Painting the town orange
It’s impossible to imagine how self-confessed chronic volunteer, twenty-nine-year old Elizabeth (Liz) Brennan squeezes in her smorgasbord of voluntary commitments alongside her ‘real’ jobs...
Investing in a farming future
This time of year, a drive north through the Northern Valleys region reveals one the most stunning sights on the farming calendar – a...
How on earth do you milk a camel?
Spending a year traversing five Australian deserts on camel-back clearly taught ‘camel whisperer’ Stephen Geppert a few things about handling these majestic dromedaries –...
King of the fruits
Fresh fruit giant AGRIFresh is poised to produce more than 45% of the mango market share in WA when it hits commercial production next...
A place to breathe
Nahrel Dallywater
Nestled at the top of a hill in tranquil surroundings overlooking the Avon Valley National Park is a “place to breathe”. This is...
An abundance of asparagus
Peter and Colleen Osborn’s rustic home among the gum trees not only has lots of plum trees, but almost every other kind of fruit...
All about native limes
Australia is home to six species of native citrus one of which has gained popularity recently in the culinary world. They are a unique...
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...
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...
Harvest of the ocean
At 11am on Saturday morning the tiny fishing town of Cervantes, due west of Badgingara, is lazily basking in the early summer sun. A...
What does Perth’s food future look like?
There were more questions asked than answers given at Perth NRM’s inaugural Foodfuture forum held at the Parmelia Hilton, Perth on Tuesday 14 November....
Mangoes in full flight
Finessing the art of mango farming has been a challenging yet rewarding project for aviation enthusiast John Reymond and wife Jill Wilson. The couple...
