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Guardians of Feather and Peck.
Guardians of Feather and Peck.

11 November 2019, 7:30 PM

Guardians of Feather and Peck.The free range chickens at Feather and Peck Pastured Free Range farms at Willunga and Yundi are kept safe and happy under the watchful eye of their guardian  Maremma dogs Ollie and Bella.Maremma guardian dogs originate from central Italy where they have been long used as sheepdogs guarding off wolves for the shepherds. They have a natural protective instinct and will guard and protect whatever they have been bought up with as a puppy.The Australian movie ‘Oddball’ starred a Maremma dog who watched over an endangered penguin population on Middle Island in Victoria.Ollie 6 years old and Bella 10 years old were bought up with chickens, so being chicken guardians and caretakers is their full time focus.Ollie and Bella are with their chickens 24 hours and day, 7 days a week, they love their way of life and are at their happiest when their chickens are happy and safe.They are not keen on strangers or things out of the ordinary that may threaten their chickens.Ollie and Bella tend to relax more during the day, ready to be alert and on duty at night keeping foxes and predators away.  This chicken sitting duo are really extraordinary working dogs.Maremma dogs have a double coat which is weather resistant and water repellant, making these dogs very well equipped for living outside.The chickens at Feather and Peck’s farms are happy and free to roam amongst the pastures under the watchful guard of Ollie and Bella giving these chickens the opportunity to forage for bugs, scratch in the dirt, eat grass and lay deliciously healthy eggs.Ollie and Bella like to eat their dinner away from the chickens and are each given a couple of eggs a day as a tasty treat.You can find these tasty Feather and Peck Pastured  Free Range eggs at the Willunga, Victor Harbor and Adelaide Farmer Markets and in select SA supermarkets as well as local cafes and restaurants.Happy dogs with Happy chickens making Yummy eggs!If you know of a special animal that lives and works on the Fleurieu Peninsula, we would love to hear about it.  Please drop a line to [email protected]

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The Busy Buzzy Bees of the Fleurieu
The Busy Buzzy Bees of the Fleurieu

21 October 2019, 7:30 PM

Spring is upon us and the worker bees around the area are becoming active, collecting pollen and nectar from the plants and trees that come into flower with the spring weather.Kylie and Michael Pitt from Berrima Apiaries have been keeping bees for 12 years.  Berrimah Apiaries is a local family run Beekeeping Business that manages 600 bee hives for pollination and honey production that work around the Fleurieu Peninsula and farther locations throughout the state.  All of the honey that Berrima Apiaries produces is sent in bulk to local South Australian honey packers.Each hive can hold from 20 to 50,000 bees and runs as a highly efficiently colony.  The Queen Bee is the mother figure of each hive, she can live up to 2 years and lay 2000 eggs a day.  She is extremely clever how she can also determine if the eggs she lays are going to be male or female. There are many roles that a female worker bee can carry out to ensure the smooth running of the hive. From nursing the babies, cleaning the hive, constructing the wax cells for the eggs to be laid in, to foraging and collecting pollen and nectar to bring back to the hive.  These little worker bees pack a lot of activity in to their very short lives of approximately 6 weeks .In one day a worker bee can travel up to 5 kilometres in search of food and it can take anything from 2 weeks to 6 months to fill a hive full of honey depending on weather and environmental  conditions.Bees are nature’s unsung heroes, they are essential to life and food production, naturally pollinating our flowers and crops. They thrive on a varied diet of flowers, even the local weed flowers help feed the  bees.We can help our busy allies by leaving water in a quiet corner of the garden with a landing pad so they can drink and take water back to the hive. Planting flowering plants and trees, especially ones that flower in the winter help the little honey bees in the cooler months when finding food can be challenging.As a beekeeper Kylie finds it very satisfying to open up a hive and watch these amazing creatures happily buzzing, going about their daily business.  Her favourite honey is Pink Gum honey from the Fleurieu. Mmmm, sweet and delicious! If you know of a special animal that lives and works on the Fleurieu Peninsula, we would love to hear about it.  Please drop a line to [email protected]

