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Pumpkin seeds give new lease of life

Lucy Drake
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Whanganui Chronicle·
4 mins to read

Tired of the dairy farming life, a young couple from Marton have turned to growing pumpkin seeds and found a new lease of life.

Tom and Melissa Welch began planting pumpkin seeds on Tom's family farm in late 2017 after Tom found himself in a very low point.

Melissa suggested moving into town for a change of lifestyle but Tom wanted to stay on the land, a dairy farm that has been in his family since 1942.

"Dairy is nutritious,

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