Wally and Vicki of Nashua Valley Organics at Nashua have been producing for nine years. They grow eggs, vegetables (certified organic) and coffee (soon to be certified organic) sold via farmers markets. How they grow: introduced chickens two years ago to help control weeds and aid in fertilising veg patch used on a rotation system [...]
Nashua Valley Organics
Jul 16
This coffee is great!
Milking has such a rhythm to it. Patterns built over days and years. Traditions built and bloodlines laboriously created. The cows know it. The dogs know it. And those who farm have it flowing in their blood. Imagine 116 years of milking, and the wrench and sadness involved in stopping. On April 30th 2010 the [...]
Mikayla Savins, 12, from Nashua, with a black Pekin, and brother Matthew, 10, with a white Frizzle at the Bangalow Poultry Auction 2009. Photo by: BRENDAN ALLEN Saffron Howden | 20th April 2009 MATTHEW SAVINS bought his first chooks at the age of six. Four years on and his whole family is in the chook [...]
James dairy closes
May 24
Nashua memories On April 30 the James family of Nashua closed their dairy which has been milking for over 100 years. They are such a rich, vibrant part of our community, and losing the dairy is a sad and momentous time for us all. Nashua Landcare provided the traditional sandwiches and cakes. More next month. [...]
Sometimes history arrives with a loud bang, a momentous occasion or a burst of activity. And sometimes it arrives with a whisper, barely discernable at the time; not until later does one go – oh wow. Such it was with the history Emily Emery made. A quite history that was softly made, and allowed to [...]
NASHUA COMMUNITY CRICKET DAY
Apr 28
CENTENARY MATCH OCTOBER 2007 Trimble / Lithgow 100 def Savins / Taylor 88 As befitting such a grand and historic occasion, the winning score of 100 reflected the number of years since the formation of the Nashua Cricket Club in August 1907. Playing on the same concrete pitch as first laid a century [...]
Welcome Olive Rose
Apr 24
Just letting you know that Nashua has a new resident. Olive Rose Dornan …finally entered the world on Monday morning the 12th April. We are all doing well and she is sleeping and feeding like a little champion. Nige is already preparing her for the Cricket Day by explaining all the rules! love Sophie and [...]
101 Years 2008
Apr 20
101 years October 2008 Trimble / James 148 def Savins / Taylor 106 Once again, a cloudless day greeted the Nashua ground and its many tents, deckchairs, picnic baskets, spectators and players – with a noticeable robust aroma of liniment wafting in the air. A few inquisitive cows had somehow wandered onto the pitch for [...]
102 years 2009
Apr 20
102 YEARS October 2009 Savins / Taylor 151 def Trimble / James 137 Speculation of clandestine team training came to fruition as the Savins / Taylor team blasted our first ever innings of 150 runs. Winning the toss and electing to bat, captain Ray led boldly from [...]
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