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“My hope for the coming year is that as more people work and walk on the farm, the community sees it as a place they can belong and play a valuable role.”
Community Farming
We have been successful, as always, in passing our annual certification. The certification recognises the biodynamic methods we use and the records and data we maintain.
One thing that makes our farm so unique
is its very visible and public location at the entrance of Warrah’s campus. We have a level of transparency that many other farms don’t. People have the opportunity to see precisely how their vegetables are grown. Customers can ask questions, get advice or observe the work that is taking place.
We’re trialling different varieties of vegetables to grow that we believe will assist our participants in being able to engage with even more as they work on the farm. The different types include bush cucumbers, pumpkins, and tomatoes. These varieties don’t require such intensive trellising
or pruning. Pruning can be an everyday job in
the height of summer, and it is pretty fiddly and time-consuming. The hope is the new varieties will be more accessible for more people to harvest as they won’t vine and spread out as much. Also, importantly, we think they will be tasty!
My hope for the coming year is that as more people work and walk on the farm, the community sees it as a place they can belong and play a valuable role.
Steven Tennikoff
Farm Manager
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