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The Perfect Country Retirement Home

[ad_1] Karren and John Hunt planned for all eventualities when they designed and helped build their retirement home on the outskirts of Bordertown. After enduring countless scorching summers on their sheep and cropping farm in South Australia’s… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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The end of an era

[ad_1] After almost 90 years as the custodians of a property in central-western Queensland, the McKenzie family is closing the gate for the last time. [ad_2] Click to check original article

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Colour Run – Table Cape Tulip Farm

[ad_1] Dave Roberts-Thomson confesses that he only knows four words of Dutch, so visitors to his family’s tulip farm hoping for a Dutch D&M will be sorely disappointed. Dave and his sister, Meredith, represent the fourth generation of their family… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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Glenowie Grandeur – Australian Country

[ad_1] Standing around their kitchen bench, Angus and Brooke Stockman playfully bicker about the number of pets the family has and whether their four children may renovate the family homestead in the future. They bounce off each other with laughter… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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Diamondvale: A Country Gem – Australian Country

[ad_1] After 14 years living and working in the hustle and bustle of Asian cities, Taya and Steve Michalski returned to Australia determined for a change of pace. While they candidly admit they had no idea what that might have involved, the size of… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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Movement at the station – Australian Country

[ad_1] It’s shearing time at Tuckokcowie station near Warooka on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, so the little shed on Richard and Lee-Anne Murdoch’s farm is buzzing with activity. The Merino flock, which is spread across the property’s… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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Golden Opportunities – Australian Country

[ad_1] The European history of the Orange district of central-western NSW goes back almost to the foundation of colony. A steady flow of pastoralists followed in the wake of the crossing of the Blue Mountains as squatters and their stock took up… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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Mistress of the Marche – Australian Country

[ad_1] By her own account, Kathy Rupp has passion for all things French, which began in high school. Quite possibly with her first French lesson. But certainly, by the time the Albury French teacher was 15 and went as an exchange student to Lyon, she… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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TOMATO RECIPES

[ad_1] Botanically a fruit, but considered a culinary vegetable and a member of the nightshade family, tomatoes were originally yellow. From their origins in South America, they were transported to and adapted in Russia, Spain, Italy and France, and… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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PLUM RECIPES

[ad_1] Plums are such neat packages of good things; wrapped in an array of wonderfully rich colours, juicy, tangy yet sweet, and all this carrying antioxidants, vitamins C and K, copper and potassium and valuable fibre. In countries such as… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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PEAR RECIPES

[ad_1] A truly ripe pear is a real sensation, oozing juice and full of sweetness. Unfortunately most of us don’t get to sample pears at their peak as pears are usually picked when still hard. The good news is that pears continue to ripen… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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PAWPAW RECIPES

[ad_1] The large fruits of the papaya and pawpaw not only boast colour, but flavour, versatility, and significant digestive and nutrition benefits.  Papaya, or red papaya as it is known in Australia, grows on a tree, has greenish-yellow skin… [ad_2] Click to check original article

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