Krystal Paix

This fortnight I chat with Debbie Devine of Claremont Estate where I encounter her aging beauties and reflect on specism within this context. I’m almost won over by Pedro the retired Greyhound as we chat about commercial racing, equine health and wellbeing and greyhounds as pets.

This Fortnight I’m on location at the Fungi Farm/Richmond Community Gardens, where Inga from the Foraging Corner takes me through some common plants/weeds with nutritional value and a broad range of subject matter, including culture, history, botanical knowledge, science, and travel.

This Fortnight I am chatting with the founder of Wildflower Botanicals, Megan Sheppard. I get to venture inside her quaint and welcoming new premises, still located in Sydenham, and scratch the surface of her 30 years of experience as a herbalist and natural therapies practitioner covering good health nutrition and …continue

This fortnight I’m chatting to Ron Lindsay of the New Zealand Raptor Trust, a long-time spokesperson, once heavily involved in rehabilitation, now transitioning to advocacy work for the Raptor in Schools program and agent for his movie star clientele. Check out both sites, The NZ Raptor Trust and The NZ …continue

Join me this Wednesday, the 29th of March, at 1 pm for this fortnight’s edition of A Vegan Lounge on 96.9 Plains FM. In this episode, I’m on location in Oamaru, enjoying my private beach, among other things. Still, most importantly, I get to catch up with Jane Thompson, founder/owner/operator …continue

This epidsode I chat with Sarah Jackson, who oversees the Christchurch branch of the Animal Save Movement. She gives us a rundown of the organization, the founder, and the spirit in which the group aims to carry out its work.

This fortnight I stopped by Alex McDonald Seed Potatoe Specialists near Springston for an in-depth chat with Owner and Managing Director Kerry Hughes about the history of potato growing in New Zealand and the level of expertise required to grow the humble little fellow on NZ soil.