In this chat, Chris sits down with Mick from Forever Harvest to explore a new frontier in food production. They dive into the science of growing fruit and nuts without trees, the rise of lab-made ingredients, and what this means for the future of global food security.

Mick also shares the agritech innovations driving their mission and the real-world startup journeys behind it all.

Forever Harvest Website

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It’s Fieldays 2026 and there’s a new electric farm bike on the scene—the GalvBike. The conversation focused on why this tough, no-nonsense machine isn’t in the innovation tent, what sets it apart for dairy farmers, and how the team’s past experience shaped the brutal simplicity of the design.

A key theme that emerged was the value of validation from real farmers—and why the first production run is selling out fast. There’s advice for aspiring inventors and a random question thrown in as well.

Galvbike Website

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Sam is onsite at Fieldays 2026, chatting with Harry from PostMate about their clever invention that makes fence post removal safer and faster.

We hear the backstory of how a Kiwi farmer turned a simple idea into a global product, and learn how a once potentially dangerous and time consuming job of fence post removal has been transformed into a fast and safe process, with examples of fence lines being pulled out in minutes.

There’s feedback from impressed farmers, talk of international expansion, and Harry answers one of our random questions.

All this and much more in this week’s episode.

thepostmate.com

The PostMate Facebook Page

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From our Fieldays 2026 coverage Sam talks to Elisa about her journey to make a biodegradable plant pot here in New Zealand.

Discover how a teenage fundraiser became a full-time eco-entrepreneur, why dirty pots are such an issue, and what it takes to create a locally manufactured solution. There are awards, random questions, and some TikTok fame thrown in.

All this and much more.

enivo.co.nz

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This week, Chris gears up for field days while plotting an unusual Auckland road trip with a mystery driver, and Sam sets off 24 days of birthday surprises with the help of a 24-sided die.

There's talk of AI stealing podcast voices, disembodied brains being used in biotech startups, and a Kickstarter cooling blanket that costs more than a night out.

The discussion explored sky-watching gadgets, rogue robots, and why microwaving fish at work might be the most dangerous move of all—just ask the cop who drew a gun over it.

All this and much more in this week's episode.

Woman Jailed for Selling Landmines

Drug Testing Revenue from Brains

Gambling Addict Gets Screwed Over

Microwaved Fish Causes Problems

Mistaken Bazooka

Kickstart or Dropkick - K-25 Cooling Blanket

Kickstart or Dropkick - SkySphere

Robots Getting Fingernails Added

Double Sonic Boom from Meteorite

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Sam loses a mouth guard in the night, while Chris navigates the aftermath of too much Captain Morgan. TEDx talks lead to surprise opportunities—and million-dollar phone calls—for a local speaker.

A decades-old school rowing controversy resurfaces, Kickstarter projects get critiqued, and Sam reveals the wild world of the Enhanced Games. AI hijinks, swatted grandmothers, and blanket innovation for gamers round out this week's episode—plus plenty more.

Bye bye Colbert

VEXTAKI 9 in 1 EDC Pen

Kickstart or Dropkick - Level Up Wrap

Kickstart or Dropkick - Sond Dreambuds

Enhanced Games

Grandma Swatted

AI Prompt Injection

1988 Rowing Loss

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This week, podcast day moves to Wednesday and there’s plenty to catch up on. We hear about anti-snoring mouth guards that are life-changing, and the wild concept of launching bulldozers into orbit with a giant cannon.

There’s a supermarket sending its freezer manager off in style (under the freezer), AI agents causing digital chaos, and a look at the latest in Kickstarter projects.

Longshot Space Technology

Trump Mobile Update

Supermarket Workers Ashes Went Where?

RFK Did Not Operate on a Human Heart

Digital Arsons

Kickstart or Dropkick - Pen N

Kickstart or Dropkick - The Walking Dead Mini Museum

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This is a special announcement episode to say we will be moving to a Wednesday release schedule.

You can find us on all good podcasting apps.

We also cover to Kickstarter projects and try and work out if we would fund them or not.

See you next Wednesday for a regular episode.

Kickstarter - Flossr

Kickstarter - BookScan

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