As Australia's apple orchards drop away, two farms transform to survive

Chris McColl picks early varieties during March 2015 harvest. (Photo - Kate Hill).

An ABC interview looking at the different approaches taken at our orchard compared with those used at a neighbours conventional orchard.

Scything on a foggy Spring morning.

Scything around the base of the Calville Blanc d'hiver apple trees this morning

An interesting story which shows when fruit is grown for its appearance rather than flavour or nutritional value, the consumer loses out.

This is the blog we wrote for Fleur McDonald for “The Year of The Farmer” http://fleurmcdonald.com/enjoy-good-food-it-is-the-best-medicine