Mango Madness
Plans for a family trip around Australia took a slight detour for Daniel and Sarah Williams when a property for sale in Neergabby, plentiful...
Bumper Olive Oil Harvest Bittersweet
May 2011 Cover Story
It looks and sounds like the perfect farming venture. Low water requirements, virtually no maintenance and watch your trees grow, each...
100 issues of NVNews!
As the Northern Valleys News celebrates this landmark 100th issue and an eight-year journey uncovering hidden treasures of the region it seems fitting to...
Mission to save the dark skies
‘Galaxy girl’ Carol Redford has embarked on a stellar mission to save the dark skies of the Wheatbelt from an invasion of artificial light!...
Moora grower cuts the Mustard
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more diversity in our locally-grown produce – here’s a surprise addition to our regional bounty......
Farmers market on your phone
Connecting local producers with consumers who want their high quality, sustainably-produced food is the aim of new online platform, Northern Valleys Locavore Store.
“We’re aiming...
From the garden of Eeden
What began as a plan to improve pollination in their vegetable patch has blossomed into a sweet business for Arno and Rene van Eeden...
Money for jam
Gingin grandmother Sylvia Kelly loves to whip up a batch of jam in her kitchen – but that’s where the stereotype ends! Sylvia is...
Local citrus packs a punch
Fortunately, the driest May for 36 years isn’t expected to affect our burgeoning local citrus crop. In fact, the warm, dry days have made...
Avocados underway!
At Avowest’s Gingin orchard, seasoned avocado grower Alan Blight is drawing on science to help mitigate the wild card every farmer faces – the...
Red hot chilli peppers!
With a passion for horticulture as firey as the chilli he grows, Dom Latassa of Elli Dom Produce in Gingin is a veritable green...
Red, white and blue
The agronomist who advised Mary and Bruce Cussen to bulldoze the vines at Stringybark Winery when they took ownership of the property would today...
