A novice grower turned market gardener, Caitlin Ovenden’s Wild Things Wānaka is a family-run farm that focuses on regenerative practices. Her varied produce is sought after by locals through The Farm Shop, and also features on restaurant plates across the region.
This story was first told Sage Vol. 1: Life among plants
Caitlin Ovenden knew little about gardening when she first set foot on her six-acre Hāwea Flat property, with fertile plains and mountain views. She had moved from the United States to Wānaka 11 years earlier and, after the pandemic, she and her husband bought the land with the goal of putting down roots.
“I wanted to stay home with my kids, while also being a good steward of our land, so I decided to learn how to garden,” she says. That decision marked the beginning of Wild Things Wānaka – the family’s small, hands-on market garden.
— Read the full story in Sage Vol. 1: Life among plants
