From Corporate to Hydroponic Farming | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

Tony and Lisa Dale-Low ditched corporate life for a radical new adventure: growing fresh herbs and greens hydroponically on their rural farm. With no farming background, they bought an existing hydroponic setup near Levin in 2018 and turned it into their own sustainable business, Waikawa Fresh. Their automated “flood and drain” system eliminates soil, bugs, and manual watering—delivering clean, ready-to-eat produce. They power everything with solar energy, reuse rainwater, and even repurpose it to run an electric car. Starting with strong seedlings in their propagating house, they’ve built a…