We’re stoked to share that our awesome hosts here at Glen Eden Farms, Susannah and Mark Guscott, have taken out the Greater Wellington Ballance Farm Environment Award! From top-notch farming to looking after the land and sky, they’re true legends — and we’re proud as to be part of the team bringing stargazing and sustainability together in the Wairarapa.
Our Moon Garden at Star Safari in the Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve comes to life at night. And sometimes, a large moth might check out one or two of our visitors, but fret not! They are not here to eat you but because we are creating a sanctuary for them—a Moon Garden.
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I grew up in an enchanted garden where the sky descended upon the world every night, bringing ripe heavenly summer fragrances, as the stars were watching from above. There was no border to separate the sky from the Earth. To simply to create that magic, is the only reason you need to have a Moon Garden.
20th of January was a great night stargazing, here is what we did on this particular night.
Our sky is exceptionally dark, which is one of the reasons why Wairarapa was awarded the status of Dark Sky Reserve.
Pwo Navigator Jack Thatcher says that in September, after sunset, the Fishhook of Maui drags the Milky Way, te Ikaroa, down from the sky. It
Since January 2022 Star Safari relocated to Glen Eden Farm.
