You may be disappointed to hear that even I still enjoy my cup of coffee 1st thing in the morning. It is the only cup that I indulge in for the day. After that, I am mostly drinking herbal tea, hot, cold or otherwise. I can go out and harvest some fresh herbs straight from the garden…..

PODCAST: Let’s talk about being good Kaitiaki for Papatūānuku and our native, healing plants of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Welcome to Episode 8 of ‘Grow the Good’ Podcast as Co-Founder of ŌKU Helen Paul-Smith sits down with Alpha to be interviewed about sustainability in business amongst many other things…..

When I was growing up I can remember my Mum literally chasing me around the back yard trying to catch me so she could give me my antibiotics. I had yet another chest infection. I can’t remember if it was the medicine I hated or I just simply didn’t want to take it, but it was a regular occurrence growing up, and the weakness in my chest stayed with me long after I was a child……

I grew up in rural Aotearoa New Zealand in a modest 3 bedroom weatherboard home that looked out onto the three central North Island maunga; Ruapehu, Ngarahoue and Tongariro in National Park village….