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When the Spring breaks out
Rainfall soaking into higher country, in our case the New England region, slowly sinks underground through cracks in the granite, old fault lines, porous basalt and then moves underground until it emerges as a spring lower in the landscape. A fascinating fact is that that the rain may not have fallen recently or nearby. Springs…
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A wise farmer knows that hay in the shed is as good as money in the bank.
Sometimes on a farm it is amazing how quickly life can get busy. We had wheat and barley in the paddocks to be harvested and beautiful bales of first cut lucern hay baled up in the paddock and ready to be picked up and carted to a shed. We didn’t have quite enough man power…
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Garlic
There is no boubt that one of the easiest things to grow is garlic. They dont mind it a little dry and they grow like a weed, A good guide for planting and harvesting garlic is to plant ANZAC day and harvest on Rememberance day. This year I planted 50 cloves and I have harvested…
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This is Nordale
Nordale has been in the Cole family since 1921. Originally taken up by Scotts Grandfather, Roy Cole, as a soldier settlement block and passed through to Scotts father Barry and then onto Scott. The original block was enlarged when Scotts Uncle Harold Cole purchased adjoining land after selling his settlement block in Ashford so that…
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A beautiful May day
04/05/2023 Every day on the farm with my family, my dog and my garden is the best day of my life. May is my favourite month of the year. The days are still warm, so time in the garden is very pleasant and with the sun on my back I can enjoy my time picking…
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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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Turnip hits the table outshining it’s flash cousins
Everyone has a recipe for their best Potato Gratin. This however is my recipe for the best Turnip Gratin. Why turnips? The first week in July is shearing season for us and we are so fortunate to have two fantastic shearers, Daniel McIntyre and Byron Campbell. Daniel has mentions in other posts while this post…
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Meet our locals
Since 2017 the koala population has increased with up to 7 sightings in a day. We are most likely to find them in the white gum, stringy barks and the blakely’s red gum. It is believed that the increase in numbers may be due to the koalas moving to the higher cooler climates as a…
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Vegetable slice
Vegetable slice is one of those recipes that is so easy and will get you out of trouble when you need something quick. All of the ingredients are mostly in the fridge pantry or freezer. I call on this slice when I need something for lunch boxes or for a light lunch to share with…
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