by Debbie | Mar 17, 2023 | Blog, Featured Posts, Gardening, Sustainability
Is your veggie garden flourishing with the recent good balance of wet and hot weather? Are you finding it a challenge to make sure you are not wasting? Are you determined to use every single kale leaf or cucumber slice – for the sake of both the planet and your...
by Debbie | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog, Community, Featured Posts, Sustainability
Warrah is now the proud owner of its very own Street Library thanks to a generous donation from Street Library Australia. Street libraries are small homes for books that give people in the community free access to literature and re-engage us in the joy of reading....
by Debbie | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, Community, Featured Posts, Organic Farming, Sustainability
You will often find this quote from the poet and environment activist Wendell Berry on display on the chalkboard outside our farm shop. It serves to remind staff and customers of their place in the food supply chain. Perhaps it is often misunderstood by those...
by Debbie | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Community, Featured Posts, Organic Farming, Social Therapeutic Horticulture, Sustainability
The task of a farmer is to enliven the soil. One of the ways in which biodynamic farmers care for the soil is through the application of various soil preparations. While the benefits of these applications are obviously noticeable in the quality of biodynamic produce,...
by Debbie | Dec 19, 2021 | Blog, Community, Organic Farming, Social Enterprise, Social Therapeutic Horticulture, Sustainability
After the upheaval of this year, this moment of reflection is surprisingly pleasing and worthy of gratitude. The unpredictable trading patterns, staff changes and shortages, unseasonal weather, program disruptions, isolation and re-planning seemed relentless. In spite...
by Debbie | Nov 25, 2021 | Biodynamic Farming, Blog, Featured Posts, Organic Farming, Sustainability
“Eating is an agricultural act.” Wendell Berry Read it again, let it sink it. “Eating is an agricultural act.” Have you ever thought about eating as activism? You are part of the food supply chain and you have power in that supply chain. If you...
