Self Sufficient

We don't live all that far from town compared to some of the stations I've been to. We're not isolated in that we can't get to a grocery store regularly but we still try and grow as much of our own food as possible. We're passionate about growing food for ourselves, and for you! We grow and eat our own lamb. We grow fruit and veggies in the garden so we can make our own jams, tomato chutneys and sauces, cordial, marmalade and so much more! Mum spoils us and makes beautiful, healthy, home made bread. She also makes yoghurt herself. We give all our food scraps to the chooks and in return we get eggs and well fertilised fruit trees, as they live in the orchard. We don't grow beef but occasionally we do a deal with a neighbour to get some delicious Angus beef!
Of course all of the plants are seasonal producers so we eat fresh when they are blooming with life and preserve what we can't eat for the rest of the year. This way we keep with the natural cycles of produce. It doesn't provide everything we need but it goes a long way toward lessening the shopping trolley load. Plus, it tastes awesome and is heaps of fun to grow! That is part of why we grow food for you to. We enjoy it. You can to!