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Summer - A Fleurieu Milk Company Champion
Summer - A Fleurieu Milk Company Champion

16 September 2019, 1:00 AM

The herd of 300 beautiful Holstein cows at one of The Fleurieu Milk Company dairies in Myponga has been owned and carefully managed for the last 32 years by Dairy farmer Geoff Hutchinson.The Holstein milking cow breed is known as the world’s highest production dairy cow breeds.All of the 300 strong herd have hand picked names with inquisitive and individual personalities. But if one cow was to stand out, it would be 2 1/2 year old ‘Summer’.Summer originates from some of the best Holstein blood lines in the world.  She was imported from America as an embryo and artificially inseminated into a breeding cow in Victoria. Once born in Victoria, Australia, Geoff picked her up as a calf and bought her to back his Myponga Dairy Farm. She now is 2 1/2 years old and has been part of the milking herd for 6 months.Her day consists of two milkings a day with an early start for first milking at 4.30 am and the second in the afternoon from around 3 pm.  After morning milking Summer spends her days out to the beautiful green pastures at Myponga to graze, rest and chew her cud.Summer the milking cow is truly an amazing creature, she can produce an average of around 30 litres of the most delicious milk a day.  Can drink 80 to 160 litres of water a day, spend around 6 hours a day eating and another 8 hours chewing her cud.Cud is a form of regurgitated food that is chewed a second time to help with digestion.Summer has just returned home to the farm after an 8 day stay at the Adelaide Show Grounds.  She was spoilt even more than usual whilst staying in town and much time and energy was spent grooming and preparing Summer for her competitions.Summer and the Fleurieu Milk Team won the Reserve Intermediate Champion this year and last year she won All Breed Junior Champion.The Fleurieu Milk company is a local family run business that supports local  community groups and each year donates to The Little Heroes Foundation.When you are next buying your milk at the local supermarket spare a thought for Geoff, Summer and this special herd of Holstein milking cows getting up so early to provide milk for the local community.  If you know of a special animal that lives and works on the Fleurieu Peninsula, we would love to hear about it.  Drop a line to [email protected]

Meet Elliot
Meet Elliot

16 August 2019, 3:46 AM

Elliot the 7 year old Clydesdale horse is one of the truly loved horses at the Victor Harbor Tramway.  Elliot arrived to the Victor Tramway team as a two year old and has since grown into a beautiful, majestic, kind and gentle natured horse that wants to be everybody’s  friend.Elliot has a very social personality and loves to be admired by the many visitors that visit and travel on the Victor Harbor Horse Tram across the causeway to Granite Island.At the age of 4 years Elliot spent time in Melbourne with well renown horse breaker and trainer John Patterson where he was broken in to harness and learnt his drafting skills.  Elliot practiced drafting on the streets of Melbourne giving him valuable experience becoming accustomed to traffic and lots of different noises and situations.Now residing back in Victor Harbor, Elliot practices his drafting skills working as part of the harness team.  In the morning before he starts Elliot likes to paddle and splash in the cool sea water to get him going for the day.He enjoys daydreaming by the seaside and when drafting he loves to see what is happening on the causeway as he is quite an inquisitive boy.Elliot keeps fit and strong by his varied exercise plan, pulling logs, going for rides with his team and being lunged.  Elliot is meticulously cared for and groomed daily by the devoted trained staff at the Tramway and has new shoes put on his very large feet every 5 weeks.For his treats Elliot cannot go past a carrot, his absolute favourite!The Victor Harbor Tramway is one of only two horse trams operating in the world, the other operates in Douglas Bay, Isle of Man.In the Southern Hemisphere all horses birthdays fall on August the 1st. Elliot and all the other horses celebrated their birthdays with lots of carrots, scratches and cuddles.As part of the horse’s birthday celebrations kids under 13 years can travel free with one paying adult on the Victor Harbor Tramway for the month of August.The Tram operates Weekdays from 11am running hourly, last tram at 3 pm.Weekends from 10.40 running every 40 minutes until 3.20pm.If you know of a special animal that lives and works on the Fleurieu, we would love to hear about it.  Please drop a line [email protected]

