West Australian apple grower Ann Lyster is also the chairperson of Fruit West Co-operative. She didn’t start life as a farmer but she finds it extraordinarily satisfying, rich and diverse. Not only is there the joy of feeding people, there are also the challenges and learning opportunities of digging into everything from soil to marketing to intellectual property.

https://www.fruitwest.com.au/index.htm

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Lister Orchards

02:59 The Seasonal Cycle of Apple Farming

05:53 Transitioning to Farming Life

08:52 The Bravo Apple: A New Variety

11:33 The Role of Cooperatives in Farming

14:59 Marketing and Exporting Apples

17:33 The Science and Art of Apple Farming

20:48 The Joy of Apples and Their Versatility

23:30 The Beauty of Apple Trees

25:39 Conclusion and Reflections on Farming

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Keen to escape the city life, Astrid Birt (Fresh Tracks Farm) took over the family property in rural Western Australia where she is now raising a young family, cattle, sheep and chickens on a small-scale regenerative farm.

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Bruce Maynard isn’t farming like those around him. His fields at Willydah, west of Dubbo in NSW, look different, greener, wilder, a little more chaotic. He’s a wheat and sheep farmer like many in the region, but he’s just as interested in lizards, migratory birds and native legumes as grain yield. Where the system pushes for simplicity, he’s valuing diversity and soil health, and looking for ways that agriculture can be both profitable and sustainable.

Read my story about Bruce Maynard and another wheat farmer and previous podcast guest, Jason Cotter.

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Claire Morgan is a farmer, maker and regional advocate, helping people understand where their food comes from and how important it is to have thriving rural towns. She’s growing chickpeas and making chickpea brownies and along the way she’s showing locals and visitors that Rupanyup really is a ‘town with pulse’.

This episode is part of a special Dirty Linen and Producers series about the Grampians, Wimmera and Mallee regions in western Victoria. We drove the roads, saw the sights, said hello to the roos and emus, met the people, ate the food, drank the wine and generally soaked up the delights.

Listen to more episodes about the Grampians Wimmera Mallee. We hope you’ll plan a trip to the region and listen to stories of this fun, fascinating part of the world as you travel. The series is supported by Visit Victoria.

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Central Victorian farmer Rob Lockhart grows wheat, oats, lambs and beef but potatoes are his main deal. We talk about the ups and downs of farming, small town life and SpudFest, a festival that takes over Trentham on the first weekend in May.

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At the base of the Blue Mountains former journalist Gemma Deavin and her family are producing Mount Henry Honey that truly captures a sense of time and place in each jar.

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Flour isn’t just the stuff that makes a loaf of bread stand up. It’s an ingredient of provenance, with its own flavour and backstory. At least, that’s how it’s done at Courtney Young’s Woodstock Flour. With husband Ian, she nurtures soil, grows and sources quality grain, and stone-mills it into flour of great character.

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After working their entire careers in the corporate world, Caroline Kropack and her husband George decided to throw it all in and do something they love. After years of experimentation they took the leap and Brazen Brownies was born.

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There aren’t many truly seasonal products but cherries are one of those fruits that only appear as the weather warms up. By January they are more or less gone again. For me, they are more exciting than Christmas.

Andrew Fairley is a lawyer and cherry farmer. Yarra Valley Cherries is home to 20,000 trees that provide up to 200 tonnes of cherries every year. This will be Andrew’s 10th harvest on this farm but he is honouring a multi-generational heritage as a fruit producer.

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After losing her business during Covid, Genevieve Muir spent more time in the kitchen cooking the food of her West African heritage. Keen to master a prized condiment, she spent months tweaking the recipe until her extended family approved. And now, Coast of Gold Shitto is on shelves across the country.

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