DISPATCHES FROM THE FARM

Yesterday we got a wee mention in Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun "Sunday Food" section where Wendy Hargreaves wrote a small feature on heirloom tomatoes, accompanied by a yummy recipe from acclaimed chef Guy Grossi. 

 

Actually, the tomatoes are more than 2 weeks away from being ready to harvest. 

We anticipate some to be ready in about 4 weeks time - so approx. mid February, then increasing in numbers and variety from there. 

You'll definitely be able to purchase them at all our farmers' market stalls (Daylesford & Melbourne).

Last Friday I snapped these gorgeous pics. of my two favourite boys harvesting sunflowers for market...

  

We try to spend such days doing indoor jobs such as in the poly tunnels, which is where Tim is today, sowing more vegie seeds to raise our seedlings and I am obviously in the office taking care of that side of things.

Some other aspects of farm life keep moving along no matter the weather and yesterday the Pigs Will Fly community blog published their latest e-newsletter, which included a profile on us called Passionate Re-localisers Selling Organic Gourmet Garlic Online . 

We have been following PWF for a couple of years now and have shared them with many people and now have them listed on our 'favourites' page. PWF is a down to earth 'can do' community blog that exists to share information and resources to help concerned community workers and small business to as they describe it "balance the ’sustainability quadruple bottom line’ of socio-cultural, economic, environmental and governance elements that we deal with on a daily basis". If you hadn't already discovered PWF, we hope you find this link of interest.

BTW, the new tomato seedling count is into the hundreds now, so I'll desist from an ongoing update, perhaps until they're 'grown up' and ready for the field?