I spoke to Ruth Gaha-Morris, homesteading queen and the driving force behind our local farmers market. Ruth shares how she got started and why and the best part about her experience? It’s not the food...

17- Keeping Guinea Pigs

Mar 7th, 2021 32m 33s

They are small and cuddly and the perfect addition to garden systems of any size. We have had guinea pigs as pets, as well as a way of converting kitchen scraps into fertiliser for any years They are adorable and super low maintenance. They key

16- Raw diet for dogs

Feb 19th, 2021 37m 45s

So many options out there for dog food!! After much research, we have decided to feed our pup mostly a raw diet. Here is our experience.

15-Keeping peacocks

Feb 12th, 2021 30m 12s

They are the most beautiful animal on our farm and one of the easiest to keep but there are some serious drawbacks to having them at your place so make sure you consider pros and cons before adding peafowl to your menagerie. Here I share what w

14- Cheese making, the super easy way

Feb 3rd, 2021 28m 37s

After some experimentation, a couple of years ago I finally found a method of making cheese from our goat’s milk that is quick, easy, VERY forgiving and most importantly tasty!

13- Tips for staying organised on and off-farm

Jan 30th, 2021 34m 36s

Staying on top of all the farm activities while keeping an off-farm job, running a home, a family and a business can be busy work. Here I share my top tips for progressing tasks and keeping track of them both in the paddock and I the home.....

12- Using your harvest

Jan 19th, 2021 24m 57s

As our veggie season gets to its peak in the Australian Sumer, I share a few ideas for dealing with your veggie glut. From tomato sauce to zucchini muffins to a very surprising smoothie recipe....

Zero waste swaps you can make now

Jan 12th, 2021 45m

With the extra time I had during lock down I evaluated our habits and the products we use and I made some changes to lighten our environmental footprint. Here I share what worked and what didn’t and where we are at on our zero waste journey.

Buying land

Jan 5th, 2021 29m 36s

Moving to acreage? Here are a few of the points you may want to consider. In this episode I share what was on our wish list when we were looking land, what we are glad we included and what we should have included on the list but didn’t.

Keeping chickens

Dec 29th, 2020 32m 18s

We’ve been keeping chickens for over a decade and in this episode I share what we’ve learned about keeping them happy, safe and productive.

Our soap making adventure

Dec 23rd, 2020 47m 30s

Over the past six years we leaned to make soap, found our market niche and started a little business selling soap we make with our farm products and other ethical ingredients. Here’s how it happened.

Growing up on a farm- my children’s perspective

Dec 15th, 2020 13m 46s

Join us on our first interview for a candid conversation about farm life as seen by the little ones. Spoiler... Apparently, out of all the animals we have my kids’ favourites are the cats and the dog... just like we would have had in suburbia L

Eco-friendly Christmas

Dec 8th, 2020 29m 25s

Keen to have a greener Christmas? Here are some ideas to get you inspired!

Extra income from the farm- tours

Dec 4th, 2020 22m 8s

If you have been considering opening your farm to the public or are just curious about the ‘behind the scenes’ of our tours, here I share what we have learned in 7 years of welcoming visitors to our farm.

Our first shearing in 9 years!

Nov 30th, 2020 25m

We have had llamas for 9 years but have never shorn them. In this episode I tell you what we have learned about keeping these gentle animals, why we normally don’t shear them, why we did this year and I share our experience on shearing day.

Compost: turn your waste into gold!

Nov 27th, 2020 16m 42s

There’s a little magic and a lot of science that goes into the making of compost, but you don’t need to overthink it. In this episode I tell you all about our lazy composting system that works a treat.

Our dairy goats

Apr 7th, 2020 26m 13s

We have a small herd of 4 dairy goats we keep for milk, weed control and as pets. In this episode I discuss what we have learned about keeping goats since we started 5 years ago. More details episodes will come about topics such as goat health