Your hosts, Jennie and Grant Gibson, are a blend of Kiwi and Aussie. After living in Australia for 17 years we've finally returned to New Zealand (it only took 17 years of talking about it!) in 2012. 
Grant is originally from New Zealand and is the handy farm orientated component of our partnership - he's always had a yearning to return to the land, it's where he is most happiest. 
Jennie is an Australian, is definitely not handy or farm orientated, yet has always had a dream of living in a house on a hill surrounded by chickens and growing vegetables and trying to be self-sufficient.
While Grant is chief sheep shearer, fencer and cattle chaser, Jennie has had to learn to be chief calf and lamb rearer, a new experience for this one time city girl!
When he has time (which is not often these days!), Grant enjoys building (anything and everything including chicken sheds to house Jennie's ever increasing flock of chickens and household furniture), bike riding and vegetable gardening.
Jennie also enjoys gardening, as well as baking and preserving, reading and talking to the animals.
We have 3 young adult 'children', all have flown the nest although often return for visits and free food!
Our other family members are Sky, Meg, Sprout, Tess and Fern the farm dogs, plus house cats  Tansy and Prim. 
Both Grant and Jennie travelled and worked overseas when they were young, footloose and fancy-free,  and also spent a year travelling around Australia when our youngest was a wee fellow. Now that we are empty nesters we are keen to start travelling the world again, although it's a bit tricky juggling farming and holidays.
We love our lifestyle and enjoy sharing it with others. We hope to meet you one day soon!

The Gibson Family