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Yarnauwi Farm

~ Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

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“You’re just so far away”: A tale of a farm shed

19 Sunday Mar 2017

Posted by nopalito in building, diy

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building, design, farm, Fleurieu Coast, planning, shed, southwestern Fleurieu, tractor, winter

The Yarnauwi skyline is changing: some is grown, some is constructed.

A ‘Grand Design’ it isn’t, but the Yarnauwi farm shed has seen enough delays to make even Kevin McCloud blush. After 14 months, our simple 4-bay equipment shed is finally done. Ordered in January 2016, with the shed company suggesting an initial completion date of June 2016, this modest structure was beset with delays ranging in scale from an apocalyptic winter through to urban tradies that couldn’t quite stomach the prospect of venturing beyond suburbia.

Done!

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The Farm Year in Review: 2014

18 Thursday Dec 2014

Posted by nopalito in events, livestock, planning, regeneration

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design, ecology, events, farm, fencing, food, hiking, livestock, permaculture, planning, propagation, revegetation, seasons, sheep, southwestern Fleurieu, summer, tractor, water, winter, zones

2014 was a year where the dry season came early and stayed late. It seemed as if the rain barely had a chance to soften the ground and throw up some soursobs before our clay soils began to crack again and the pasture browned off. Despite this, after two years observing the rhythms of this patch of ground, I feel like we’re becoming more resilient and optimistic: where previously we despaired at every lost seedling, now we celebrate every survivor.

shingleback

Summer: a shingleback lizard soaks up some sunshine.

In the spirit of permaculture, this year also marks a transition from our observational period towards beginning to implement infrastructure for a sustainable farming enterprise. With fencing and water infrastructure for livestock, our appreciation of the need for water only deepens, and despite its challenges, we’ve learnt to stop worrying and love winter.

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Ross Reborn: Fixing the Tractor

27 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by nopalito in diy, tools

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reuse, summer, tractor

IMG_3617A little while ago, some very generous friends offered us an old tractor that wasn’t suitable for their needs. We took delivery of the 1960s McCormick International Harvester A414 a few months ago, and while it mostly seemed to work, shortly after arriving some hydraulic lines blew-out, leaving the tractor unmovable. We contacted a couple of local mechanics to come out and have a look, generally receiving a response along the lines of “Fix it yourself.” While I’m not sure about how that works for them as a business model, it’s definitely in the spirit of the tractor, designed to be maintained, fixed and customised indefinitely with the assistance of a manual and some creativity.

IMG_3591After several weekends of tinkering, evenings of poring over manuals and the occasional visit to auto-parts shops, the mighty A414 roared into life. It handles like an ocean liner, sounds like a freight train and gets from 0-10km/h in a time comparable to the entire Jurassic Era, but boy, that slasher sliced through the dry grass of next winter’s reveg plantings like only spinning steel can. Continue reading →

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Beekeeping Barbie?! I don't know how I feel about this!
Got a bit hot in the shed this week. #summer #melt #candlelight #farm #southaustralia #heatwave @kispirits #ginspiration #gin #fleurieucoast #fleurieupeninsula #candle #offgrid
Curated junk rides again! It's been a while since we've shared some of the treasures unearthed on the farm, but cleaning up in the aftermath of our recent fire has revealed some wonders, waiting patiently on the roadside: 1. Extra tangy Solo can (1980s?) 2. Pre-loved cap, small amount of road metal fused with the brim 3. Safety glasses, can no longer vouch for protective qualities 4. Random melted lump of plastic 5. Vintage cola bottle, lightly soiled More farmy trash is on our website, under "Curated Junk", link in bio! #extratangy #curatedjunk #waste #rubbish #fire #junk #solo #safety #coke #vintage #treasure #farm #fleurieupeninsula #fleurieucoast #summer #bushfire #thirstcrusher #youcantbeatthefeeling
Not if, but when... Unfortunately a few nights ago a grass fire started at the road and spread through a couple of hectares of our farm. We're very grateful to the quick response from our fantastic neighbours, the CFS and SA Police that managed to promptly contain the blaze. Thankfully not much damage beyond scorched fenceposts, melted tree guards and the loss of some saplings. A good reminder for us to revisit our plans and think carefully for how we design for fire. #cfs #fleurieupeninsula #fire #summer #farm #notifbutwhen @sa_countryfireservice @sapolicenews
December means it's time for Fidel and Ernesto's annual manscaping and catch-up with other alpacas in the neighbourhood. Ernesto is especially fascinated by the experience and closely inspects the shearing of his pals. Their wool will be used in house insulation. #fleurieucoast #fleurieupeninsula #alpacas #alpacasofinstagram #alpaca #shearing #alpacino #2pac #summer #farm #yarnauwi
Delighted to discover this photo of Joel's grandma Lil picnicking among the yakkas and stringybarks near Cape Jervis in 1936. That's her on the left, and twin sister Pearl on the right. #fleurieupeninsula #fleurieucoast #fleurieucoastmadebynature #fleurieuliving #picnic #stringybark #xanthorrhoea #history #southaustralia #sahistory @fleurieucoastmadebynature #capejervis
First of the season. #shingleback #stumpytail #tiliquarugosa #bluetongue #kalta #fleurieucoast #fleurieupeninsula #madebynature #fleurieucoastmadebynature #farm #lizard #yarnauwi
It's amazing to see how even a modest melaleuca bush is a universe of its own. Now entering their sixth summer at #yarnauwi these plants are now abuzz with pollinators, including honeybees, ants and these native bees. We think they might be a resin bee (Megachile sp.), A furrow bee (Lasioglossum lanarium) and an inchneumon wasp (Netelia sp.), but welcome any corrections! #bee #australiannativebees #nativebees #sugarbag #bees #melaleuca #reveg #revegetation #fleurieupeninsula #fleurieucoast #melaleucadecussata
6 years ago this little corner of Yarnauwi was replete with a car body, dozens of tyres and other junk, so happy with the transformation!

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