The 2026 picking season of black currants has started. We are now sending blackcurrants by Express Post to Eastern States of Australia. These are fresh, vacuum sealed and can be eaten fresh or frozen when they reach their destination hopefully … Continue reading →
In 2014 we started selling black currants on line. Our entre into this market was heavily supported by Farmhousedirect and Australia Post. The following is the article that was written at that time. we have learnt a lot since that … Continue reading →
It has been an interesting summer for us. Well that is one way of describing it. Certainly the driest year in the 26 years we have been settled in Tasmania, We have been continually irrigating our row crops with mixed … Continue reading →
What a season – hardly any rain in the last 6 months. But amazingly lots of fruit. IN the tree crops cherries and apricots are now being picked. Lucky we have irrigation. Just the same lots of damage from roos … Continue reading →
Lots of rain in Tasmania. Not just the East Coast but all over Tasmania. One minute we are experiencing droughts and now floods. Fortunately not too much damage todate but certainly slows down the work program. Oh well such is … Continue reading →
May is nearly finished and yet the strawberries are still ripening albeit at a much slower rate. Alas we are not getting many to eat ourselves as the parrots seem to have taken a liking to them this year. Hopefully … Continue reading →
Autumn weather has come at last. But so far it has been a beautiful autumn with extremely mild weather. (winds still from the north). We are still picking strawberries and with the mild weather they seem to be getting … Continue reading →
Diego is our first employee from South America and in his case from Chile. Diego has now left Eureka Farm after being here three months. Diego came to us with quite a few practical talents including a love of the … Continue reading →
More about keeping the animals out. This is an obsession of mine now as to how to keep the animals out of our orchards. It is been raining a lot lately and I think this has taken the pressure of … Continue reading →
After a particularly dry spring we are now having a very wet spell with some flooding last week. The wet weather here last week is certainly a mixed blessing. Obviously you do need rainfall especially as the dam empties which … Continue reading →