A new generation of ‘Planeteers’

By |2022-01-24T16:00:14+11:0022 December, 2021|general news|

The other day SHA producer member Erin from Tobellie Hill posted a series of pictures to Instagram of her son Toby planting out his own market garden. Dan and Erin and their four kids run a market garden between Braidwood and Captains Flat, and apparently Toby had […]

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Welcome back Sam Hawker

By |2022-01-24T15:58:02+11:0015 December, 2021|farmers market, general news, permaculture|

I’m not sure how much introduction Sam needs around these parts, but if you haven’t met her yet, meet Sam our *new * market manager and community stall coordinator at SHA.

Sam’s not really new around here, in fact she was the very first market manager at SHA […]

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Braidwood Food Company

By |2022-01-24T16:01:30+11:009 December, 2021|general news|

I’m born and bred in Captains Flat, a village South East of Canberra on the other side of the mountains from Braidwood. When I was a kid you could get a coffee in Captains Flat that was pretty much on par with a coffee in Braidwood. Granted, Braidwood had a hardware store and the Flat […]

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Why you should start a worm farm…

By |2022-01-24T16:02:27+11:0023 November, 2021|general news|

If you don’t already have a worm farm, why not? I’m not going to tell you how to set one up in detail, as there are plenty of great books and articles on that. This is more of a riff on worm farming from someone who used to be a bit bah-humbug about them but […]

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Friends over the mountain

By |2022-01-24T16:03:06+11:0010 November, 2021|general news|

Despite the Instagram highlight reel, it’s a risky, hard and unconventional life many of us small scale producers have chosen. It can feel lonely sometimes when the mice have eaten all your pumpkin seedlings for the 500th time, your creek crossing has flooded you in for a […]

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Q & A with an Urban Farmer

By |2021-10-29T10:23:50+11:0025 August, 2021|business, eating seasonally, ethical eating, farming, Gardening, general news, local food, permaculture, Produce boxes|

We’re super excited to welcome our newest producer member, Fiona Buining from Ainslie Urban Farm. Fiona has been in the small scale and urban farming scene in Canberra for yonks, and has worn heaps of different hats over the years -teacher, activist, small business owner and farmer to name a few. She’s passionate about plants, […]

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Celebrating the Winter Solstice

By |2021-10-29T10:27:26+11:0011 August, 2021|eating seasonally, education, ethical eating, general news, local food, permaculture|

We are now in the last month of winter and on certain days you can definitely feel the first little flutterings of spring in the blustery wind. I can hear Lyrebirds singing their little hearts out through the bathroom window, there was a fly buzzing around in […]

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What is regenerative agriculture (and how is it different from ALLLLLL the other labels)?

By |2021-10-29T10:30:14+11:0021 July, 2021|democracy, ethical eating, farming, Gardening, general news, local food, permaculture|

‘Regenerative Agriculture’ is a bit of a buzz word at the moment with the release of documentaries such as ‘Kiss the Ground’ on Netflix and companies like Patagonia establishing a Regenerative Organic Certification for their cotton production. So what is Regenerative Agriculture and how is it different from Organic (or any other label for that […]

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Southern Harvest Association 2021 AGM -POSTPONED

By |2021-06-25T19:40:39+10:0023 June, 2021|general news|

UPDATE – AGM has been postponed – stay tuned for further details

Despite a trying few years, Southern Harvest has managed to continue to build a strong and vibrant local food and farming community. Through our market, online shop and produce box scheme, we are helping to connect farmers and producers directly to those […]

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What’s in a wet year?

By |2021-06-20T17:08:56+10:0020 June, 2021|general news|

How did your garden do this season? Did you get any ripe tomatoes? Did the slugs feel unending? Did some funky new mould break your little green heart? If you don’t have a garden, perhaps you felt like the summer never really got going. Cool, cloudy, wet and even wintry at times, this past summer […]

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