Last week say the 5th May we picked the last of the apples. These were mainly ‘granny Smith’ and ‘sundowners’. But our main activity now is cleaning up the paddocks and getting things tidied away before winter overtakes us. … Continue reading
The other day we had a Wombat visit us. Actually her minder brought the Wombat up to the farm. What a beautiful animal. They are so cute and friendly. Although I am told they can take a nip out of … Continue reading
We have had a great visit from the Lotus club. About 10 cars visited us yesterday who were touring Tasmania. Very low slung cars with hardly enough free board to escape the bumps and not a great deal of space … Continue reading
It has been a great year for strawberries. We have had Strawberries almost continuously since Christmas. The extra work we did last year side dressing the rows with Soil First compost have certainly yielded good results. The dry and hot … Continue reading
What I really need is a plastic mulch layer somewhat like the one in the picture below. We would use it for planting strawberries and perhaps elsewhere where weed control is an issue. If anyone knows of a second-hand or … Continue reading
Australia Day on the 26th January. We were invited to the Break O’Day Celebrations for Australia Day. What a nice day it was too. It was great to see members of our community honored. Apparently this is also the … Continue reading
Hi everyone , nearly that time of year. As one business owner said to me holidays coming up as we are closed on Christmas Day and therefore theoretically get the day off . That’s the only day officially that Eureka … Continue reading
Angry residents have been looking for answers as to why the water supply for Scamander hasn’t improved since the Ben Lomond Water seized the assets under a state proclamation from the Break O’Day municipality. I say seized as there has … Continue reading
Yes we are picking lots of raspberries. We have 6 pickers now besides our permanent girl Lisa. Two are from France, one from Sweden, one from Taiwan and two from Japan. Everyone seems to be getting along well and that … Continue reading
What a great name for an organisation. These people are setting themselves up very professionally with 4wd bus tours in what would be one of the best bus fitouts that I have seen. Recently to promote their trips they took … Continue reading
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