The Prickly Pear Invasion: When Cactus Nearly Took Over Australian Farms
Now if we asked you to guess one of the biggest agricultural disasters Australia has ever faced, I don’t reckon many people would answer …. a bunch of cactuses! Yet for a period there, it was causing absolute havoc. The story goes that prickly pear was brought out because people liked the look of it and […]
If You Haven’t Seen a Goon Bag Yet, Have You Even Been to Australia?
Few Australian inventions have achieved what the humble goon bag has. The Victa lawn mower had a good run. The Hills Hoist clothesline became a backyard icon. But the goon bag? It somehow became a national personality trait. Whether you know it as a wine cask, goon sack, silver pillow or that thing your mate […]
Quiet Quitting: What Farms Notice Before You Think They Do
“Quiet quitting” gets talked about a lot online. Do the job. Don’t go above and beyond. Protect your energy. And honestly, we get why that idea is appealing. Backpacker farm work can be hard. Early starts, physical days, new places, new people. Sometimes the job isn’t what you expected, or the farm runs differently to […]
