Category: BLOG
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Kumquat marmalade
In 2024 Scott planted a kumquat tree in the orchard. It is a dwarf Nagami with small oval, bright fruit. This year it has yielded enough fruit to make some marmalade. Apparently that is a job for Scott so I sourced my own fruit from Jacks orchard. He was given the same variety kumquat as…
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May 2023
It can’t get any busier than May on a farm. The season is changing and the days vary in temperature from an average max of 20º and minimum average of 2º. There are days that are so glorious you just want to put your back to the sun and soak it up. Other days there…
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Chickens, at last.
For around 10 years Scott had made a pledge to build a chook run. Well, I just could not see that happening. He needed to find the exact right spot with the perfect aspect, the right amount of sun and the right amount of shade. The roosts and the laying boxes needed to be under…
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From this day to the Next
03/05/2023 Every day on the farm with my family, my dog and my garden is the best day of my life. Sometimes the joy comes from a walk down the lane with my little dog spotting birds and new wild flowers ( which are probably noxious weeds). It’s a 5-6 km round trip and it…
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