Stories in: Vegetables
The natural gardener
PLUNGING her hands into the soil, Simone Boyd excitedly retrieves a small white radish. “This is what vegetables used to look like,” she said. “If…
Pumpkin seed business eyeing two top awards
THE Australian Pumpkin Seed Company has reached the semi-finals of both the Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award and the Regional Development Victoria Business Achievement Award….
Potatoes and love in volcanic soil
IN a lilting Irish accent, Mary Walsh talks about her life as a farmer’s wife. There is no feminist barrow to push, no demands that…
From tomatoes to tourists
IAN and Marilyn Lanyon epitomise successful farming. Unlike many, they have embraced change at every opportunity – chosen to diversify, to grow and to adapt….
From paddock to plate
STANDING in the middle of a paddock, knee deep in fresh spring growth, Wayne Sullivan’s phone rings. One paddock over, a small mob of Dorper…
Farming family’s success through the generations
THE Monigatti family are a true example of successful farm diversification.