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TELLING TALES | Stories of food, farming and people | Page 2
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Newer posts →. On Teaching Food and Farming…. January 15, 2012. If you join one of my Ju. Nior Agriculture or Home Economics classes, you can’t escape the conversation about agriculture! I won’t ever “bash” you over the head with facts or attempt to bore you. I just encourage you as a student to begin to reflect a little more and to hopefully engage your curiosity further …. It’s fun to work with your hands. This is a slacko subject! You don’t have to do much writing. You learn about fun stuff. I tell st...
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Capturing Them With the Humble Carrot! | TELLING TALES
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The day country met the city – “Moo Baa Munch”. You Don’t Miss The Cow Until The Stall Is Empty →. Capturing Them With the Humble Carrot! July 3, 2012. There must be something in those carrots, because it usually takes a bit to raise two teenagers from their beds on a Sunday morning! He explained how all of the carrots are used, and certainly nothing goes to waste. Carrots not suitable as 'A Grade' all end up being used in a variety of ways, including juicing, in ready-made products such as...Kalfresh ha...
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Farmers Way of Life: Doof Doof In Ze Shed
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Farmers Way of Life. An attempt to spread the word of Agriculture through my own experiences. Inspired by Advocates for Agriculture and their story on ABC's Landline on the 14th August 2011. Might take me a while to get this page up to scratch, but it should be fun trying. Monday, 3 November 2014. Doof Doof In Ze Shed. Two Frenchmen arrived, outback adventures they seek. Fresh from a viewing of the infamous Wolf Creek. Greeted by a lady with her rifle on shoulder slung. 8216;’We did not know if we ...
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Farmers Way of Life: Kickstart a Pen's Worth.
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Farmers Way of Life. An attempt to spread the word of Agriculture through my own experiences. Inspired by Advocates for Agriculture and their story on ABC's Landline on the 14th August 2011. Might take me a while to get this page up to scratch, but it should be fun trying. Tuesday, 6 January 2015. Kickstart a Pen's Worth. So, I've created a Kickstarter page, which is here. Us win board games, ever). So without further waffle, please enjoy the first bit of Wydjawanna Station. 8216;How’d you go? 8216;If we...
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The day country met the city – “Moo Baa Munch” | TELLING TALES
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Capturing Them With the Humble Carrot! The day country met the city – “Moo Baa Munch”. May 20, 2012. 8220;Don’t you think it’s rather funny that you are taking these kids into the city to learn about the country? 8221; kidded one of our teachers as we started to board the bus for Corinda, west of Brisbane. We were on our way to “Moo Baa Crunch” a fantastic day organised by Agforce QLD. The showstopper award of the afternoon went to the two gentlemen talking about the various careers available in the wool...
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Wake up Australia | TELLING TALES
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Capturing Hearts and Minds Across the Divide. The day country met the city – “Moo Baa Munch” →. May 13, 2012. I have always lived in the country – apart from 6 years when I moved to the city for work in my early 20s. Even then I remember thinking on my way back to the city after a weekend at home, that I would have to marry a farmer so I could enjoy this peaceful area forever. But why should we have to? We should not be importing what we can produce here. Our produce is far superior with less concern...
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The Jargon | View from a Bush Verandah
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View from a Bush Verandah. Terminology – the Animals. Bovine – of cattle. Poddy – orphaned young bovine. Calf – young bovine. Heifer – female bovine that hasn’t calved yet. Cow – female bovine that has calved. Weaner – young bovine taken off his mother for weaning. Steer – castrasted male bovine. Bullock – castrasted male bovine, 2 years old. Bull – intact male bovine. Stock – any group of animals (the cattle, the sheep, the goats). Mob – group of stock. Terminology – the Day to Day. You are commenting u...
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