Hi from the Fleurieu Peninsula

MattyR · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:09 pm

Hi, I am Matt and live on a few acres near Ashbourne in South Australia.
I enjoy simple gardening and try to grow a few tomatoes onions and potatoes every year, while my wife keeps horses on most of the acres.
We also keep a few chickens for eggs / fertilizer and my wife breeds Bearded Collies for working / showing.
Looking forward to sharing knowledge about gardening and farming.

gazza · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:47 pm

G'day champ :wave:

MattyR · **Posted:** Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:59 pm

Thankyou Gazza for the warm welcome. Is that a home grown avatar you have?

gazza · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:37 am

Sure is, we seem to do pretty well with pumpkins here.

Simo · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:20 pm

Hi Matt

Ccbear · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:01 pm

Welcome Matty look forward to some photos. Cheers

jayendra · **Posted:** Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:39 am

Just google mapped your area - looks like lovely rolling green hills

MattyR · **Posted:** Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:18 pm

Hi Jay, we're a few kilometers from town, basically where the plains start, so there is a bit of diversity around us. The main products are wine, wheat, sheep and cattle, which thankfully are mostly processed locally. Oddly enough we also have a Biodynamic quark factory close by, which keeps a few dairy farmers sustainable and afloat.

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