LISTEN: Small farms - good neighbours
You may have been planning your escape to the country or tree change for years. It’s great to have plants animals and access to the great outdoors, but these things come with a biosecurity responsibility for you, your neighbours and the wider community.
Once you arrive, make sure that any biosecurity risks such as weeds, pests and diseases are minimised and handled properly so they don’t escape onto your neighbour’s farm and surrounding areas. Get in touch with your local biosecurity agency to access the available support services. Otherwise, those wonderful home baked goods and products your neighbours gifted to you on arrival can quickly sour!
Join Costa as he chats with some hobby farmers about their successes, weed management, food scraps, pigs and how they are adopting new strategies to manage the challenges in a changing climate.