Meet the lovely makers and producers who were their goods from our market area.

The Farm Shop is run by the wonderful Rose Haynes of Waihua Station, just out of Wairoa. Alongside her coffee cart, Rose will be bringing along some original homewares which she has carefully curated. With an eye for design, Rose’s collection includes clothing and pieces for the home.

Little Fallow was started by two Whakatāne mums, Sally and Stacey, who have a keen interest in hunting, horses and farming. Based in the sunny Bay of Plenty, Little Fallow is a boutique store with unique homewares and baby goods inspired by Aotearoa New Zealand's outdoors. All of their designs feature hunting, farming, fishing and game found here in New Zealand, and they're created the old-fashioned way by Sally, who hand draws and paints the designs and patterns. Stacey sources the best quality fabrics and materials for their products.
Bring the love of hunting and fishing indoors, with some Little Fallow hunting-themed homewares and baby goods, available from their stall at The Shepherdess Muster!

Since 1975 Matawhero Wines has been a family-owned, boutique producer, local to Tairāwhiti Gisborne. Their wines are single vineyard and naturally dry-farmed, showcasing the unique terroir and climate of the region. Owner and passionate vintner Kirsten will be running the stall at The Muster - come and meet her, hear her stories about what makes growing grapes in this region special, and try some of her wine!
Kirsten is excited to be coming to The Shepherdess Muster because "it's a fabulous event that showcases our region but also celebrates women that live and work on the land."

Purpose-built good gear for good women, Country & Me is a rural women’s clothing line by Miki Coulston from Te Puia Springs. “I found that there was a lack of appropriate and affordable clothing on the market for the active rural woman. I am a farm manager on the east coast and am super passionate about farming and also women in farming. I can’t wait to build a community of women that come together by wearing clothing made just for them.”

Leigh Bullock hand-makes hard-wearing and affordable canvas dog beds for working dogs. They’re designed to be filled with any unused, ‘clean-ish’ wool from the woolshed.
Leigh is currently a stay-at-home mother and wife to a sheep and beef farmer. “I always enjoyed sewing prior to having children, but put it in the too hard to do with kids around basket. I have recently reignited my love for sewing. I am also passionate about looking after working dogs. All our dogs have dog beds and jackets. Over the years I have experimented with various materials (always trying to reuse where possible) such as hessian sacks, old blankets and fadges. I recently got some reasonably priced waterproof canvas, and this has made the perfect dog bed.
“We expect a lot from our working dogs, big long days running and then, they get home to sleep on a hard wooden floor in their kennel. If I can help a few dogs out with a comfier night's sleep, while doing something I love, that is a win.”

Sustaina Grow is a wool based business. They provide the home gardener with wool based garden products. Sustaina Grow also provide corporate gifts to different organisations, as well as working with companies to create products to suit their needs.
Sustaina Grow was founded upon the principles of Sustainability and believe in better farm gate returns for the wool industry and paying a fair wage to our employees. They are aiming to find ways to innovate and replace synthetics in the growing industry in NZ.
Their stall at The Muster will host a mix of our beautifully created range of gifts that they offer corporations and also their home garden range.

Soma is a range of environmentally friendly Ayurvedic wellness products that nourish and delight the senses. It has been a labour of love for friends and collaborators Becs and Sanne since its humble beginnings in 2021. Becs, a kiwi girl, is an Ayurvedic health coach and yoga teacher, with a passion for all things wellness. Sanne, of German origin, is a senior graphic designer with a love for sustainable packaging. Both are based in Gisborne, New Zealand.
The two have co-created Soma to closely reflect their values – what they live and breathe every day. The products are thoughtfully designed using natural, organic ingredients and sustainable packaging wherever possible.

Jana lives on a sheep and beef farm in the Tararua with her husband Will and toddler Cooper. She’s a stay-at-home mum and when not working on the farm she’s working on her photography business, The Dusty Bull. Offering a menagerie of fine art prints and canvases, Jana specialises in animal and botanical photography. At The Muster she’ll have a range of her unframed prints, greeting cards, tea towels and a small range of framed prints.

Hiber-Nation Linen is a specialist in high quality, sustainably sourced organic cotton sheet sets and duvet covers. They use only the best GOTS and Fair Trade Certified organic cotton for their premium bed sheets and duvet sets. Based in Mahia, they stock an exclusive range of plain and patterned decadent bedding, perfect for a better night’s sleep.

Soo Jang’s interest in herbs and health has filled her with humility for nature and our place in this world.
Soo’s Garden is a range of organic skincare products using homegrown herbs, essential oil candles and gemstone bracelets. She has a little home garden to grow herbs to ensure organic skincare products.
Soo selects ingredients for products with the health of ourselves and our environment in mind.

Āwhinatia Whakatairangatia Hauora will be at The Muster with Mel and a range of female empowerment books from Womancraft Publishing and Monat Haircare.
Mel is passionate about sharing these pukapuka from this small independent Irish publisher who endeavours to help uplift, enrich and empower other wāhine.
Mel will also have a range of Monat premium haircare products to smell, feel and touch.
“Sit down and take a rest at our stall, I look forward to having a kōrero with you”.