Recent episodes have been looking at the farmers out at the Harcourt Organic Farming Cooperative. We’ve been out there to explore how farming and agriculture might be done in a way that is earth, biodiversity and humanity friendly. Each and every one of the farmers talked about how important the support of the local communityContinue reading “S5 E15 Salad with Soul”
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S5 E14 Love and Garlic – Gung Hoe Growers
It has been almost a decade of effort and love and garlic from Gung Hoe Growers – supplying our local community through the local farmers market, selling to cafes and restaurants and providing boxes of veg to seasonal and annual subscribers. Many have felt sadness on hearing that Gung Hoe will not be renewing theirContinue reading “S5 E14 Love and Garlic – Gung Hoe Growers”
S5 E13 Micro-Dairy with Tess Sellar
We are heading back out to the Harcourt Farming Cooperative – this time to talk to Tess Sellar who runs a herd of 10 or so dairy cows and supplies organic milk and yoghurt to our local community. Tess uses regenerative farming practices, re-usable glass containers and does countless other things to make her micro-dairyContinue reading “S5 E13 Micro-Dairy with Tess Sellar”
S5 E12 The Orchard Keepers
Following on from the last episode about the Harcourt Farming Cooperative, today we are looking at The Orchard Keepers. They have been part of the grand experiment of this farming cooperative, having taken over the orchard management a couple of years ago. They have used organic and regenerative practices and they have not just beenContinue reading “S5 E12 The Orchard Keepers”
S5 E11 An Incredible Octopus
This is the first of four episodes that will be released about the Harcourt Organic Farming Cooperative. Listen to Katie talking about what it has been like to open her family farm up to young farmers and the co-op – what she affectionately describes as an incredible octopus! Long term listeners may remember two episodesContinue reading “S5 E11 An Incredible Octopus”
S1E6 Gung Hoe Growers
A laughter filled chat about very serious issues; the importance of small scale diverse farming providing for local markets. Sas and Mel have been farming veggies on their patch of land in Harcourt, subletting from the Mount Alexander Fruit Gardens, for several years. In that time they have doubled their size and then doubled again, all theContinue reading “S1E6 Gung Hoe Growers”
S1E5 Mount Alexander Fruit Garden
In this episode I speak to Katie Finlay, who has been running the organic orchard Mount Alexander Fruit Garden for over 20 years with her partner Hugh, and Ant Wilson, who is set to start running the orchard as Katie and Hue retire. The conversation ranges over topics from the hidden benefits of organic farmingContinue reading “S1E5 Mount Alexander Fruit Garden”
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