The Beaches Farm Girl

Straight talking sustainability

  • Meerkat Madness With Excitable Toddlers at Taronga Zoo

    My babies are growing up far too quickly, especially when they demand that we “go dee meerkat”. The latest smack in the face realisation of this came last week when we went to Taronga Zoo. Lara (two years and five months) and Olivia (11 months) stood and talked to the meerkats. Of course, Olivia wants…

  • Garden Update Growing Delicious Vegetables in Sydney in Summer

    So much is happening out in the veggie garden at the moment. Lunch and dinner salad both came from the backyard. Despite the battle I’m currently having with fruit fly. I say battle, but I really haven’t been doing much defense other than removing fruit that has been attacked. I’m doing my best to keep…

  • Mum, There is No Such Thing as a Super Mum

    Yes, you read that right, the “super mum” does not exist. Sure, she exists in social media, but not in real life. Why am I writing about this? Because one of my besties (who has three young kids), who is a great Mum, messaged me that I was a super mum. She said this because…

  • Summer In The Vegetable Garden

    Summer is in full swing, but my veggie garden is only just plodding along. It’s true what they say, you only get out what you put in. Sadly at the moment my time management skills are really being put to the test. Thankfully we always seem to have herbs growing in the garden. As I…

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 with chicken

Nadene Dorling

Blogger, Eco-Warrior and Actor

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