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Summer 20/21

Dare to be different

This little lady is a survivor!

Dare to be different

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While it remains dry in so many places, we have to be very mindful to keep our eyes pealed for the beauty that is there! 

Porky Blinders

This little lady is a survivor!

Dare to be different

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We have four new additions, Soot, Northern, Nay Nay and Pigz....... and they are!

This little lady is a survivor!

This little lady is a survivor!

This little lady is a survivor!

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Merlo is a poddy calf we are raising on powdered milk. Now that she is bigger, she likes to butt people to get to her food... arhhhhhh

Where are Dorothy and Toto?

Where are Dorothy and Toto?

This little lady is a survivor!

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A wild storm huffed and puffed and blew our shed over!

Honey Harvest

Where are Dorothy and Toto?

Honey Harvest

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Absolutely loving our home-grown delights! 

Bush Tukka

Where are Dorothy and Toto?

Honey Harvest

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While the grader put in a trench to bury the poly up the paddock, it also uncovered some yams for dinner!!!  

Update from the farm winter 2020

Saddling up for the muster...

A harvest of home-grown veggies a day... keeps the doctor away!

Saddling up for the muster...

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This year we welcomed some extra help to the mustering team and the rumours are true... many hands really do make light work!

Warm Fresh Bread...mmmmm

A harvest of home-grown veggies a day... keeps the doctor away!

Saddling up for the muster...

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Winters are for camp oven and fire cooking... but when the days are full of jobs... a slow cooker and a fresh loaf will do just fine!

A harvest of home-grown veggies a day... keeps the doctor away!

A harvest of home-grown veggies a day... keeps the doctor away!

A harvest of home-grown veggies a day... keeps the doctor away!

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A mild winter and no frosts meant we had an ongoing battle with the insects but we were able to grow some out of season specials as well! Lucky us! 

Another tough winter for the bees

Checking that the fire pit is up to 'scratch'!

A harvest of home-grown veggies a day... keeps the doctor away!

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It's another harsh winter for the bees as they continue to recover from the drought. We are supplementing them with sugar water and are not expecting to add a super and harvest until well into Spring/Summer. 

Checking that the fire pit is up to 'scratch'!

Checking that the fire pit is up to 'scratch'!

Checking that the fire pit is up to 'scratch'!

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Need a frame to swing a billy... or camp oven? All you need are some star pickets and ingenuity! 

Isolation on the farm...

Checking that the fire pit is up to 'scratch'!

Checking that the fire pit is up to 'scratch'!

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Socially distancing is not an inconvenience when it is normal practice on the farm! 

update from the farm autumn 2020

Spot the Cow!!!

Trying to keep the grass seed out...

Trying to keep the grass seed out...

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We put the cows in the crop and now we cannot find them!!!!

Trying to keep the grass seed out...

Trying to keep the grass seed out...

Trying to keep the grass seed out...

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A few modifications to the new buggy to try and keep the grass seed out of the radiator! 

...where the green grass grows...

Trying to keep the grass seed out...

...where the green grass grows...

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 ... we had performed our rain dance only weeks before on bare earth... 

A new crop of veggies!

Testing the new trough out!

...where the green grass grows...

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We are running out of room and will have to make more garden beds before winter!

Testing the new trough out!

Testing the new trough out!

Testing the new trough out!

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Getting the last swim in before it starts cooling off... and the cattle come down for a drink!

...Checking the crop!!

Testing the new trough out!

Testing the new trough out!

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 No time to waste! The sorghum crop got planted  and received 9.5mm of rain the next day...  lucky cows!  

update from the farm summer 19/20

...Beautiful Rain!!

... and the rock pickin' continues ...

...Beautiful Rain!!

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...Finally one day the storm clouds came, the lightning crashed and then the rain...the grass-growing, dam-filling, beautiful rain!

...Recruitment...

... and the rock pickin' continues ...

...Beautiful Rain!!

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... January 2020 another Farm Hand/ Gate Opener is inducted to the farm!!!... and she brought THE RAIN!!!!

... and the rock pickin' continues ...

