- July 29, 2015
Have you noticed the name change?
Our farm name has changed to Findyma Valley Farm. Whilst Valley View is still a firm favourite in the household, its also already being used by another business – as are all possible variations of Valley View. After exploring all permeations of valley, view and light in English and other languages, we eventually realised it was time to move on. Findyma represents...
- July 25, 2015
Chicken coop hot-wheels
Animals – at last! Valley View farm now has animals – 30 Chickens in fact. Our lovely ladies arrived a couple of weeks ago and are loving their free ranging lifestyle and their Chicken Coop Hot Wheels. The chickens were purchased as pullets (ie at the point of lay) from Aaron, a local young person who raises chickens and sells them through Benalla Country Market....
- July 13, 2015
Oscar’s sweet paws
You may have noticed Oscar, our Border Collie, in some of our pictures. He is very beloved! We got Oscar from the pound when he was 18 months old. We know that his first home hit him with brushes and kicked him, as we have worked hard to help him overcome his fear of brushing and feet. Whilst Oscar will now tolerate a home brush (with...
Achievements over the last four months
I thought it would be good to document some of our achievements over the last four months – the little things that make life on our patch of the world that little bit better. These achievements include (not listed in order of importance): 1. Our compost toilet. I have to admit I was a little sceptical when Andy trumpeted the idea of...
- July 09, 2015
GARLIC – Hand grown!
This post is somewhat belated – We started planting our garlic in late April and finished in early June. The process was very ‘hands-on’ shall we say. Our neighbour deep ripped and rotary hoed our half acre plot – which gave us a fighting chance. The rest was all done by hand. We looked high and low for a raised bed...