Just about to fly out tomorrow ,for the start of the Nuffield experience to Amsterdam I must admit I am a little bit nervous .On the home front I think that Belinda has every thing in hand .
The produce this week is excellent,it has been great growing weather. I look forward to catching up with the other scholars.
Richard Weston harvesting Burdock
Our First Burdock Harvest of 2012, quality looks great!
From All of us at Weston Farm we thankyou for your support throughout 2011 and we wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Once again our Peony Harvest has come to an end. The weather gods were kind, but trying at times, we reached 34 degrees one day and then a couple of days later there was snow on the mountain and we woke to a slight frost. But overall it has been another successful season, picking up new markets in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane.
This year I was awarded the prestigious 2012 Nuffield Scholarship sponsored by Impact Fertilisers and the Tasmanian Government. I would like to investigate white asparagus production for the gourmet market and am hoping to visit Germany to learn more about production techniques, as it is a large producer and consumer of white asparagus.
I have set up this blog to document my journey as a Nuffield Scholar, and also to write about what’s happening on Weston Farm, a small family business which I run with my wife Belinda. We specialise in Peony roses, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and fresh farm produce.
