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Crystal Organics, the shining light of Palmwoods and the best way to get your greens
It never ceases to surprise me how many fabulous producers we have on the Sunshine Coast. Passionate producers creating bountiful spaces that are as unexpected as they are productive. This was especially the case with [...]
Grandvewe Cheese – Grand Tasmanian innovators – sheep milk cheese to sheep whey vodka – the best paddock to martini experience you will ever have
I love Tasmania. I love it for its beauty as much as for its diversity. But I love it even more for its innovative food industries, especially when it comes to cheese… and spirits… Now [...]
Tamworth Flyers… ethically farmed pork definitely tasting better!
I am such a sucker for cute baby farm animals. So when Phil Stringer from Tamworth Flyers mentioned that his sows had just had a batch of piglets that week, I was out there! Pronto! [...]
Australian grown garlic… as natural as Naturaleza Farm
Another fabulous grower of the Sunshine Coast, there is nothing quite like fresh Australian grown garlic. Garlic. Love it, as those that breathe the air around me might occasionally get a hint of. I am [...]
The Farm Byron Bay… grab the kids and enjoy a bit of farming fun!
With a few weeks of the school holidays left, you may be scratching around trying to find things to do with the kids. If you are anywhere within driving distance of Byron Bay (even if [...]
Southern Cross Smallgoods… for the love of goat farming
Goats are such adorable creatures. I remember having a couple of goats while I was growing up. The barren Blanchet, who we were forever waiting on having to have a kid that she never had, [...]
The Falls Farm… heirloom vegetable inspiration on the Sunshine Coast
I have always had a secret yearning for my own personal market garden and the yearning has never been so great as when I visited The Falls Farm, located not far from Mapleton. Market gardens, [...]
Camel milk… QCamel, one of the Sunshine Coast’s great dairy farming innovations
The Sunshine Coast houses many secrets, and QCamel is one that I have only just discovered… with a little excitement, I might add. QCamel are farmers of camels for their milk – not something that [...]
Gourmet Garnishes… edible flowers garnishing dishes of the Sunshine Coast
Flowers have always held a certain fascination for me, add to that the novelty of edible flowers and I am even more interested. A number of years ago I became quite obsessed with edible flowers. [...]
Roadtrip to visit Johnno’s piggies…
Days like today always bring joy to my heart!! I was fortunate enough to be invited along on a road trip to visit Johnno’s farm out near Imbil and his free range pigs. Okay, so [...]
Deer creatures… a history lesson in deer farming
I love visiting farmers and foodies. There is always something new to learn, or some innovative farming practice to be discovered, and then of course there are the animals. I grew up on a farm, [...]
Maleny Dairies… connecting with my inner farm girl
It is no secret that I have a penchant for baby animals. I mean they are cute and cuddly and sweet and well, what’s not to like? It’s not that I needed and excuse really, [...]
Fortune 8… fabulous flavour and ethically produced beef
I recently had the joy of visiting Fortune Red Label Beef at Yandina. I am a big fan of grass fed beef as opposed to grain fed beef. I think it is a far superior [...]
All I want for Christmas is a… donkey?
I recently had the opportunity to visit a number of producers while working on a project. It is always so much fun when visiting these producers. It always reminds me of my childhood growing up [...]
My love affair with snails…
I have spent a lot of time thinking about snails. More than I ever would have expected since I have never been a great fan. As a common garden variety, I thought they were pretty [...]
From the buffalo to the cheese…
Buffalo are not something you expect to see roaming across the hinterland. They are majestic beasts... huge, in fact… so it seems quite surreal to find them dotted over 100 expansive acres at the Thompson [...]
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