Spring Has Sprung Spring is almost upon us and it looks like it is going to be a wet season, having received over 74 mm just this month. For those who are unaware the Equinox marks the beginning of Spring as this signifies more daylight than darkness until the next Equinox in 6 months. Only …
Eat The Rainbow At Rainbow OMG we chose “Eat The Rainbow” as our slogan for two reasons. Firstly when purchasing and consuming our produce you are literally eating part of the town of Rainbow, we grow in Rigg Street, not Queensland. Secondly eating the rainbow is a directive to follow for optimum health. Every colour …
Merging Production With Beauty At Rainbow OMG we are equal parts Farmers and Artists. We strive to produce the highest quality, poison-free food locally available while simultaneously creating an oasis of beauty from the monocultures that surround the town, particularly in Summer as “Spraying” (shorthand for Poisoning) keeps everything around Rainbow brown and dead. We …
Harvesting Rainwater At Rainbow OMG this Monday we received a very heavy deluge of rain, the heaviest being 12 mm in about 10 minutes. The result was a lot of run off, most of which we have directed to an infiltration basin planted with an Oak Tree. William is inspecting the basin in today’s photo …
The Cycles of Life This week we had the sombre task of replacing our Chicken flock. This involved dispatching our 3 remaining old birds in order to welcome 14 new layers into our micro farm. The deliberate act of taking another life is something we approach we respect and gratitude. We thanked our old girls …
Regenerating Our Soils “Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains.” – Unknown Yesterday I had the pleasure of preparing one of our oldest garden beds to be seeded with carrots. This bed – pictured above – has grown at least 7 consecutive vegetable crops …
Winter Abundance & Hints of Warmer Weather As you can see in the above photo we are producing a broad range of high quality vegetables even in the dead of Winter. This is a great climate for vegetable production as long as we have access to irrigation water of some kind in Summer. In Winter …
Happy Birthday Evan! On this day August 3rd, 1985 a quiet young baby boy was born in Wangaratta, Victoria. 37 years, 6 trips to Europe, 2 to the USA and countless laps around Australia later, that baby is now a Husband, Father, Friend and clean food provider for his community in the small town of …
We Also Play Music! You may or may not be aware that Evan was a touring musician in a past life, in fact Evan proposed to Jill mid-set, on stage at the Northcote Social Club. We had an excellent weekend, filling in on bass guitar for The Go Set while their current bass player was …
Frosty Mornings = Delicious Winter Vegetables! Although we do prefer the warmer weather with its vine ripened Tomatoes, juicy Cucumbers, Green Beans and Zucchini’s, Winter also provides its own unique, seasonal delights. Essentially anything that is not killed by a frost will be sweetened by its chilling effects. This makes Winter the best time to …
