Letters from Vera

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Spring and we have already had some lovely warm days here in Victoria! On our farm in Elaine, the Wisteria is beginning to flower a cascade of happy purple. The Greenhouse is coming along and we have just installed the first few panels of glass! The broccoli is sprouting, we have […]

Hi Everyone, I hardly believe it’s mid-June already and we are half way through the year! Welcome to all of you who are new to my newsletter. I really appreciate that you care about your health and that somehow you were led to my site! Time seems to be speeding up and this is why […]

Hi Everyone, I’m sitting in my living room writing to you in front our first log fire for Winter! A windy day up here at the farm and how grateful am I to be able to sit here in my dressing gown on “Paperwork Monday” when many others are out working or commuting in the […]

Hi Everyone, Apologies for skipping my January Newsletter! I was totally in holiday mode with eight birthdays in the family over January and February, (including my own!) as well as the Engagement of Mark’s daughter on our property two weeks ago! With such a dry summer here in Elaine, our job was to keep the […]

Happy Holidays everyone!! Trust you are having a relaxing time between Christmas and the beginning of 2019! What can I say but that I truly made the most of December which started out with our annual Lifeforce retreat this year at the Dandenong’s on the first weekend of the month. Our newest product Vital Spark […]

Hi Everyone! Another month gone by!! Been a busy one in the garden as we prepared the garden beds with soil and compost and planted an assortment of vegetables, pumpkin, zucchini, corn, peas, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber and onions. It’s been great eating our own lettuce that self-sowed from last year’s crop, combining it with fresh […]

Hi Everyone, Another month has flown by and the last week of September saw us plant 90 grape vines with friends and family on a perfect sunny day! Spring is fully here, the wisteria turned on its charm, lilacs bloomed, fruit trees blossomed, and we prepared the outside beds for the greenhouse, in readiness for […]

Hi Everyone, It’s been a while and I wanted to reconnect with you and keep you posted on what has been happening in my world. My dream of living in the country is taking shape now and I’m spending five days on the farm, leaving only a couple of days in Melbourne to catch up […]