Dyed-in-the-wool
After his third year running ‘in the domes’ at the Perth Royal Show and a swathe of ribbons in the shed, its fair to...
An Australian wildflower visionary
Passers by the For Sale sign outside Lullfitz Nursery on Great Northern Hwy just south of Bindoon could conclude that the owner of the...
A fortunate life
Having the freedom to spend your day roaming over lush green pastures before retiring to a cosy, custom-built caravan for the night is the...
Sunlight into wine
It was 1937 when Kevin Nesci’s grandfather Cosmo set out from the tip of the boot in Italy – Calabria – seeking a new...
Local produce now available by click and collect
A new business start-up will offer growers from the Northern Valleys region the opportunity to sell their produce directly to consumers – using an...
Farm Fresh Cheese
Barely twelve years ago, Gerald (Gez) and Julie Drummond lived on a suburban block in Yanchep and worked a typical 9-5 week. Neither had...
The call of the pumpkins
Fueling the discussion on biological farming in the Northern Valleys region are local horticulture farmers Emma and Tom Mitchell, who on 27 February welcomed...
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...
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...
Ripe for picking
Ann Graham of Burroloo Well Hydroponics is enjoying a bumper season of tomatoes this year, and the 500 odd plants in her hydroponics growing...
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...
