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A Christmas present that might help your carrots sprout and your turnips sit up and take notice, is being marketed by the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand, and has a Matakana connection.
Rebecka Keeling, owner of Slow Blooms pick-your-own flower farm in Matakana, is one of the models for NZ’s first nude gardening calendar.
The calendar is being marketed as “a celebration of organic gardening, regenerating the land and a bit of good-natured cheekiness”.
Association co-chair Jenny Lux says gardening in the nude symbolises shedding the layers between us and nature.
“Every picture tells a story of cultivating not just plants but our total wellbeing,” she says.
Keeling, who was recently elected to the Soil & Health Board, says being part of the calendar was an empowering experience.
“At Slow Blooms, we grow according to permaculture ethics, which is about working with nature and not against it,” she says. “Stripping away our clothes for the photo shoot felt like a metaphor for simplifying our lives and embracing the beauty of an organic, regenerative world.”
All proceeds from the 2024 calendar sales will support the association’s work, promoting organic and regenerative practices, advocating for living soils, nutritious food, healthy people and a thriving environment.
The calendar is available for purchase on the OrganicNZ website. There are two options – one for the stylish, slightly more modest gardener, and another one for those who don’t mind a bit more ‘cheek’.
The calendar is priced at $30 for one or $55 for both versions.