... and the rock pickin' continues ...

... and the rock pickin' continues ...

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... we will have the cleanest paddock in Queensland...

Some Farm Ingenuity ...

...and the dry continues...

... and the rock pickin' continues ...

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When the concrete float cover is too heavy to move by yourself... but you have a ratchet strap!

Rock Pickin'

...and the dry continues...

...and the dry continues...

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Prepping for when the rain does come... clearing the paddock of rocks before planting!

...and the dry continues...

...and the dry continues...

...and the dry continues...

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Not a lot of grass left now =( 

... trying to keep our frown upside down!!!

Update from the farm spring 2019

Hay... for the replacement heifers!

Hay... for the replacement heifers!

Hay... for the replacement heifers!

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We are teaching the young heifers how to behave so they grow up to be beautiful, quiet breeders!

The 'Bee Huts'

Hay... for the replacement heifers!

Hay... for the replacement heifers!

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We are hopeful for a good season and welcomed another two bee families to the farm!  

They have arrived!!!!!!

Hay... for the replacement heifers!

They have arrived!!!!!!

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The spring crop of calves are here and they are CUUUUUTTTTTEEEE! 

Bring on the rain!!!

Bring on the rain!!!

They have arrived!!!!!!

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Front paddock ripped up and ready to receive! 

We have started singing "Rain Rain come today, stay a week, don't go away!" 

Buk Buk Buk

Bring on the rain!!!

'Woody' and 'Ruby'

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Our new 'alarm clock' and his ladies... 

They wake us up at 5 am and then give us fresh eggs for breaky! Brilliant!

'Woody' and 'Ruby'

Bring on the rain!!!

'Woody' and 'Ruby'

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 The poddy calves with human parents : )  

farm update winter 2019

Caring for Wildlife

Caring for Wildlife

Caring for Wildlife

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Looking after animals is an important part of growing up! This little joey was found down the paddock next to it's dead mother and was rescued and kept safe until we were able to find a wildlife carer to take her in! 


Growing Veggies

Caring for Wildlife

Caring for Wildlife

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 Peas, cabbage, coli flower and tomatoes are all well on their way in our beautiful veggie patch! Eating the peas is almost as good as eating the dirt apparently... almost! 

Preparing for Rain

Caring for Wildlife

Preparing for Rain

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Cleaning out dams, ripping paddocks, stockpiling gravel for farm roads... it is action stations here preparing for when the rain comes! Fingers Crossed it will be soon!

New Lane way Fence

Supplement Feeding the Herd

Preparing for Rain

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Putting in a new laneway to help muster the cattle into the yards.

Supplement Feeding the Herd

Supplement Feeding the Herd

Supplement Feeding the Herd

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To keep the cattle healthy and productive, we have decided to supplement feed them with a special lick and blocks to help them get through what is left of winter!

Our haul for the day

Supplement Feeding the Herd

Supplement Feeding the Herd

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We love eating the vegetables that we grow!

UPDATE FROM THE FARM

Preparing the Garden for Winter

Preparing the Garden for Winter

Preparing the Garden for Winter

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Making a plan for our veggie patch! 

Containers for Change

Preparing the Garden for Winter

Preparing the Garden for Winter

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We have changed our walking route and have started collecting cans and bottles from the sides of the road to take to the local depot. $$$ 

The Puddle on McFuddle's Farm

Preparing the Garden for Winter

The calves are growing up and getting very curious indeed!

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Finally it has rained... Oh to be a frog at McFuddle's Farm!!!

The calves are growing up and getting very curious indeed!

The calves are growing up and getting very curious indeed!

The calves are growing up and getting very curious indeed!

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We are looking forward to getting to know these guys better in a few weeks when we wean to give their mothers a spell!

Small steps lead to big change...

The calves are growing up and getting very curious indeed!

Writing the next exciting adventure!

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The beginning of the permaculture garden... from little things, big things grow!

Writing the next exciting adventure!

The calves are growing up and getting very curious indeed!

Writing the next exciting adventure!

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Finding inspiration in the farm yard for the next children's book!


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