WA has the Italians to thank for its first restaurants, a cuisine that extended beyond steak and vegies, and learning the difference between a finger bowl and lemon soup… read the article (p208)
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Lamb – Field to Fridge success
RUNNING a lamb venture is a full-time load for Beccara and Matt Lloyd. Their farm at Mt Wallace, 10km south of Ballan, is home to 40 Poll Dorset and White Suffolk rams which are bred with 1400 Border Leister-Merino ewes …
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Blueberries – Out of the Blue
It was more chance than good management that saw Nikki and Paul Casey become berry farmers. In 1998, the couple decided it was time for a tree change to fulfil Paul’s boyhood dream of establishing a vineyard and growing grapes. …
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Truffles
Down on our hands and knees in the pouring rain, sniffing dirt and covered in mud, we embark on a digging expedition deep in the heart of south-western Western Australia in search of black gold growing in the soils around …
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Flood coverage in 2011
Listen to Louise as she presents an outside broadcast from Mundubbera, one of the most flood-affected rural communities in Queensland in Janurary 2011. She also presented the Victorian Country Hour on 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Victoria from different locations …
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The Paw Paw Files
When it comes to eating fruit, many of us are more likely to reach for the common apple or banana as our first source. Yet with its many health benefits, paw paw is one fruit that deserves an honourable mention. Louise FitzRoy explains. Australian …
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