In a world of rising costs, supply chain uncertainty, and economic pressure, the families who thrive are not the ones with the most money — they are the ones with the most skills.
THRIVE is the comprehensive resilience guide written for gluten-free and coeliac households who want to eat well, live well, and build genuine food security without spending a fortune. Using low-cost everyday staples such as white rice, and seasonal produce you can grow on your deck — as the foundation, this book shows you how to transform simple ingredients into nutritious, delicious, coeliac-safe meals your whole family will love.
Written by a New Zealand author for NZ families first, but with full international application, THRIVE covers five essential areas:
The Depression-Era Kitchen — gluten-free baking from scratch including how to mill your own white rice flour at home using a standard blender, GF bread, sourdough, flatbreads, pancakes, pasta, pizza base, muffins, brownies, big batch cooking, fermentation, bone broth, preserved lemons, herb salts including kawakawa salt, and vegetable scrap powder. Every recipe is coeliac-safe, budget-focused, and built around staples you can buy in bulk.
Growing and Foraging — how to grow food using container gardening on a deck or balcony, seed saving from supermarket vegetables, and a comprehensive NZ foraging guide covering kawakawa, and more — with international foraging principles applicable anywhere.
Herbal Medicine — NZ basic native plant medicine including kawakawa, manuka, harakeke, and horopito alongside internationally proven herbs including thyme, elderberry, ginger, calendula, chamomile, lavender, and rosemary for a household herbal first aid kit.
Financial and Community Resilience — practical strategies for building a pantry buffer, reducing household costs, developing barter-economy skills, building community food cooperatives, and creating ensuring you collect key information as a creative entrepreneur or sole trader.
Natural Beauty and Home Products — low-tox, gluten-free toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, moisturiser, rose toner, beeswax balm, natural deodorant, mineral makeup from cacao and beetroot, and natural cleaning products — all made from bulk pantry staples at a fraction of the commercial cost.
Whether you are newly diagnosed with coeliac disease and navigating the cost of gluten-free eating, a budget-conscious family looking to reduce supermarket dependency, a homesteader or self-sufficiency seeker, or simply someone who wants to be prepared for an uncertain future — THRIVE gives you the practical knowledge to feed, heal, and sustain your household with confidence.
Gluten-free. Coeliac-safe. NZ native plants. International herbs. Bulk staples. Real food. Real medicine. Real resilience.
