Category Archives: Social and community

Value-adding, farm tourism and providoring

Posted on January 19, 2014 by tikiwanderer

On-farm-businesses; value-adding. I think everyone at some stage thinks “How can I make more money with the resources I’ve got?”. Retirement and succession issues mean we also sometimes think “How can we best use the farm given my/our changing abilities?”. … Continue reading →

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Leasing, agistment, strategies for retirement

Posted on January 14, 2014 by tikiwanderer

I was talking with my old friend who’s now teaching in the farm-and-forest belt down South, and his wife who I’d just met. Her parents recently sold their orchard farm and moved to the same town as their daughter, and … Continue reading →

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“For Sale”, “For Sale”, “For Sale” on each corner

Posted on January 13, 2014 by tikiwanderer

We see so many “For Sale” signs as we drive around various parts of farm country. I have to admit that every time I see one I think half seriously about it. I look at the property, think about where … Continue reading →

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We were told we could be anything we wanted to be

Posted on January 12, 2014 by tikiwanderer

“Fifteen”, Mum said. I was helping Mum stack slashed hay from a trailer out around one of the cherimoya trees in the upper orchard. My two-and-a-half-year-old son was “helping”. Mum was about to tell him to be careful climbing around, … Continue reading →

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Night markets at the farm

Posted on December 16, 2013 by tikiwanderer

It’s a warm summer’s evening after a 38 degree day. The sea breeze is in but that just means the air’s no longer baking and it’s got a bit more humid. The pumpkin vines look fine with healthy tendrils exploring … Continue reading →

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SA Food Industry Award winners

Posted on December 2, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Last Friday was the gala dinner announcing the 2013 winners of the South Australia Food Industry Awards. The finalists covered a wide spread of local food manufacturers and producers, sounding a bit like a foodie’s dream: kangaroo, icecream, crackers, carob, … Continue reading →

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How we forget where ideas came from

Posted on November 28, 2013 by tikiwanderer

One of the jobs I helped Mum with last weekend was raking in the cherimoya orchard. It’s a yearly ritual around this time of year. The November grasses and weeds dry out and get slashed down in the aisles. We … Continue reading →

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Working dogs, industries and issues

Posted on November 18, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Two weeks ago the Working Dog Alliance held its inaugural conference. I really wish I could have gone – it sounded utterly fascinating, not to mention having a guest speaker from police work (cool!) and the Karen Pryor academy (her … Continue reading →

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The beauty of ideas

Posted on November 10, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Over in the UK there’s a design team building something called a Gravity Light. Their challenge was to build some kind of light suitable for underdeveloped countries, and after looking at solar for a while they said “well, anything that … Continue reading →

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Rural Women’s Award national winner announced: Giovanna Webb (NT)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Last week the national winner of the 2013 Rural Women’s Award was announced: Giovanna Webb of the Northern Territory takes the crown. Her family company runs Crocodylus Park in Darwin, providing tourist experiences with outreach and wildlife education, and also … Continue reading →

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