We have had a sad time recently. Our big great dane boy - 7 - passed away from a virus that made his lungs fill with fluid, that pushed down on his heart. He passed after only being sick for a week.
Our family has always been 'dog' lovers, so we now are the proud owners of a new great dane pup. Name to follow.
Heavy Rock Farm has been very fortunate with our wwoof/helpers. Most of our helpers are doing their work & holiday visa 88 days. At the moment we are hosting: Tomoka from Yokohama, Japan. Keanu from Belgium and Dustin from Canada. Curly from Canada was here for a while, then went on to a paying farm. However, she is coming back to join us for Christmas.
Each and everyone of these young people are a joy to host. They all get along well and have a great sense of humour and work ethic. Christmas should be a wonderful time shared by us all. We don't give presents as we concentrate on having fantastic food.
One of the best things as a host is to cook food that the woofers have never eaten before. Luckily I really enjoy cooking! One of the most amazing reactions is when I make -pavlova with cream & fruit salad, pork with ginger & garlic, heavy rock rissoles amongst many more. The granite belt has many local stone fruit growers, so we can buy a box of fruit straight from the grower. Support your local farmer!
Our snow peas took a beating this year and we made a loss due to the unseasonally hot spring. Now onto zucchini, garlic and squash. Our garlic has been seed saved by us for the past 2 decades and is known as Heavy Rock Garlic. It is a very tasty purple garlic which doesn't make your breath or skin 'smell' of garlic. Every season I pickle garlic so that we have garlic all year round. Also makes fantastic gifts at this time of year!
So we at Heavy Rock Farm wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year.
Cheers, safe and happy travels for all,
Wendy & Allan
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