Entry 37 “Shaped by yesterday. Passionate about today.” by Bronwyn Roberts (QLD)
Hi, my name is Bronwyn Roberts and my family have been feeding and clothing the world for more than 500 years. My agricultural ancestry traces back to England in the 1500’s. More recently, my...
View ArticleEntry 41 “A Eulogy and an epiphany” by Gemma Lee-Steere (WA)
The reason I am sharing this post is to give people an understanding of where my passion for agriculture, farming and rural life stems from. It all started with two people, my Dad and Mum. This post...
View ArticleEntry 44 “Who am I?” by Emily Stretch (WA)
Who Am I? Imagine a place in a far away land. Where a girl can grow up completely unmanned. Imagine a realm where nothing is bad, Where a girl can run free, get dirty, go mad! Imagine a world with...
View ArticleEntry 45 “The future of AG in safe hands” by Rebecca Gowen (ACT)
I often hear about the lack of young people entering agriculture and the difficulties of retaining labour in rural areas when the lure of big money mining appears. While I don’t doubt the reality of...
View ArticleEntry 46- “For the love of a farm dog” by Mandy McKeesick (NSW)
G’Day Mob, It doesn’t matter what I am doing on the property – mustering, yard work, fencing, checking waters, whatever – there will always be a dog by my side. Dogs are such an integral part of my...
View ArticleEntry 48 “The Jillaroo” by Krissy Riley (WA)
As a young girl I read Jillaroo by Rachel Treasure over 100 times. The thought of the bush and falling in love always appealed to me and I told my mother that one day, I would indeed live in the bush....
View ArticleWhat a “wonder-full” world
Written by Emily from Life on the Land There is nothing quite so wonderful as a satisfying Spring morning. The crops are sparkling in the morning light, the dogs are playing and full of energy. Larking...
View ArticleFarming the ladies way
My name is Prue and I am a 5th generation farmer in Northern Victoria, following in the footsteps of my father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather who all farmed in the very...
View ArticleThe motorbike graveyard
Written by Erin from Yarns from the Farm Exploring a set of farm sheds offers a similar experience to turning over the fresh unread pages of a new book. The weary corrugated tin structures usually...
View ArticleThe Out-back-packer
Well I’ve swapped my Comme des Garcons shirts for R.M. Williams ones, despite mocking the self proclaimed ‘bush outfitter’s attire as an outback-newbie. After completing an arts degree and working in...
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