Beef cattle on the property of Mary Valley grazier Glenda Pickersgill. Agriculture’s role as the lifeblood of the Mary Valley will be put under the microscope when a new University of the Sunshine Coast documentary screens at the Dagun Choo Choo Bar on Saturday 28 March at 6.30pm. ‘The Changing Face of Mary’ [...]
FarmerJones farm at Theebine will be giving a demonstration of making biochar The first of the monthly farm walks for 2015 (after February's 2 day SummerSchool at Kandanga) will be at Adam Jones farm at Theebine, and the topic is Biochar. Adam and his friend Wolfgang will be demonstrating some small biochar-making ovens, and [...]
The cost for attending both days is $95, and includes lunches, refreshments and the Tuesday evening meal. The cost for attending a single day is $45 which includes lunch and refreshments but does not include the Tuesday evening meal, which is an additional $20. Bookings can be made by email to maryvalleycountryharvest@gmail.com or by phone 0459 225 399 Click [...]
The November field day will be at 1171 Kandanga Creek Rd, Upper Kandanga Large scale compost making on the Bartolo organic sugar farm in Mackay. Steve and Laura Bartolo will guide us through large-scale compost production and discussing the benefits of remineralising through composting. Although relatively new to the Mary Valley, Steve and Laura have a wealth of experience [...]
Brittany getting ready to plant summer sweet corn Here is another good article produced by the ABC's Marty McArthy when he visited the Skyring farm and spoke to Brittany and her dad Rod about why a teenager would be keen on farming in these tough times for agriculture. Its worth listening to the audio [...]
Brittany Skyring did a great job talking to ABC rural about her small crops operation Marty McArthy, the same ABC reporter that talked garlic with Luke Stacey last week also dropped into Dagun Station and talked to Elaine, Adam, Brittany and Tony while we were all packing orders. The end result ended up on the [...]
Annual General Meeting Sunday 12th October 2014 Meet at 4.30pm for a 5pm start. Kandanga Public Hall Main Street, Kandanga The meeting will present achievements in our first year of operation, a financial report on the Cooperative, and will be followed by election of Directors for the next 12 months. As per our Rules, 2 of [...]
The ABC got on the scent of one of our new local growers and co-op members last week. Here's what he had to say about his favourite topic. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-09/garlic-growing/5800386
The September field day will be at Mary Valley Orchards, 255 Amamoor Creek Rd, Amamoor, Sunday 28th September, 2pm start Mary Valley Orchards, Amamoor Heinz and Angela Gugger have a large orchard of persimmons and nectarines, with a smaller planting of mangoes. They use biological principals for sustainable, healthier and tastier fruit. On our Farm Walk, Heinz [...]