Forage and Gold

16/12/2022

We are loving the local treats in this giveaway open to Central Otago residents.

🍯🐝🕯✨

Pop in and say hello to the friendly owner and pharmacist Emily at Cromwell’s newest pharmacy Central Otago Pharmacy- Cromwell
No. 2 McNulty Road.

CHRISTMAS!!!! Hasn't that snuck up on you from nowhere this year?! Maybe it's just us!

We are feeling festive this Friday so let's do a giveaway of some of our local giftware!

Some treats to share over Christmas 🎄

- 500g Forage and Gold Rata Honey
- 250ml Ollie's Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- NZ Nuts Walnuts
- Sylvie + Riva's beeswax candle
- kiwifruit beeswax sandwich bag
- hairy lemon to give that energy boost after the late nights!

To go in the draw to win this giveaway simply like this post AND follow our page. For an extra entry tag a local friend you will share these goodies with!

*winner drawn 1pm on Thursday 22nd December
*winner must pick up in store unit 9, 2 McNulty Road Cromwell

Merry Christmas Cromwell

04/03/2022

Ooh we love this idea for a deconstructed apricot crumble dessert using our specialty thyme honey, crushed ginger biscuits and vanilla ice cream… thanks for the inspo The Kitchen Garden Central Otago ✨

10/12/2021

The roadside honey shed is buzzing today with a beautiful delivery of The Joy Farmer blooms just in time for the weekend ✨💐✨

We are also fully stocked with lots of other treats:

Local honey, beeswax candles, soaps, beeswax wraps, gift boxes, gourmet granola and thyme honey shortbread from Moreish kitchen

If you live in Cromwell, pop in over the weekend, this is a great spot to find a local gift or end of year thank you present.

The Local Honey Shed is open until dark every day.

Bring cash or pay by bank transfer ( details in shop).

230 Bannockburn Rd

05/12/2021

If you follow my stories you would have seen these beauties from Central Otago Flower Farm] which have become a regular Friday addition to the roadside honey shop and we are so thrilled to have them.
Each week the flowers and colours are fresh in their signature whimsical style. They really do bring joy ✨

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Central Otago Flower Farm]
Each week the ingredients vying for my attention to be picked changes slightly depending on the weather, seasons and when I originally germinated my seeds.

I never know exactly what I will have available and if it will all go together until it finally flowers. That is the fun, you can make all the plans you want but nature has the last say each week as to what ingredients I have to play with for my bunches.

I stalk the cutting and homestead gardens and pick what is best in bloom that week to make my bunches, hand selecting based on shape and form, texture and colours, hoping I will have enough of the key blooms to go together and if not I have to stretch my creativity and hope it works, that is often when you discover new unexpected combinations you may never have tried together if you were not forced to.

The end result is casual fresh clutches with a plucked straight from the garden vibe full of different characters to keep you company during the week.

You can order bunches of flowers or mixed bundles of material for your creativity by emailing hello@thejoyfarmer.com or pick up bunches most weekends from honey shed in Cromwell.

05/11/2021

Hi! 👋
I’ve been away for a bit, but it happens in Spring as the honey season gets underway and my lovely other half ( the beekeeper) works crazy hours with all the other beekeepers, and life becomes more of a juggle…

Keeping the honey shed clean and stocked up, along with packing up the online orders and fulfilling the wholesale orders has been keeping me busy, especially as we head towards the Christmas season 🎄

I thought I would just share one of my weekly highlights that really has been so lovely ( you might have seen it in my stories 💐🌷🌸), and that has been working with the talented Sarah to bring local flowers to Cromwell each Friday.
These have been incredibly popular and we are both so grateful for the community support! ✨

27/08/2021

Yummy boxes of honey flying out the door ✨ perfect if you want to sample something new and delicious or send a honey loving friend a sweet gift.



For a limited time enter discount code: LOVEHONEY at checkout for 15% off our WELCOME PACK online.

21/08/2021

Did you know that eating honey is sure to make you happier?!

Honey is packed with anti-inflammatories and can increase the spread of serotonin and dopamine throughout the brain. That should certainly make you happier!

So give it a go, grab one of our hefty 1kg glass jars or pure deliciousness, grab a spoon and dig in!!

🍯 🥄😁

06/08/2021

I’ve managed to sneak away for a visit North to spend some precious time with my parents in our family home on the orchard.

Quite the change of scene from the wintry Central Otago hills, with daffodils out, bees buzzing around the garden and the Tuki tuki river rolling by.

