Those sneaky snails and slugs.
As we cut pasture mulch with our forage harvestor to place around our vegetable seedlings we also bring in some snails and slugs who have a particular liking for our fresh young seedlings. Some also...
View ArticleNew Birth.
Spring is an exciting time of new births of many of our farm animals, alongside the wide range of native animals we care for. It gives us many opportunities to share these births with the young people...
View ArticleDriver Training
Over the years we have taught many young people to drive on the farm. Sadly Quad Bikes or ATV’s are the most dangerous vehicles on farms so we don’t allow our inexperienced young people to ride them....
View ArticleA Man’s (kids) best friend
Meet Lano and Woodley our Maremma poultry guardian dogs. They are a critical part of protecting the flock of chickens , ducks ,turkeys, and geese from predators. Over the years we have lost many birds...
View ArticleCommunity Generosity
A charity like ours can’t survive without many generous people in the community helping out in lots of different ways. We are very grateful for the many churches, service clubs, businesses, volunteers...
View ArticleThank you Southern Phones.
We are very grateful to Southern Phones and Kiama Council for the donation of a fantastic Automatic Poultry Egg Incubator. As we gradually expand our Certified Organic Free Range egg enterprise, to...
View ArticleWhat is solitude?
I am never alone and as a Christian I believe God is always with me. My responsibilities are such that I generally have a young person with me or I am working alongside a great member of our team. Only...
View ArticleAbundance shared around.
Thanks to Brenden and the team we are harvesting and marketing lots of certified organic produce. More importantly the young people in the farm program are often eating the produce before it leaves the...
View ArticlePrivileged Nomination.
I was invited to the Kiama Electorate Community Recognition Awards recently and was presented with a Highly Commended for Outstanding Illawarra Citizen. A great honour to be amongst a group of local...
View ArticleEggs, Eggs, and more Eggs
Animals and growing food is a great combination and much of what we do on the farm is helping young people to find hope in their world again. A safe environment for finding new positive things in life....
View ArticleEqual Opportunities.
Growing plants and animals is a hugely therapeutic exercise for all the young people (and us!) referred to the farm. We are always looking to include as many young people in all the activities we can....
View ArticleNew farm vistas.
The new highway construction is moving ahead at pace now. You can see in this photo the bridge girders being lifted in place where the highway crosses Broughton Creek next to the farm. Being so close...
View ArticleBuilding Farm Infrastructure
Yes we are a farm, so the farm work continues each day alongside the direct work of the charity. It is an ongoing balancing act as the purpose of the farm from the beginning was supporting the young...
View ArticleThank you Berry and District Garden Club.
We again thank the Berry and District Garden Club for their ongoing support. Each year for a number of years the volunteers efforts through the Berry Gardens Festival have provided much needed funds to...
View ArticleRain, Hail or Shine.
Farmers with livestock need to work in all weather conditions. We are looking forward to some cooler weather on the way as its been a hot summer. New technology brings such things as smart phones...
View ArticleGenerosity in action.
A huge thank you to Andrew from “Digging Around”, and Brian, Justin and John from “Real Aussie Sheds” who gave up many hours today to help me construct a silage bunker. This infrastructure will help us...
View ArticleMyer Foundation to the rescue.
We are the recipient this last week of a very generous gift from the Myer Foundation. We have been given a four wheel drive side by side vehicle that will enable us to safely feed our animals up and...
View ArticleChanging Seasons
As the days get shorter and the temperature falls many things change on the farm. With changing seasons we lose the regular company of many of our native animals. This eastern water dragon will soon go...
View ArticleThe French Connection
We were excited to welcome Pauline and Victor, visiting from France, to our recent Open Morning. They have been travelling the world looking at farms and alternative agriculture along with the idea of...
View ArticleOf ragged mountain ranges, of droughts and flooding rains…
We’re very aware here at a Taste of Paradise that there are plenty of farms throughout the country still enduring long-term drought. Our hearts go out to those for whom no end seems in sight to the big...
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