Growing Native Shrubs on a Dairy Farm | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 11, 2026 · 2m

Sandra Campbell turned neglected gullies on her dairy farm into thriving native shrub havens—boosting water quality, attracting birds, and adding joy to farming. What began as a beautification project exploded into a full-scale native planting operation: three nurseries, a vintage truck named Beryl, and a grandma’s old fridge repurposed as a seed vault. Inspired by her catchment work and hit by pandemic tree-buying costs, she started small, then scaled up, collecting seeds across New Zealand with help from friends and family. Using drone seeding for efficiency, she’s planted six hectares and…