Tag Archives: Victoria
Good-bye Nyah West
My time in Nyah West has come to an end and I’m writing this from a weird curdled milk and perfume smelling, over aircond coach heading for Melbourne- let the adventure begin! This last week has been a battle! I don’t know whether it was the onions, heat, flies, dust, early starts, adventure anticipation or […]
Arahura Farms – A day in the life
The number one question I get asked is: “So you say you’re ‘working with carrots’, what exactly does that mean?”. Well in this single post I hope to answer that question for you. But first a bit on the farm itself. Arahura Farm first became associated with my family (the Croft’s) through my grandparents, who had […]
Swanning around
I had a day off Thursday and am starting at mid-day today (Friday)… I’m weirdly missing work. After finishing my book, extended breakfasting, doing a load of washing, I’ve come to a stand still, what the heck does one do with themselves in small towns!? I haven’t got so desperate to take Grandma up on […]
Destination One: Middle of Nowhere
I have made it to Nyah (middle-of-nowhere) West, Victoria and have started at my carrot gig on the family organic farm, Arahura, it’s tripled in size since I was last here and is now kinda a big deal. My job along with other travelers has been sorting the ugly carrots and packing, riveting stuff. I […]
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