Farm-Life

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A LANDSCAPED TREE CHANGE

Making a tree change — literally — meant a steep learning curve for this gardening novice.

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AUSTRALIA’S GOATLAND SHEEP

Victorian farmer Cheryl Crosbie believes she is Australia’s only breeder of Gotland sheep. The curly fleece yields a wonderfully soft yarn that is world-renowned by spinners and felters.

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MILK AND CHEESE

Trevor Hart thinks outside the box. Mal and Margaret Thompson also know a thing or two about problem solving. So it was a marriage of like minds when they joined forces to make cheese.

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AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN

Butterflies sway, songbirds sing and hedgehogs roam in a bountiful garden in England’s south-west.

The Wondering Gardener - Australian Country

THE WONDERING GARDENER

When writing is a way of laughing at a situation, the journey through life can go a little bit smoother

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AWARD WINNING GARDEN IN THE HILLS

Life begins the day you start a garden, says the Chinese proverb. Dennis Roberts’ sprawling Adelaide Hills garden is a testament to that.

AN ARTISIAN DEER FARM

AN ARTISIAN DEER FARM

Penny Hanan combined her father’s vision, her brother’s acumen and her own elegant aesthetic to create a range of accessories that showcases the talents of a variety of Australian artisans.

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A TREE CHANGE IN BERRY

Discovering the difference between needs and wants has led to a move interstate and a much more relaxed life on the NSW South Coast.

Grazing History

GRAZING HISTORY

Cooradigbee station in the NSW Brindabella Ranges preserves a remarkable slice of Australian grazing history along with world-renowned fossil deposits.

LIFE ON THE FARM

LIFE ON THE FARM

Droughts and flooding rains, flies, mosquitoes and snakes are the everyday reality of life on the farm in Central-Western Queensland.

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A RURAL WORK IN PROGRESS

A picture-postcard farm in the NSW southern highlands provides sanctuary for a herd of Angus cattle, some exceptionally pampered chooks, all manner of visiting wildlife and an extremely hospitable couple and their lucky guests.

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A GARDEN IN THE OUTBACK

When John and Joss Chandler arrived at Kyneton, the garden was bare except for two trees and a paddock full of burrs and buffel grass. These days, it’s a verdant delight — a tribute to more than three decades of hard work.

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