Rest Is A Weapon Tiredness and stress seem ubiquitous to modern life. Being 'on' all the time (by necessity or choice) slowly drains our energy and vitality. So much we want, so much to do so we can have it. Often we ... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 29
Where There's a Will, There's a Way Our daughter Katie was so excited a couple of years ago that her new home had a space out the back where she could grow a veggie garden. She soon discovered that it was so shaded that most of her plan... gardening grow your own 6 Sept 2026 0 27
Real Food for Real Legends: The Case for Ugly Produce Have you noticed how the world seems obsessed with "perfect" these days? Perfect skin, perfect hair, perfect figure, the perfect selfie... And with food it's shiny waxed apples, red red tomatoes with ... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 25
The Case of the Missing Bees Our honey bee population has collapsed. The grass paths between our garden blocks are chock-a-block with clover flowers, and we're lucky to see a honey bee anywhere all day. And certainly none buzzing... gardening 6 Sept 2026 0 34
The Port Steiner School Adventurers! What an incredible week it's been here on the farm! We had the pleasure of hosting a wonderful group of students, teachers and parents from the Port Macquarie Steiner School for their camping adventur... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 28
The Russians Are Back: Why White Russian Cucumbers Are Worth Growing Our favourite cucumbers - the White Russian - have finally started producing. Yay! We first started growing these on the recommendation of a friend, as the most resilient variety to grow during the ho... cucumbers gardening 6 Sept 2026 0 34
Taking Care of Our Bodies Naturally There's something quietly revolutionary about knowing how to care for your own body - without reaching for a prescription, a pill, or a product you can't pronounce. For most of human history, people u... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 25
The Taste of Home: The 2,000 Year History of Rhubarb There's something that happens the moment rhubarb pie comes out of the oven - the kitchen fills with that tart-sweet odour, and suddenly you're eight years old again. Maybe earlier you were sent out t... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 30
Worth the Wait Desley grew up in QLD, and hates to be cold. So in winter, she loves our lounge room fire to be fully stoked and cranked right up so she can wander around in a T-shirt while the rest of us roast. On t... organic 6 Sept 2026 0 29
Living With Nature: Protecting Your Garden From Wildlife Each month Rod does an interview on FaithFM radio's Breakfast Show where he talks about all things country living. This past week the topic was the blessings and cursings of having wildlife in our liv... gardening grow your own 6 Sept 2026 0 26
Rain & Soil: Why We Won't Work Our Garden When It's Wet Some rain is good, but when we experience protracted rain, we quickly get behind in our work program. The major tasks that are affected (other than our attitudes) are: preparing beds for new crops to ... gardening grow your own 6 Sept 2026 0 40
Mustard Greens, Stage 2: Grafted Tomatoes and Biofumigation Progress Back in May we wrote about the soil-borne pathogens that devastated our precious tomato crop last summer, and how we were taking steps to avoid repeating that again: 1) grow varieties with resistance ... gardening grow your own 6 Sept 2026 0 27
