Pretending to Farm

One inner city couple's experiences of moving to the country and trying our hand at farming, homesteading and self sufficiency

Thursday, 9 July 2015

Quaint Quindanning, Western Australia

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There's very little of Quindanning- a National Trust church, a fabulous historic hotel that was once a hunting lodge, a hall and a fe...
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The Beauty of a Spider's Web

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  A delightfully dewy morning at Castle Hill reveals the delicate beauty of the spiders' work overnight. The ability to have a slow...
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Thursday, 23 January 2014

Building a Fox Proof Chicken Coop

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Unfortunately for all Australian landholders, some thoughtless person (who obviously didn't have an ounce of foresight or any understan...
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Wednesday, 22 January 2014

York, Western Australia

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What to Do with an Old Skull

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Mustering Sheep

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I bet you think this has to be easy, right? They are sheep after all and we all know they follow the flock mindlessly, well, like sheep.....
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

What's Good for the Goose

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We bought our first geese from a local farmer- the same farmer who sold us our Muscovy ducks. The geese were Pilgrim Geese, a goose...
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Small Abattoir Processing Sheep

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Here are a few of the photos taken during our visit to a small country abattoir outside of Perth, Western Australia. We were interested to s...
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Managing Livestock so They don’t Become Dead Stock

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(Or why you are not exempt from animal welfare laws just because you live on a farm) Firstly, I must do the disclaimer! I am not a live...
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Biosecurity for your Farm

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Farm Biosecurity Farm biosecurity means preventing the introduction of infectious agents to your property and livestock , preventing th...
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I am an ex city girl who, along with my husband, gave away inner city living and moved to a 2,500 acre farm in Western Australia. 5 years later, and after much consideration, we had to accept that the quiet and isolated farming life was not for us. We do enjoy a little excitement in our lives from time to time! These are the tales of a non farming couple who went true rural, found that the broadacre country life was not what we were looking for, but we did not want to return to the bustle of the city full time! We have finally settled in a small rural town close to the city where we manage a small 40 acre lifestyle property. Here is what we learned about land, animals, and the country life.
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