Leonardo the Lizard - By Phoebe Ziebell
The flowers are swaying and casting their smell all over the garden. I scuttle over and under the beds of plants, when I hear barking. The humans let the dog...
The Echo of Stories
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The Bakers Assistant -- By Phoebe Ziebell
Master Baker Thomas woke up at 4:00 AM to a freezing kitchen and a sinking feeling in his stomach. He rushed over to the large wooden proofing troughs, lifted the...
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The Race- By Phoebe Ziebell
Leo stared at the blueprint spread across his bedroom floor, his eyes wide with excitement. For weeks, his family’s annual neighbourhood cardboard-boat race had been all he could think about....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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PART 2: Why Do Great Things Get Accomplished—And What Drives The People Who Accomplish Them?
There are days when I love knowing that I am the author of my own life—when I can conjure any meaning I choose. In those moments, I feel like a...
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PART 1: Why Do Great Things Get Accomplished—And What Drives The People Who Accomplish Them?
I can think of no man or woman who has achieved something truly extraordinary without, somewhere deep inside, wanting to be seen as extraordinary themselves. After all, what greater satisfaction...
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The Story of Glyphosate - The Most Successful Chemical Used To Grow Our Food
Every once in a while, I like to look back at how certain things came to shape the world we live in—especially the quiet, invisible ones. Few are as silent...
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The Farm Beyond Barbed Wire - PART 2
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Then one day, at age 28, a man comes along. He’d be considered overweight if his towering height didn’t hide most of it, covered in tattoos, his head shaved, grey...
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The Farm Beyond Barbed Wire
Since leaving the city for farming, I’ve mostly shared the outer journey — the visible changes, the easy stories fit for newsletters and social media. Only fragments of the inner...
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Organic vs. Conventional: What’s Really Different in Your Food?
This week I wanted to share with you some important information that often gets overlooked in the age old argument between Organic vs Non-Organic. I often tell people that Organic...
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🍓 What’s Really in Your Berries?
Blueberries and raspberries have become everyday favourites in Aussie kitchens. They look so fresh and healthy, but new testing has revealed something concerning. A scientist in NSW bought a few...
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