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...
Picked & Packed
Arriving at Taddei Orchards I feel far from the West Gingin sandy plains, the scene would not be out of place in Tuscany.
Beautifully groomed...
A currant affair
Not so long ago the Great Northern Highway was paved with dried fruit drying racks.
There were once hundreds of currant growers in the area...
Supersprouts
Have you had your serve of sprouts today?
A sprout is at the transitional stage between seed and plant. It is, to put it simply,...
Christos hospitality
At a time when many people are pulling grapevines out of the ground, and vineyards are seen as a liability, it is refreshing to...
Another bet on hay
Farming can be a risky business. For Suzanne and Steve Woods, Calingiri farmers and part owners of Muchea-based business Hay Australia, the decision to...
Feeding the birds
When Amos Machlin took on this retirement farming project he didn’t anticipate that his biggest challenge would be keeping the birds away.
With 900 Pecan...
A hard nut to crack
May2012
Brenda and Bill Denham have a Macadamia farm of 800 trees in Chittering.
They planted all the trees themselves, the first 200 were planted about...
Drinking the stars
“Come quickly, I am drinking the stars,” Dom Pérignon is famously quoted as saying upon taking his first sip of Champagne. Urban myth suggests...
Cheers to the 2011 vintage!
On a wild winters day, Mary Cussen co-owner of Stringybark Winery & Restaurant is enjoying the good life, celebrating her first bottle of Verdelho/Chardonnay...
In the limelight
Veronica Trethewey’s excitement about Australian Black Limes is palpable, and there is a genuine feeling that she and husband Grant are on the brink...
Magnificent Mangoes
Locally grown mangoes are just weeks away from their peak, and the magnificent mango trees at Tony and Jenny Maddern’s Avalon orchard in Gingin...
