Oh my goodness time has gotten away on me. Its already well into the new year and I missed sending my best wishes to everyone. I hope that everyone had a restful and joyful Christmas season and the best to everyone in 2018. We were fortunate to have several sets of visitors over the...
Arthur and I have dreamed of owing our our farm in Fiji for over 30 years. In 2014 we made it a reality when we purchased a 93 acre property very close to where Arthur grew up. Of course this property was 93 acres of tropical rainforest and in no shape or form a...
When we cleared the forest around our house site we levelled off about 5 feet of hill top and created a large area for the house and yard/compound. Although we still haven’t quite finished the house- that’s going to be an ongoing project for the next few years – we’ve started planning how we...
Yesterday marked a turning point for our farm, our first commercial sale of cassava to Agromarketing! Up to this point all our crop sales have been small, mostly to local markets. We sold 3190 kg of cassava at $0.50 per kg for a total of $1595.00. We have probably another 6 tons in the...
Yesterday Arthur and I rotated our chickens into a new pasture. It took about 3 hours to relocate and detangle the vines from our temporary fencing but now our chickens have lots on new green stuff and bugs to eat. We had wanted to completely free range our chickens and move them around in...
Last week we took a day off from the farm and enjoyed a day on the ocean. We traveled about 2 hours down the coast trolling. It was a beautiful day, not too hot and not too windy. Arthur’s cousin Zakaria and two of his sons, Budha and Jimmy, joined us. And of course...
While I was in Canada, Arthur hosted a Basic Beekeeping workshop at Mudrenicagi sponsored and taught by the Agricultural Department. There were 26 participants who successfully completed the workshop. Participants learnt about the lives of bees, colony management, tools and protective equipment, and how to harvest the honey. Everyone enjoyed the practical experience of...
Oops its been two months since my last post. I’d like to says I’ve been too busy to write but that would be a lie. While we were very busy over the Christmas and New Year season with our Canadian family visiting, since they all left its been a bit slower paced. Here’s a...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our friends and family here in Fiji and around the world. Arthur and I have been very fortunate this year to be able to celebrate the season with Siana, Marc, Kinesi, Ateca, Brendan and many of our Fiji family in our new house. Our kids arrived...
I can’t believe that is been well over a month since I last did an update to my blog. What can I say but its been incredibly busy as we’ve all been working hard to get the house ready before Christmas. We’re almost there. I would be very remise if I didn’t acknowledge all...