Spicks and speckles
It is a rare feat to transplant Canadians accustomed to their frosty climate into the scorching Australian paddocks and expect them to flourish. Nonetheless,...
Olives, Oil & Toil
If you’re dreaming of an olive grove your grandchildren can enjoy, then Maggie Edmund’s new book, Olives, Oil & Toil is a must read...
Oils ain’t oils
Tourists may be tripping over themselves to capture the perfect Instagram moment in yellow-splashed paddocks, but when it comes to dressing our salads, it’s...
Wildflower wonderland
It was almost forty years ago that Maureen and Clive Tonkin received their first cheque for wildflower royalties. Back then they never would have...
Building the herd
Melinda Brown, owner of Toffee Woods Alpacas admits to making every mistake in the book when she first got into Alpacas. Since then she...
Young Wongan Hills cattleman champions UltraBlacks in WA
Entrepreneurial young cattleman Albie Bookham is a pioneer of the UltraBlack breed here in WA, bringing over a starter herd of 29 cattle from...
Home-grown hams
For most of us, a delicious glazed ham will be the centerpiece of our Christmas table – but where does our ham hail from?...
East meets West in Gingin
When Peter Jones and his family bought a twice-failed yabby farm in Muckenburra in 2003, the many large, cracked, concrete ponds cried out for...
Maude a champion at the Royal
Goat enthusiasts Diana and Petrina Porter from Vitae Lampadae Stud, Bullsbrook, were thrilled with the results from their second year exhibiting at the Perth...
CAC students shine at Royal Show
Students from the Catholic Agricultural College, Bindoon came home with a stash of ribbons and wealth of learning experiences after competing in the cattle...
Bindi Belters take home Young Farmers Challenge
Young farmers Damon Topham, Ashlee Topham, Oaklee Treasure, and Leah Taylor, competing as the ‘Bindi Belters’, claimed victory in the Young Farmers Challenge at...
Potatoes, politics and polyculture
St Patrick’s day is coming up soon on 17 March, and while I was pondering the legacy of Irish-inspired food to feature in the...
