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It’s High Time We Give You All An Update!
It’s been a while since I’ve written a newsletter, so I thought it was high time to give you all an update. Half of our farm has now sold, and we are getting closer to selling the other half. So we’ll still be around for a few more months yet, but in the background the transition has already begun. The new owners of SoHip have completed the earthworks and concreting for what will become the new home of the SoHip operation, and we’ve already started moving coolroom panels across to Nicole and Luke’s farm in Moorland. Before going any further, I have to say that the ongoing support and loyalty you’ve all shown us through this period has been unwavering. I truly don’t have the words to describe how overwhelmingly grateful we feel to know that this community has such strong bonds.
From Bananas to Berries - How farmers survive in the industrial farming system we rely on today
Driving back from our camping trip this weekend, I watched people with backpacks spraying the blueberries under the plastic tunnels as we approached Coffs Harbour. I pulled over on the side of the road to check out how these berries were now being grown on the same hills that used to be covered in banana trees as far as the eye could see. Each blueberry bush was growing in a pot, much like those woven plastic tree bags you can buy from Bunnings. Along each row of blueberries, there were plastic pipes, which must be used not only to irrigate each plant but also to feed it the chemical nutrients it needs to survive. Between the rows, it was clear that some form of herbicide was used to keep the weeds from growing over the top of the bushes.
Update On The Farm Front
I would like to start this week's newsletter by thanking everyone who has given me the grace to explore my writing and share with you much more of my inner world. I feel extremely lucky to be a part of a community that has supported our family through the ups and downs of farming, but also in other aspects such as my amateur writing. I think it is now time to move my inner journey to a separate platform, so those of you who enjoy my searching can still access my writing and those who prefer to be kept up to date on all things farming, food and health can get their fix from the weekly newsletter we send out with your fruit and veggies. I have now started a Substack Publication https://substack.
Now, I think it's about time I give you an update on the farming front. The farm has finally been listed for sale after a long wet period slowed our progress in getting it ready. Years of pure focus on vegetable growing, turned the rest of the farm into a jungle with all the rainfall we've experienced over these years.
In the media & local opportunities we've loved being a part of:
