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Country Life for Friday 3 December 2010

  • Neudorf Mushrooms

    9:29 PM.Fungi fanatic Hannes Krummenacher grows mushrooms on the family farm in Upper Moutere and in season supplies local restaurants with gourmet varieties, such as Saffron Milk caps and Birch boletes. The… Read more Audio

  • Champion shearer 'Mickey' McDonald

    9:17 PM.King Country farmer Alan McDonald is a former world champion shearer. He has also held a number of shearing records. Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    9:11 PM.A very early start to the drought season is blighting much of the North and South Islands. Audio

  • Intro and guest

    9:05 PM.Through her work as a pastoral scientist, Katherine Tozer, fell in love with back country scenery and rural people. She's compiled a book, 'Tales from the Back Country', which blends stories about… Read more Audio

(From top to bottom) Saffron Milk caps, Birch bolotes, Larch boletes and Dotted stalk boletes from the Neudorf Mushroom farm near Nelson.

saffron milk cap

birch bolete

larch bolete

dotted stalk bolete

Below: Images from the book "Tales from the Back Country".

The book is available from:
www.apieceofnz.co.nz
Hospice Waikato: 0800Hospice
SPCA Waikato: 219 Ellis Street, Frankton, Hamilton, (07) 847 4868
Tarras Country Store, Tarras, (03) 445 2822

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