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Want a way to support our mates out west? Well the easiest way to do this is to buy and support rural businesses. With Christmas fast approaching, it’s time to get your Christmas shopping sorted! I’ve done the hard work for you and put together a Christmas gift guide with some of my favourite bush …
One tenth of the Australian population live in a township of less than 10,000 people (ABS, 2018). These townships are categorised as ‘small towns’. Small towns are the lynchpins of Australia’s heartland and regional Australia is responsible for 67% of our export earnings (Regional Universities Network, 2020). Living in a rural areas comes with many …
I’m a dreamer. There’s no doubt about it. I have small dreams (like have an epic veggie patch) and dreams that are so large, that I sometimes wonder how I conjured them up. As well as being a dreamer, I have an air of almighty confidence. I whole-heartedly believe I can achieve my dreams. That’s …
Continue reading Of course the burdens of your dreams are heavy…
Ever wondered how you ended up here? How a compilation of choices resulted in you being exactly where you are? Let me take you on a little journey… One where a split-second decision resulted in the most wonderful adventure and changed the course of my life. In mid-2017 my best friend snapped her ACL while …
Growing up, I knew I wasn’t going to stay in my hometown forever. Like many teenagers, I believed I was destined for things my hometown couldn’t offer. I’d spent the first 21 years of my life living in the same suburb, going to the same school and studying at a university in the same city. …
This banana bread is low in refined sugar and super easy to make. The inclusion of chia seeds adds a punch of fibre and the dark choc melts adds a little touch of decadence. Being the dairy farmer's granddaughter that I am, I have to take this opportunity to promote purchasing and consuming milk that …
It’s no secret that I adore my bosses from last year. They are two of the greatest people I know and form a formidable team. It takes kindness and warmth to open up your home to a complete stranger and allow them to play a pivotal role in your family. Yet, both my bosses did …
A nuance to my childhood was political bumper stickers. The back of my grandfather’s vehicles adorned bumper stickers that targeted social issues in the most subtle of ways. These bumper stickers were also, always, advocating for farmers. From the spray truck that never left the property, to the ‘town’ car my grandparents drove around the …
I sort of created this recipe by accident. I set out to make pumpkin bread, but had extra dried cranberries so chucked them in too. I then substituted a few ingredients to my usual recipe and hey presto! Here we are... Sugar free, packed with nutrients and great fresh or toasted, this is the recipe …
Hi Friends, welcome back to my third and final instalment of Lessons from the West. If you missed the first two parts, you can find them here and here. When you live on a station, food is cooked to feed the masses. You use cheap, starchy vegetables, lots of carbs and eat plenty of beef. Mrs. Boss and …
The Urban Farmhouse 