2013-14 fruit season is underway
Our 2013-14 fruit harvest is underway, with a start made on the apricots. We have a good crop this season
Author: Paul
Progress on Coffee Shop
Photo shows the Projects Manager, Greg Pech, working on the Coffee Shop. The decking will be in use for the first time at this coming Sunday’s Market. ‘See you at the Market’
New Coffee Shop underway
A start has been made on the much discussed and much awaited Coffee Shop rebuild at the Wirrabara Producers Market site. When completed, it will provide a much more spacious area for the Coffee Shop patrons, as well as improved facilities for the volunteer staff.
Spring season
An early ‘Spring’ feeling day in late August – sunny day and the Narrabeen plums are in flower
Almond trees flowering
First days of August, and the almond trees are flowering. Spring will be with us soon
Ippinitchie Creek flowing
Following a weekend of steady rain over the 2st to 23rd June, Ippinitchie Creek, which passes through Taralee, began flowing strongly. We spent some time on Sunday walking around the property, and looking at all that water!
Wirrabara Producers Market wins Tourism Award
At the Flinders Ranges & Outback Tourism Awards, announced on 15th June, the Wirrabara Producers Market won the Category for ‘Excellence in Food & Beverage Tourism’. An excellent result for the Market.
Jam Making
Two of our WWOOFers hard at work making jam from our fruit, for our Producer Market Stall. Our jams and dried fruits are also available from the Wirrabara Craft House, Joes Corner at Melrose, Laura Information Centre, Creative Treasures, and the Discovery Centre in Gladstone
Pumpkin Competition
At the Wirrabara Producers Market this coming Sunday, May 19th, there will be the annual Pumpkin Competition.
Categories include – Biggest Pumpkin, Best Pumpkin, Most Innovative Use of a Pumpkin, and Best Pumpkin Recipe.
Judging at 10.00am First and Second prizes awarded.
Visit the Market, view the fine array of pumpkin entries, or take part in the competition.
Apricot drying
The first picture shows some of our apricots drying on wooden drying trays in the sun. A major summer activity, in addition to the picking and grading of fruit, is cutting and drying. These trays were treated with the conventional sulphur, as sulphur is used …