Site map

Visit
Natural low impact living, permaculture design, sustainable horticulture and energy
- Day trip activities
  Demonstrating practical knowledge for sustainable, resilient living. Permaculture inspired design.
- Volunteer exchange
  Participate & learn, hands on experience, volunteer exchange opportunities on permaculture gardens
- Visitor book & feedback
  Comments and feedback from guests and visitors.
- Nearby attractions
  Things to see and do close by.
- How to get here
  Blockhill is located in North Canterbury near the town of Cheviot just over an hour from Christchuch
Shop
Online shop selling useful plants, seeds, children's books and permaculture design consultancy
- Children's books
  Children's picture books published by blockhill written and illustrated by Melisa Sinclair NZ author
- Seeds
  Buy locally grown organic plants seeds to grow your own food forest flowers, shrubs and trees
- Scion / bud wood for grafting
  Fruit tree scion and bud wood for grafting and budding your own home orchard
- Plants cuttings tubers bulbs
  Forest garden plants, tubers, cuttings and bulbs
- Foodscaping Service
  Garden consultation & design services for edible landscaping
- Consultancy & advice
  Permaculture landscape and gardening design consultancy and advice. Resilient, edible, drought proof
- Ordering information
  Information relating to online purchases, shipping / delivery
News
Updates, information and day to day progress reports from the block.
Topics
Organic gardening, permaculture and animal husbandry. Living the good life, staying healthy.
- Food forest gardens
  Forest garden, food forest, agroforestry, swales, permaculture, natural gardening.
  - Species list
    Plant species diversity is the key to a healthy balanced ecosystem
  - Gallery & journal
    A historical record of plantings, activities and progress in the north canterbury food forest
- Animals & biodiversity
  Chooks, Chickens, Rooster, Cat and other animals
  - Pigs
    Integrating pigs in a small farm, food forest context
  - Insects
    Insect Conservation and Habitat Creation
  - Chickens & ducks
    Feathery egg machines, living, roaming free range wild in the trees. Our hens, roosters and chickens
- Food & sustenance
  High productivity, edible landscapes, forest gardening, organic, healthy, fruit, vegetables
  - Hunt & gather
    Wild Animals, Hares, Rabbits, Birds, Insects
  - Preserving produce
    Offsetting abundant produce for consumption out of season. Drying, pickling, preserving, freezing.
- Energy & efficiency
  Solar, wind turbine, water wheels and bio-gas. Free (alternative) energy solutions for rural life
- Water wise landscaping
  rain water harvesting, infiltration swales, contour and terrace gardening, low rainfall landscaping
- Climate & mapping
  Information and resources for mapping, gps, climate and weather data for New Zealand
- Technology
  Appropriate technology, tools and solutions. Complexity vs resilience
- Finance & economics
  Finance, accounting, economics, debt, saving, alternative currency
- Art & craft
  Creative and artistic, practical and beautiful creations that are natural
- Land improvement
  Getting the most out of land with sustainable practices and permaculture design
Contact
If you are interested in finding out more, sharing ideas please get in touch
About
Introducing Melisa and Olmec Sinclair. Living naturally at blockhill in Canterbury New Zealand
- Photo gallery
  Take a visual tour of the blockhill estate and experience the different sights and seasons
- Weather & seasons
  We enjoy a range of seasonal weather ranging from frosts and snow in winter to hot clear summer days