My outdoor office includes sunshine, birdsong, countless cups of peppermint tea and true to form I found a fig and honey brownie from the figgery across the river. My new favourite place, I will definitely call in again to stock up on all things figgy before I head back South ☺️

01/07/2021

Forage & Gold honey is a family honey business, and with my roots firmly planted in the honey industry a lot of my regular customers here in Cromwell find it rather amusing that I am extremely allergic to bees!
I have been around here long enough to know what not to do to cause unnecessary attention from bees, and one thing I see when bees approach people (especially kids) is for them to flick the bees away… DON’T do that, just calmly move yourself away and you’re way less likely to fall victim to a sting!
🐝🧘🏻‍♀️👍

14/06/2021

Wintry days at the honey shed on Bannockburn road ✨

If you need a sweet and healthy pick me up, don’t let a little mist stop you 🍯
Open every day at the roadside beside the magical forest✨✨✨

www.forageandgold.co.nz

11/06/2021

Weekend goals 🔥 cosy fire, comfy chair, grainy toast and lashings of Clover honey ☺️

If you haven’t tried Forage & Gold Clover honey, you really must!
From the abundant high country Central Otago Clover fields, our Clover is some of the purest and most sought after honey in the world.

Chewy and fudge-like in texture it is truly delicious ✨☘️🍯✨

www.forageandgold.co.nz

10/06/2021

Moods lift when the fog lifts ✨

Cromwell sure can get gloomy in winter with fog blanketing the town for days... but when it lifts it is amazing 🌟

09/06/2021

Start with cheese, add honey and drizzle ✨

Such a tasty combo and just what we're craving after our dreary winter's day in the South where we managed a high of 6 degrees 🙄 ❄🍯

Our drizzle pick is the crowd fav, nectar from the wildflower Viper's Bugloss, it is delicate and sweet with the perfect amount of tang 🐝

www.forageandgold.co.nz

04/06/2021

Friday and a long weekend! We are so ready for some fresh air and adventures ⚡️

We’ve been working hard organising our new season honey to be packaged into their beautiful glass jars ready just for you!
Because all of our honey varieties have been so popular there are currently a few gaps in our stock, but here’s hoping we will have the full range available again in a few weeks time with some delicious new products joining us too, so watch this space! 🐝🍯

Here’s to good company, good times and fabulous honey 🍯

www.forageandgold.co.nz

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11/05/2021

I think fresh figs pair so perfectly with cheese and a drizzle of honey and since I did purchase a rather large box from Old Road Estate last week, it meant there were plenty for this yummy ( honey, fig and cheese) Autumn salad for our family dinner on Sunday.

The salad was super simple, a few generous handfuls of rocket, plenty of juicy figs sliced on top, a handful of thyme-honey caramelized walnuts, with crumbled goat cheese and a (Viper's bugloss) honey balsamic dressing.

Thyme-honey caramelized walnuts for one medium salad:

In a small fry pan melt together 1 tbsp of butter with 1 tbsp of Thyme honey on med-low heat. Add a big handful of chopped walnuts, a generous grind of black pepper and 1/4 tsp salt and stir together while bubbling for a few minutes until thick and caramelized. Cool on a piece of baking paper and enjoy as a yummy snack or add to salad. 🍯

Honey balsamic dressing:

This is a sweet and tangy dressing that pairs perfectly with salads containing fruit.

1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1, 1/2 tbsp of Vipers bugloss honey
Salt and pepper to taste

Add ingredients to an empty Forage & Gold honey jar, put the lid on and shake well. 💃

www.forageandgold.co.nz

03/05/2021

Today I had the privilege of hosting this beautiful group of women in my home for a sweet honey tasting experience.
We were first stop on their itinerary for the day, as part of an immersive travel-tour of Central Otago with Natasha from Crafted Journeys.
After visiting some local hives with beekeeper Tim, and a peak inside the extracting shed, it was time to dig into a fresh frame of Viper’s bugloss honeycomb and a chance to taste each of our Central Otago honeys and pair them with cheese, crackers, nuts and fruit. Washed down with a healthy brew of thyme, ginger and lemon tea, it was smiles all round with Thyme honey proving quite the fav! 🏅👌🐝🍯

23/04/2021

Um hello DELICIOUS! Entertaining this long weekend? Wow your crew with this tasty creation and don't hold back with the Viper's bugloss runny honey drizzle 😲🤤 salty-sweet, herby-zingy aahmazing!

Goat cheese and feta log 🍯

100g goats’ cheese
200g feta
2 tbsp Vipers Bugloss honey
3 tbsp chopped pistachios
2 tbsp chopped herbs (eg parsley, chives,
coriander)
Pinch of white pepper
Zest of 1 lemon

1/Put all ingredients in a food processor and
blitz until smooth.
2/ tip mix on a piece of baking paper and shape
into a log.
3 Chill for 2 hours.
4/ to serve cut desired piece and sprinkle with
chopped pistachios and fresh herbs and then
drizzle with vipers bugloss honey.

www.forageandgold.co.nz