STOREFRONT PRODUCTS
read more about the local products and
merchandise sold at our storefront below.
We are delighted to be working with Johnty Tatham of Lucid Chocolatier. Johnty offers some of the finest bean to bar chocolate in New Zealand. He is the younger brother of our head chef Paddy, and makes his chocolate on Homewood Farm roughly 500m from the Storeroom.
Lucid Chocolatier recently won the overall best craft chocolate awards within New Zealand. Multiple bars also won gold, silver and bronze in their respective categories.
If you would like to learn more about Lucid Chocolate and Johnty, please follow the link below.
LUCID CHOCOLATIER
Aaron and Nicola Tomlin are qualified beekeepers who live and work on Homewood Farm. In a joint venture with Andy and Jan Tatham, they have developed a boutique honey business. They harvest Manuka and Raw Native Honey, mostly Kanuka, from the vast 650-hectare forest area on the farm. The honey is processed and packaged on the property and displayed at our retail store.
Nicola and Jan hold certifications in organic skincare formulation. They procure beeswax, honey, and botanical ingredients from the farm and create organic skincare items, sold under the brand name Homewood Botanicals.
HOMEWOOD HONEY & BOTANICALS
Trio Design is a label that offers unique clothing items and accessories for toddlers.
The venture was started by three neighbours on Homewood Road, Anne, Nicola and Jan. Born from an idea while socializing together, the ladies design dresses and rompers. Anne draws on her skills and experience as a seamstress to bring the designs to life.
Trio Design currently offer four styles. Sizes range from six months to two and a half years.
TRIO DESIGN
STANSBOROUGH GREY
Stansborough Farm is located ten minutes South of Homewood Storeroom. Stansborough creates heritage woven products from the wool of their unique breed of sheep, named Stansborough Grey.
Stansborough are world renown for producing some of the best woolen items at a sustainable production level. Stansborough products have been used for Lord of the Rings cloaks, Royal gifts for Kings and Queens.
Stansborough blankets, scarves, baby booties and toys are available for purchase in our retail space.
Find out more about the Stansborough story through the link below.
HANDY WORK BY JOE HANSEN
Joe Hansen is a lovely resident on Homewood / Kaiwhata Road. He has turned his hand to crafting outdoor ornaments using recycled roofing iron. His iron angels are displayed for purchase in our garden. We feel they are an ideal tribute to the Homewood Storeroom's original function as a church.
In addition to his ironwork, Joe is also an avid hunter. He creates and sells keyrings crafted from cast deer antlers. These keyrings are the perfect size and unexpectedly lightweight, making them a sought-after item among our customers.
Crystals by Holly Bird of Soul Treasures NZ
Soul Treasures is a side hustle of our front of house wiz, Holly Bird. Holly loves to go rock hounding for crystals and stones near Riversdale Beach and on local walks with her dad and her dog, Dollar. She also sources pieces from various parts of New Zealand and overseas.
Holly has recently delved into rock tumbling and polishing. Her polished stones have been popular with those who know the areas from which the stones were sourced. Holly is very knowledgeable on varieties of stones she finds and happily shares this with interested customers.
Holly sells a varying range of crystals and stones through socials. Check out soul_treasuresnz to find out more.
HANDMADE JEWELLERY BY MARILYN GARTH,
MG DESIGNS
Marilyn Garth of MG Designs is located at Riversdale Beach. She works with precious stones, copper and recycled pipe to make jewellery from scratch in her home workshop.
Marilyn’s interest in precious stones initiated after joining the Rock and Mineral Club in Palmerston North. For nearly a year, she attended weekend classes at a workspace in Wellington, where her passion for the craft blossomed, and she honed her skills.
Marilyn has impressive techniques and equipment in her craft. Stone tumbling, polishing and cutting are just part of her jewellery making repertoire.
Marilyn sources stones from rock club and fossicking trips. She is inspired by nature and likes to think her jewellery reflects this. She hopes you enjoy wearing her pieces as much as she enjoys making them.
WOOD TURNING BY PETE GARTH
Pete is Marilyn’s husband. While she is busy crafting jewellery, he engages in his own artistic pursuits, making beautiful bespoke wooden bowls, platters and homewares. He works with various types of wood, mostly Macrocarpa, Totara and Rimu. The wood is sourced from different places, including scoring old Totara fence posts offered by local farmers. Pete sometimes incorporates resin into his work to address imperfections in the wood, adding a touch of innovation and flair to his pieces.
CAST DEER ANTLER CANDLE AND WALKING STICKS
BY DAVE WATT
Dave Watt is a keen hunter and craftsman based at Riversdale Beach. He creates one of a kind walking sticks and candlestick holders using cast deer antlers and other natural materials that he discovers during his hunting expeditions.
