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Terrific Tiger Encounter in the Woods at Western Plains Zoo
For my birthday present my sister and her boyfriend gave me a tiger encounter. They knew we planned to visit Western Plains Zoo as part of our road trip to Orange, Dubbo and Mudgee. My sister has vague memories of the tiger photograph I had hanging on my bedroom wall for most of my childhood….
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Kidnapped-Birthday Cuddles
On my birthday Mark surprised me with flowers picked from the garden of the Mudgee Homestead. We enjoyed a lovely weekend full of hospitality from the hosts. We drove along roads surrounded by lush green paddocks and clean, crisp air. Whilst out exploring Mudgee I got to cuddle a three day old goat at Leaning…
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How To Bake Bread and Relax
On Saturday morning I baked bread. I woke up from a 17 hour sleep with remnants of the migraine that put me to bed in the first place. My head was foggy and I wasn’t feeling myself. I knew I needed to get out in the garden to repair but the sun was too bright,…
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Meat Pie: How To Make a Good Old Aussie Kangaroo Pie
Is there anything more Australian than a meat pie? Of course there is, it’s a kangaroo meat pie. My workplace recently asked for volunteers to create a newsletter to connect the Asia Pacific offices. You can safely assume that I put my hand up. Naturally I suggested a recipes section since food brings people together….
The Beaches Farm Girl
Straight talking sustainability
This is how it all started…
My eco-warrior journey started out as a primary school child when the World Wildlife Fund visited my school. I became aware of people who were looking out for Mother Nature and her creatures, and realised that I was one of those people.
The journey of an eco-warrior is never ending, and when I moved out of home I was quick to start growing my own herbs. At the same time I figured I may as well grow my own tomatoes and strawberries too, and this attempt led to an unexpected friendship with my elderly neighbour who didn’t speak English and I who didn’t speak Italian. What my neighbour didn’t know in English she made up for with food growing knowledge and kidness which she passed on to me. It was her influence that has led me down the path of empowering others to grow their own food.
Nadene Dorling
Blogger, Eco-Warrior and Actor