Landcare Trust Award for Innovation in Sustainable Farm Forestry The Gray family

摘要

Barry and Liz Gray, along with sons Thomas and Jeremy, farm mainly in the Katea Valley about five kilometres north of Owaka. Of their 661 hectares, 571 hectares are made up of four amalgamated and adjoining farms lying west of the Owaka highway and oneither side of Hunts Road. This includes the original Gray property owned by the family since the early 1900s.The remaining 90-hectare block was purchased five years ago and is 10 km away in the Owaka Valley with the Owaka River on its boundary. This farm includes the prominent local landmark known as the Scotsman s Bonnet.