The Beaches Farm Girl

Straight talking sustainability

  • Grow Vegetables in Vertical Planters for Small Spaces Like an Expert

    Grow Vegetables in Vertical Planters for Small Spaces Like an Expert

    Vertical planters are all the rage overseas at the moment, so I’m going to give it a try in my Australian urban farm/homestead/backyard. Vegetable gardening is great for saving money, but if you aren’t making the most of the sunshine you have, growing delicious food may be harder than it needs to be. Vertical planters…

  • Seeds for Winter Garden Success: What You Need to Plant Now

    Seeds for Winter Garden Success: What You Need to Plant Now

    It might feel strange sowing seeds in winter, but if you want to be eating from your garden all year round, you need to be planting seeds throughout the year. It’s the middle of winter here in my backyard garden, and you might be surprised at what’s still going in the ground this July! If…

  • 🌴 Castaway Island Resort Fiji is The Best Family Holiday

    🌴 Castaway Island Resort Fiji is The Best Family Holiday

    When we were on the ferry heading home from Mana Island last year we spotted Castaway Island Resort and put it on our bucket list. The waters around it, Hobie Cats sitting on the beach, and the pure joy and relaxation of the people on their way home was what we wanted for our next…

  • My First Chicken Rooster Harvest Challenge

    My First Chicken Rooster Harvest Challenge

    The real life highs and lows of keeping chickens as back yard pets.

  • How to Install a Raised Garden and Grow Vegetables

    There are many things to consider when making a new garden bed, particularly when the intention is to grow food. The most important thing is the amount of sun that the spot in the garden gets. To grow vegetables you need a minimum of six hours of sunshine a day. When deciding to start growing…

  • Squid How to Make Scrumptious Stuffed Seafood

    Dinner last night was a bit of a team effort, I asked Mark to make stuffed squid for dinner and he executed my request. Mark stuffed the squid with pork mince, and herbs that were picked freshly from the garden. Herbs that I have grown that included kaffir lime leaves, coriander, lemongrass and chilli. The outside of…

  • The Atlantic Restaurant, South Wharf

    I will get to telling you about The Atlantic, just let me baffle for a moment first. I’m in Melbourne South Wharf for a conference this week (thus I haven’t been writing much and I’m missing my little ‘outlet’), and Mark has been left at home to look after the animals-word has it the girls…

  • Giant Gorilla at Taronga

    In the wild the giant Gorilla typically live in packs that consist of one dominant male with multiple females and babies. This is how the family at Taronga Zoo Sydney live. The male of this family is massive, and must weigh close to 300kgs. Then there is a Mum with a gorgeous 8 month old baby that clings…

  • How to Make a Simple, Quick and Delicious Dinner

    Dinner tonight was so simple, quick and delicious. Mark cooked up some amazing tuna steaks and served them with a mango and mung bean salad that was full of spring onions and herbs from the garden. I say cooked, but as the photo shows they were lightly seared and still very pink in the middle….

  • I Say Courgette, You Say Zucchini

    This morning I went out to give the chooks yesterdays veggie scraps. I was overjoyed when suddenly struck by two bright yellow zucchini flowers that emerged as I walked along the garden path. Yesterday morning they were only buds and today they are complete flowers, adding such a gorgeous burst of yellow to the garden….

  • Cutest Tiger Cubs Exploring There Woods at Taronga Zoo

    Everyone was at Taronga Zoo trying to catch a glimpse of the tiger cubs on Saturday as it was their first weekend on show. The zoo staff did a great job at managing the crowds by giving everyone a 10 minute viewing window. This time flew by. I could watch these playful little guys, two boys…

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