by Harcourt Farming Co-op | 20/06/2023 | Coop news, Grow Great Fruit, The Orchard Keepers
We (Hugh and Katie) are looking for the right folks to take over the lease on our certified organic orchard here in Harcourt, Central Victoria. We are looking for an enthusiastic person (or people) who are well placed for an on-farm learning adventure. Our lovely...
by Harcourt Farming Co-op | 13/05/2022 | Gung Hoe Growers
Well, Gung Hoe Growers a month back planted their 8th garlic in the ground. Those of you who have been journeying with us for any amount of time will have heard us say this is the crop that tells us the time. Garlic was the first crop that Sas and I planted back...
by HOFC | 11/02/2022 | Gung Hoe Growers
Through spring, the grey shrike thrush could be heard whistling from up in the poplars on the edge of peaches and cream. As summer hit, the thrush grew quiet, making space in the morning song for the galahs and sulphur crested cockatoos that dart across the sky we...
by HOFC | 11/09/2020 | Carr’s Organic Fruit Tree Nursery, Coop news
A new era in the nursery… This is Liz, who you might have noticed in recent nursery shots on Grow Great Fruit’s Facebook or Instagram, along with me (Katie) and Merv (Pa). If you’re thinking she looks a lot like me you’d be right, she’s...
by HOFC | 13/08/2020 | Coop news, Grow Great Fruit, workshop
Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op presents… Right from when we first set up the co-op, offering education for farmers was part of our plan. Katie and Hugh were already doing it with their Grow Great Fruit online courses (mainly for home fruit growers), but the...