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In this podcast I share my family’s adventures on Tatum Hills Farm, our property just outside Canberra Australia. We discuss topics from raising animals kindly and not for meat, growing veggies and trees, revegetation, wildlife, weeds, soap making, sewing and much more!
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I spoke to Ruth Gaha-Morris, homesteading queen and the driving force behind our local farmers market. Ruth shares how she got started and why and the best part about her experience? It’s not the food...
They are small and cuddly and the perfect addition to garden systems of any size. We have had guinea pigs as pets, as well as a way of converting kitchen scraps into fertiliser for any years They are adorable and super low maintenance. They key? An unconventional way of housing them...
So many options out there for dog food!! After much research, we have decided to feed our pup mostly a raw diet. Here is our experience.
They are the most beautiful animal on our farm and one of the easiest to keep but there are some serious drawbacks to having them at your place so make sure you consider pros and cons before adding peafowl to your menagerie. Here I share what we have learned in 9 years with them.
After some experimentation, a couple of years ago I finally found a method of making cheese from our goat’s milk that is quick, easy, VERY forgiving and most importantly tasty!
Staying on top of all the farm activities while keeping an off-farm job, running a home, a family and a business can be busy work. Here I share my top tips for progressing tasks and keeping track of them both in the paddock and I the home..... if you just want to listen to the house keeping part, and skip the farm stuff, please fast forward to minute 11:22
As our veggie season gets to its peak in the Australian Sumer, I share a few ideas for dealing with your veggie glut. From tomato sauce to zucchini muffins to a very surprising smoothie recipe....
With the extra time I had during lock down I evaluated our habits and the products we use and I made some changes to lighten our environmental footprint. Here I share what worked and what didn’t and where we are at on our zero waste journey.
Moving to acreage? Here are a few of the points you may want to consider. In this episode I share what was on our wish list when we were looking land, what we are glad we included and what we should have included on the list but didn’t.
We’ve been keeping chickens for over a decade and in this episode I share what we’ve learned about keeping them happy, safe and productive.
1Over the past six years we leaned to make soap, found our market niche and started a little business selling soap we make with our farm products and other ethical ingredients. Here’s how it happened.
Join us on our first interview for a candid conversation about farm life as seen by the little ones. Spoiler... Apparently, out of all the animals we have my kids’ favourites are the cats and the dog... just like we would have had in suburbia LOL!
Keen to have a greener Christmas? Here are some ideas to get you inspired!
If you have been considering opening your farm to the public or are just curious about the ‘behind the scenes’ of our tours, here I share what we have learned in 7 years of welcoming visitors to our farm.
We have had llamas for 9 years but have never shorn them. In this episode I tell you what we have learned about keeping these gentle animals, why we normally don’t shear them, why we did this year and I share our experience on shearing day.
There’s a little magic and a lot of science that goes into the making of compost, but you don’t need to overthink it. In this episode I tell you all about our lazy composting system that works a treat.
We have a small herd of 4 dairy goats we keep for milk, weed control and as pets. In this episode I discuss what we have learned about keeping goats since we started 5 years ago. More details episodes will come about topics such as goat health and fencing but this is an overview to give you the big picture.
Keen to start your homesteading journey but not sure where to start? Here are my top tips!
Come and meet us and find out what this podcast is about!
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