Tis the season… of wildflowers!
Today’s blog is actually a Vlog! Have a look at the wild flowers we have on our farm!
‘No life without bees’ by Andrew Wyszynski
Introducing Andrew Wyszynski, of Maya Sunny Honey in the Mudgee region of NSW. Andrew is the 38th farmer I have featured this year in my quest to feature 52 farming stories to celebrate the Australian Year of the Farmer. Summary of our farming enterprise: Maya Sunny honey is a 100% raw honey range, handcrafted wholly by Andrew and…
DetailsGuest blog: Shirley Moore co-author of My Droving Days
As a lover of anything country, I’m really excited to have Shirley Moore here today, talking about the forgotten job of droving. Welcome Shirley! Thank you Fleur for having me on your guest blog and giving me the opportunity to talk about why I wrote the book. This is the first time I’ve written a…
DetailsFrom little things, big things grow…
It true. From little things, big things grow. And when it comes to cropping, Canola is a great example. It’s starts off as a tiny black seed – smaller than a grain of sea salt and just slightly larger than a ‘hundred and thousand’ (you know what I’m meaning? The things kids love to…
DetailsSunsets galore and Silver Gums!
We’ve been having gorgeous sunsets over the last week or so. Spring tends to throw breath taking weather events at us, including these amazing, nightly spectaculars. I love it when I’ve got time to stop and look at them. And between trying to get Silver Gums finished and a few family things, stopping and…
Details‘We’re the best fed country in the world’ by Mary Nenke, Cambinata Yabbies
Introducing Mary & Michael Nenke of Cambinata Yabbies in WA. Mary’s story is number 37 in my quest to feature 52 farming stories to celebrate the Australian Year of the Farmer. Summary of our family and farming enterprise One hundred years ago Berthold Nenke, a brewer from Kalgoorlie, was allocated a thousand acres of bush…
DetailsGuest blog: Barbara Hannay author of Zoe’s Muster
I’m glad to have Barbara here today, to tell us all about her book, Zoe’s Muster. Once it hit the shelves, it flew off again, very quickly and has been received really well by readers. Here’s Barbara: I’m a little overawed blogging here about Zoe’s Muster with REAL farmers. I have to confess that while…
Details“Please God don’t let me spew on his boots” another farmer wants a wife story!
Maybe it’s good to be scared in a “sardine like” plane! It helped get Kylie Stretton her man! Here she is: The year is 1999 I’d just finished Grade 12 in Queensland. I’d applied for many governessing jobs all over Queensland and the Northern Territory, I’d been offered one at Richmond which wasn’t too far…
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Real food needs real farmers
Introducing Tim and Katrina Myers from Barham in Southern NSW. Their story is number 36 in my quest to feature 52 farmers in 52 weeks to celebrate the Australian Year of the Farmer. Summary of our enterprise Tim and Katrina took over the family farm Horseshoe Bend, just outside the southern New South Wales…
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The station hand wants a wife… and he got one!
Meet Jody who has a great story about how she met her farmer! I first met my husband on a brown couch at 4am in the morning in the carpark of a B&S, we had a lot of fun on that couch and no not the kind you’re thinking of but a game in…
DetailsA legacy left behind – farewell Neil Armstrong
The world lost another amazing man this week. Neil Armstrong was an incredible explorer – how brave must he have been to accept the crazy dream of a country to put a man on the moon? To blast off into the unknown, into blackness. I’m sure his heart would have been in his mouth plenty…
DetailsWho made your dinner last night?
Introducing the Maitland Family from Clare, South Australia, their story is number 35 in my quest to feature 52 Farmers in 52 weeks in celebration of the Australian Year of the Farmer. Summary of our family and farming enterprise: The Maitland family own and operate a farming business, on the family property, 15 minutes north…
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