Sonia Ghiggioli
Why is Vanilla Soooo Expensive?
I have had very little to do with orchids in my life except to admire their beauty. Since being back in Agnes Water the past two years I...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Book Review - HUMUS: the black gold of the earth
*** BLOG ALERT *** Soil nerd and organic farming advocate opinions follow! I received a copy of Veronika Bond's book to review, HUMUS:...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Apr 6, 20181 min read
Agriculture Student Internship Opportunity
Three socially innovative groups across the globe have collaborated to provide soil, organic and health programs to remote island...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Mar 10, 20182 min read
Organic Farming is in the NEWS...
Each year when International Women's Day comes around I am often asked to make a speech or presentation to inspire other women to fulfil...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jan 26, 20182 min read
Minestrone Soup Barefoot FarmHer Style
I looked at the cupboards today after my son told me there was 'nothing to eat'. He had just baked a loaf of bread from scratch so I...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jan 22, 20181 min read
Australian Organically Grown Gourmet Vanilla Pods for Sale...
Using the skills I learnt in commercial winemaking and cheesemaking, I have cured my organically grown vanilla bean pods with traditional...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jan 16, 20183 min read
Started the New Year off on a Health Kick? Want to know what Organic, Biodynamic and Preservative Fr
Living a lifestyle whereby you consciously choose what you put in your mouth, whether that is spray free or organic produce, free range...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Dec 12, 20173 min read
Vanilla - a unique aroma...
Nearly everyone you talk to knows the distinct aroma of vanilla. It is in their icecream, their perfume, their baked goods, chocolate,...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Dec 3, 20172 min read
What an Amazing Day - Art on a Sunday...
I have been hosting groups and events in earnest since I became a winemaker a few years ago. It is a large part of the winemaking role to...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Oct 19, 20171 min read
Thinking Christmas Yet? Here is a gift sure to put a smile on your face...
Tasha Armour, a girlfriend that I have known since we were young teenagers shared a facebook page with me today, and I was delighted to...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Oct 17, 20172 min read
Art on a Sunday - a showcase of local produce
I am delighted to put together yet another collaboration with a wonderful local woman, Melissa Neumann Restaurateur of Codie's Place in...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Oct 5, 20173 min read
Always a family delight - Provincial parmesan, rosemary, garlic crusted rack of lamb.
I was first introduced to a rack of lamb through a home delivered mixed box of organic local lamb. Prior to this, I would never have...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Sep 28, 20173 min read
RISE Batiki - Teaching soil school in Fiji - Part 2
I've lived on farms without electricity or running water, I've washed cloth nappies by hand, milked goats (that's Nerida the goat with my...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Sep 24, 20173 min read
Passata Making - The Ghiggioli Family Recipe
Yesterday my family and I spent some time making jars of Passata and Rustic BBQ Sauce with the 10kg of tomatoes we hand picked the day...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Aug 31, 20174 min read
AS IT HAPPENED - Teaching soil school in Fiji - Part 1
I have known Mike Smith, the founder of Organic Matters Foundation for a few years now and have always been intrigued by his altruistic...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jul 21, 20174 min read
To Rescue or Not to Rescue???
Pic: Light Sussex Heritage Chickens on Winter Pasture Over twenty years ago I purchased one day old chicks and point-of-lay (POL) pullets...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jul 14, 20173 min read
An Abundance of Fresh Produce
Whether it is witnessing an exchange in a cafe or a table on a friend's farm, the back of a ute at our produce swap or neighbours and...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jul 8, 20172 min read
Creating a Cheese of Provenance
It takes quite a while to make cheeses of provenance, true reflections of the very soil the dairy cows are grown on, the microclimate and...
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Sonia Ghiggioli
Jun 30, 20172 min read
Letting Go...and the adventure that awaits you!
There comes a time in your life when everything just pulls together. You no longer need to push and prod and fight. Some call it...
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