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...
Farmer Updates
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EVENT: ‘Know Your Food, Know Your Farmer’ evening at Sohip Farm
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What started with a phone call from a young man looking for a new adventure roughly 8 months ago, has grown into a close friendship and a new family member....
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Organic Farming Is Being Slowly Hijacked By ‘Big Ag’
That's right, the large scale corporate owned farms are starting to move into organic farming based upon growing consumer demand. What started out as a bunch of hippies that most...
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Why Did We Choose To Farm Organically?
I was asked by a friend, why did you choose to farm organically. I had never asked myself that question, but upon thinking of my response, I realised that I...
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Natures Unsung Heroes
Spring is in full swing here on the farm, nature's symphony of Springtime sounds are reaching their summit. We have left the fields that surround our vegetables grow tall, allowing...
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Outlawed Herbicide Dacthal in Australia
For over 100yrs Organic Farmers and advocates have copped a frequent barrage of criticism for questioning the need to grow food with chemicals and the potential health effects associated. Despite...
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How It All Started And Why Are We Doing This
Really the search for this better life all began around 2015. It took a good few years to of exploring, before our adventure begun. At the end of 2019 it all...
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My Friends Inspirational Farming Story
I had coffee with a good friend last night. This woman is a very special person, what she has endured inspires me relentlessly. She believes farming was the reason she...
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Finally Our New Coolroom Is Up And Running!
Finally our new coolroom is up and running!! We had it commissioned last Monday and it’s running perfectly. This is a major milestone for Sohip and will not only allow us...
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How Big Should A Farm Need To Be?
I spent the morning with Hannam Vale Public School last week. What a pleasure it was to be in front of so many curious kids and their questions. One question...
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Our Desire For CHEAP FOOD
Let’s pretend we live in a world where priority is given to cheap food. Let’s take this notion very seriously, let’s take it all the way to its end goal....
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It’s Feelin’ Like Spring Has Sprung Early
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As I write this week's newsletter I’m sitting on a small hill which overlooks our largest dam. The sun has just ducked down behind the tallest tallowoods and a rather...
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This Is Not Just About Food, Farming And Our Planet
I would like to deepen our connection. This is not just about food, farming and our planet, these things have become so fixated in our collective minds that we have...
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Nature is Not Only Deeply Mysterious But Incomprehensibly Intelligent
It’s a wet old week here on the farm and despite the rain I can feel the subtle changes in heat and humidity when working in the field. Whilst out...
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