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If there’s one food to epitomize my childhood, its Basil Pesto. My Nana used to make it and we looked forward to her visits where she’d always bring us a little jar. The recipe was then passed onto my mum and then onto me. We eat pesto with pasta, slather it onto fresh white bread and …
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 …
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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 …
I’m unable to compost due to the fact that I live on the 9th floor of an apartment building. This means we throw a lot of our vegetable scraps out. In an attempt to limit our wastage, my housemates and I have begun making large batches of vegetable sauce. This stuff is so versatile! We’ve eaten …
If I look at something in the store and think ‘I could make that for a lot cheaper.’ Does it make me frugal or creative? I wanted to gift my bosses at work with a little something to say thank you for all the time, encouragement and support they’ve invested in me lately. As I …
Cow’s milk. It’s something most of us would purchase on a weekly basis. But have you ever thought about how the brand of milk you purchase could influence our farmers? Milk prices have long been hotly contested by producers. It’s a commodity that varies greatly in price and some stakeholders have a stronghold over the …
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. …
Need a simple, go-to salad recipe that looks hella fancy but takes minimal effort? Then this is the recipe for you. This is my go-to salad for family BBQ’s, potluck nights and Christmas lunch. I could continue blabbering on about how great this recipe is – but I’ll just let the actual recipe do the …
To say that my family enjoys food is the understatement of the century. Yes, we enjoy eating it, but we enjoy the labour of love that goes into producing hearty meals and food that is good for the soul. We love sitting around the table together and sharing meals. We love squeezing in as many …
The Urban Farmhouse 