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Marley loves farming life
Marley loves farming life

07 August 2019, 8:35 PM

Marley loves farming life.Harvest the Fleurieu Market Hall and Strawberry Farm in Mt Compass. has a very special staff member, Marley the 3 1/2 year old Golden Retriever.Right from the time she arrived from McLaren Flat as a puppy Marley took to farming life straight away.Marley’s owners Allis and Ryan Sherry are part of the family team at Harvest the Fleurieu.Ryan works out on the farm and Allis works in the Market Hall/ Cafe.Marley loves to spend her day working out on the farm with Ryan on the tractor whist he plants, prunes and harvests.Other times she spends time in the Market Hall/Cafe with Allis.Marley is the team leader for customer relations in the Market Hall and loves being admired and receiving pats from her customers.She also patrols the Strawberry patches and has been known to sample these tasty  treats.Marley loves playing in water and mud, the muddier the better. She often potters down the creek for a bit of a play and loves long walks in Kuipto Forest or at the dog friendly beach at Aldinga with her two brothers who are also owned by members of the Sherry family.Marlee also likes to play ball but is still working on the retrieving part of the game.At home Marley helps mind Allis and Ryan’s two year old daughter. Marley absolutely loves this role and has all the patience in the world.She keeps up her good looks with a monthly grooming appointment at Pets a Plenty in McLaren Vale and her special treat is bacon which she can sniff it out for miles.Marley’s birthday party is an annual event at Harvest the Fleurieu.  Her last birthday party consisted of 15 dog related stalls displaying dog treats, dog accessories, grooming gear etc.  She even had a special locally made puppy cake to enjoy on the day.Marley is turning 4  March 2020 and Allis is planning another doozy of a birthday party for her special workmate. All of Marley’s treasured Harvest Fleurieu customers will be very welcome to join the celebration.If you are passing by Harvest the Fleurieu in Mt compass, you will often see Marley this special Golden Retriever going about her daily business.Pop in and say “Hi” and enjoy some amazing farm fresh Fleurieu Produce.If you know of a special animal that works and lives on the Fleurieu, we would love to hear about it. Please drop a line to [email protected]

Susie set to launch new app for Fleurieu Peninsula
Susie set to launch new app for Fleurieu Peninsula

11 July 2019, 10:51 AM

Susie set to launch new app for Fleurieu PeninsulaOne of Women in Business newest members hasn’t yet officially launched the centrepiece of her business, but is excited about what it will bring to the Fleurieu Peninsula region.Susie Williams of Willunga has founded Fleurieu App, an app which is due for release in August to showcase all the region has to offer including news, business, weather, events and more.Find out more about Susie and her exciting new venture in her profile below:Name: Susie WilliamsBusiness: Fleurieu AppPhone: 0455 791 190Email: [email protected]: WillungaWhat does your business do?  Fleurieu App gives you the Fleurieu Region at your fingertips. Whether it’s breaking news or sport, latest weather, events, business listings, local attractions, jobs, council, visitor centres or the nearest restaurants, cafes, cellar doors, breweries and bars to you – Fleurieu App has it all. The app is due to go live in August and will be free to download.“If you are a Business in the Fleurieu Peninsula you need to be listed on this app.”“If you service the Fleurieu Area you need to be on this app.” “If you live in the Fleurieu you need to download this free app.”What area do you serve? The Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island.How long have you been in business? We go live early August – keep an eye out!Up to 5 dot points about your business journey:§ Recently lived in New Zealand and was part of a team that created and ran the Marlborough App. Moved back to the Fleurieu early 2019 and couldn’t wait to build an App for this fabulous region.§ Meeting LOTS of lovely Fleurieu people and their awesome businesses.§ Love the fact that this region is so grateful for what we have and so willing to support local business.Name two things you’ve learned from your business journey:§ There are not enough hours in the day!§ Learning to be brave and get out and mingle and meet people…yes, I quite like being quiet and at home!!Why did you join the Women in Business Network?  I was introduced to the lovely Carolyn! I had my eye on the group and with a new business in the region knew it was a great way to go to meet new people and create new friendships.

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