Little Farmer

Little Farmer is a unique New Zealand monthly subscription box for kids. We supply seasonal organic seeds, planting pellets, planting instructions, plant facts, and supplies for seasonal nature craft activities. Seeds chosen are suitable for the different climates and regions of New Zealand and can also be grown in small gardens. They are chosen to be easy and fun first things to grow for kids.

Since the Little Farmer philosophy is minimising our impact on the environment, we supply only organic seasonal seeds. As well as sourcing all of our seeds locally, we use recycled and recyclable packaging and products wherever possible.

Founded on a passion for gardening and the joy of seeing children learn through their natural environment, Little Farmer aims to encourage kids to spend more time outdoors and learn as they grow.

The best childhood memories are made of muddy fingers and gumboots in puddles, where seasonal fruit is grown to be tasted and trees become the greatest playground. At Little Farmer, we help you create those precious moments in nature for your child through our monthly educational gardening boxes. Packed with fun, facts and plenty of love, our boxes help your child develop confidence and a lifelong bond with the outdoors.

You can subscribe to our gardening boxes as a year-long adventure or gifted as one off presents for birthdays or Christmas, a school project or special welcome from a new baby to their older sibling.

Our aims are to get kids outside learning and having fun in nature, so wanting to become kaitiaki/guardians for earth. We also hope that our kits help parents and children learn together and have fun creating.

As founder of Little Farmer, you can find me packing our subscription boxes from home in the evenings, researching the best seasonal flowers and plants, or digging for insects in the backyard with my two favourite little farmers.

Whether it is genes or growing up in an extremely rural area of Kaitaia, I have always loved the thrill of being outdoors. Even now, as a greenie living in the city with my partner and kids, I feel most at home when I am with loved ones outside, creating something special in the garden.

Before I launched Little Farmer in 2019, I found myself thinking about the importance of my own kids embracing nature. I started learning creative ways of introducing fun and messy play to the outdoors, as well as practical skills for growing their own garden.

Eventually, I realised I could share my knowledge and love for gardening with other families around the country and so, Little Farmer was born!

Like many of our Little Farmer customers, my boys love being outside and helping in the garden. My eldest already understands which plants are the weeds, how to grow from seed and how to look after the veggies we plant. There is so much to learn just by being in the fresh air.

I believe it is so important for children to have a great connection to nature and for it to be their playground, so they can be the happiest and healthiest versions of themselves possible.

Happy farming!