An Olive Grove at the Edge of the World
Jared Gulian
The hilarious and endearing true tale of two urban Americans who escaped to a tiny olive farm in rural New Zealand.
For Jared Gulian, leaving the United States and coming to tiny Wellington, New Zealand, was a big enough switch from the bright lights of big cities. So when his partner CJ decided they just had to buy a rundown olive grove in the Wairarapa Valley, it was almost too much to cope with.
First they'd have to drive over the dangerous Remutaka ranges to get there, and Jared was terrified of heights. Then they'd have to figure out what on earth you do with 500 olive trees that hadn't been pruned for years, a geriatric rooster, warring hens, an obese kunekune pig, cast sheep, marauding cattle, and understanding your neighbors when they said "yiece" but meant "yes."
In this delightful memoir, Jared Gulian describes the first four years of their new life in the country, its disasters and small triumphs, its surprises and pleasures. But most of all he describes the warmth of the local community that welcomed them, saved them from certain peril, taught them how to cook, how to care for animals, and how to understand and love the land.
If you love Peter Mayle, David Sedaris, Frances Mayes, or James Herriot, this charming adventure is for you.
Buy now for a story that will feed your heart and make you smile.
Duration - 10h 20m.
Author - Jared Gulian.
Narrator - Jared Gulian.
Published Date - Thursday, 05 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2013 Jared Gulian ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The hilarious and endearing true tale of two urban Americans who escaped to a tiny olive farm in rural New Zealand. For Jared Gulian, leaving the United States and coming to tiny Wellington, New Zealand, was a big enough switch from the bright lights of big cities. So when his partner CJ decided they just had to buy a rundown olive grove in the Wairarapa Valley, it was almost too much to cope with. First they'd have to drive over the dangerous Remutaka ranges to get there, and Jared was terrified of heights. Then they'd have to figure out what on earth you do with 500 olive trees that hadn't been pruned for years, a geriatric rooster, warring hens, an obese kunekune pig, cast sheep, marauding cattle, and understanding your neighbors when they said "yiece" but meant "yes." In this delightful memoir, Jared Gulian describes the first four years of their new life in the country, its disasters and small triumphs, its surprises and pleasures. But most of all he describes the warmth of the local community that welcomed them, saved them from certain peril, taught them how to cook, how to care for animals, and how to understand and love the land. If you love Peter Mayle, David Sedaris, Frances Mayes, or James Herriot, this charming adventure is for you. Buy now for a story that will feed your heart and make you smile. Duration - 10h 20m. Author - Jared Gulian. Narrator - Jared Gulian. Published Date - Thursday, 05 January 2023. Copyright - © 2013 Jared Gulian ©.
Language:
English
Opening credits
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Author's note
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Prologue
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Part 1 Chapter 1: The first time I saw the trees
Duration:00:20:09
Chapter 2: Conquering the road that scared me
Duration:00:15:05
Chapter 3: Meeting the neighbors
Duration:00:16:23
Recipe: John's Pork Belly Crackling
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Chapter 4: Attack of the energy-draining suckers
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Chapter 5: The day the water stopped
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Chapter 6: Moonlit walk through the olive grove
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Chapter 7: Invaded by woolly monsters
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Chapter 8: Giant beings in the bottom paddock
Duration:00:06:36
Chapter 9: The U.N. committee on home decorating
Duration:00:09:42
Recipe: Olwen's Welsh Cakes
Duration:00:02:02
Chapter 10: Stacking wood for winter
Duration:00:05:49
Chapter 11: Angry locals demand carrot cake
Duration:00:07:34
Recipe: Dave's Carrot Cake
Duration:00:01:57
Chapter 12: Inspecting the olive trees
Duration:00:08:55
Chapter 13: A tractor named Sunshine
Duration:00:09:55
Chapter 14: Harvest boot camp
Duration:00:10:52
Chapter 15: The very first harvest
Duration:00:15:23
Part 2 Chapter 16: Old Man Henry and the chook house race wars
Duration:00:13:14
Chapter 17: Island Martinborough
Duration:00:05:37
Chapter 18: A strange morning at the chicken run
Duration:00:09:30
Chapter 19: Trouble in the olive grove
Duration:00:10:59
Chapter 20: Chicken blood on my boot
Duration:00:14:14
Chapter 21: Home for wayward agapanthus
Duration:00:08:44
Chapter 22: Uninvited guest in the chook house
Duration:00:09:59
Chapter 23: Yurts and magic underwear
Duration:00:07:58
Recipe: Leelee's Kiwifruit Pavlova
Duration:00:02:41
Recipe: Aussie Bronwyn's Gluten Free Focaccia
Duration:00:02:19
Chapter 24: The triumph of Evil Cow
Duration:00:12:33
Chapter 25: The hen who thought she was a dog
Duration:00:19:20
Chapter 26: Meeting the Great White Whale
Duration:00:08:16
Chapter 27: The sweet taste of chicken feed
Duration:00:07:14
Chapter 28: The year of our great failure
Duration:00:14:53
Part 3 Chapter 29: Your chicken killers are here
Duration:00:10:37
Recipe: Aussie Bronwyn's Gluten Free Scones
Duration:00:02:16
Chapter 30: What the river taught me
Duration:00:11:12
Chapter 31: Unruly chickens and the substitute teacher
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Chapter 32: Saturday morning fire
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Chapter 33: When farm animals escape
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Chapter 34: Silver monster in the chicken run
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Chapter 35: Storm at Palliser Bay
Duration:00:09:09
Chapter 36: Egg delivery gone wrong
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Chapter 37: Shovel and axe
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Chapter 38: CJ wants a pig
Duration:00:07:27
Chapter 39: Last of the Horse Paddock Pinot
Duration:00:12:34
Recipe: Kiwi Bronwyn's Tapenade Lamb
Duration:00:03:11
Chapter 40: Bringing home Old Lady Lucy
Duration:00:09:53
Chapter 41: Olive harvest on a misty day
Duration:00:13:42
Chapter 42: Hand-picking for pickling
Duration:00:06:11
Recipe: Noah's olives
Duration:00:01:20
Chapter 43: Picking up the oil
Duration:00:07:01
Chapter 44: Zen and the art of pickling olives
Duration:00:10:38
Part 4 Chapter 45: Making olive oil labels at Wolfies
Duration:00:08:01
Chapter 46: Old Man Henry fades
Duration:00:12:30
Chapter 47: Jack the baby lamb
Duration:00:06:53
Chapter 48: The imposter approaches a store
Duration:00:08:12
Chapter 49: Little man gets a big job
Duration:00:10:54
Chapter 50: Toyboy for Old Lady Lucy
Duration:00:07:33
Chapter 51: The gingerbread boys
Duration:00:09:18
Recipe: Auntie Olive's Gingerbread Boys
Duration:00:02:45
Chapter 52: Is the old lady pregnant?
Duration:00:08:35
Chapter 53: Francoise and the return of the silver monster
Duration:00:09:29
Chapter 54: One sick pig
Duration:00:08:08
Chapter 55: Buying firewood is a sin
Duration:00:08:21
Chapter 56: Lucy gets doughnuts every day
Duration:00:06:59
Chapter 57: Giving back Kowhai
Duration:00:06:54
Chapter 58: Sunrise at the river
Duration:00:07:10
Chapter 59: The olive muse and Moore Wilson's
Duration:00:14:06
Grateful for a review
Duration:00:00:45
Acknowledgments
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About the author
Duration:00:00:53
Other books by Jared
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Ending credits
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