. A Bay of Plenty couple carving out a homesteading life and running workshops that combine traditional craft and te ao Māori. Growing and cooking perennial vegetables from a food forest, the crops you plant once and harvest for years. Finding bush kai, in an extract from Sam the Trap Man’s latest book. Processing roosters with Gillian Swinton: the honest, practical job nobody teaches you. The quiet craft of making a hunting bow entirely by hand. Your seasonal growing guide for September and October, as spring wakes the garden. Plus our regular columns and, as always, much more. Order Issue 12 while stocks last.