“Five generations lived in the same old house here. What you had to do with the group settlement scheme was clear 2 acres a year for 10 years and then the farm was yours. It was hard work, with big timbers around. Poppa applied for it, did the time, and it’s been in the family ever since. It used to be dairy and then went to sheep in the 1960s. I planted the vines 20 years ago.”
Ben McDonald
“I don’t think any of them would have thought that agri-tourism would be something that would have been another stage in that story. We try and grow a lot of the food ourselves and a friend of mine turns it into preserves and relishes. In the cellar door, pretty much all of the food comes off the farm if we can; seasonal vegies alongside our slow roasted lamb.”
Sasha Foley
