Mari Hewson

I am Mari, living in urban Timaru, New Zealand.

I have a passion for my vegetable and medicinal herb gardens, growing in a very small backyard in raised beds. I love growing seeds and propagating from cuttings and always grow far to many so give them away or sell them. My goal is never have to buy another vegetable again.

Over the last few years I have been fiddling with natural ingredients and have now got some extremely good potentially marketable products. I have perfected a wonderful light moisturiser, healing aloe cream, stick deodorant, conditioning shampoo, liquid body wash, hand wash and have several others in the pipeline and being tested by friends. This range will be called Gentle by Nature. It is still work in progress.

I have chronic Fibromyalgia. I manage fairly well with the pain and go with the flow. I work hard on the good days and chill out on the bad days. Summer is far kinder on my body than winter is.

My best buddy and little shadow is Maddy my wee dog and Sir Basil Brat Cat reigns supreme over our lives. I also have 3 chooks (hens) who are my resident snail and scrap disposal units and wonderful egg layers.