and his brother – if they’re not both over 70, they’re pretty close – own a market garden next to the speedway track in Nelson.

They’re out in the fields (or in the shed out at the back having a beer if it’s after 4pm) and you choose your veges and flowers from the stand, pop the money in the honesty-box and away you go.

Nothing flash – they grow some specialty stuff for Matt Bouterey’s eponymous (and very good) restaurant in Richmond – but if you want spuds, tomatoes, beetroot, onions and statice, it’s the place to go to.

If fact, statice is all they had yesterday, so Mrs jb aked about the zinnias growing next the the overgrown cucumbers.

“Oh, they’re finished, dear. Go and pick as many as you like. You can have them for nothing”

That’s an attitude I like…

So

Flowers courtesy of Mr Todd
Jug courtesy of Steve Fullmer
Scenery courtesy of the Waimea Estuary