After successfully crowdfunding almost $5000 during the cycling trip (thank you all again!), I have spent the best part of the last year working on putting my… Read more “Forkhay City Farms”
Author: James
I am a cyclist, farmer, traveller, adventurer and occasionally a civil engineer.
World Urban Farmers Day!
So tomorrow (Sunday May 22nd) is World Urban Farmers Day and also happens to be the last day of Bike Week in Queensland. If there was ever… Read more “World Urban Farmers Day!”
Part 8 – Hobart and Done.
In a glorious mix of sadness and relief, the trip is finally over. I have hung the carrot suit up on the wall where it shall remind… Read more “Part 8 – Hobart and Done.”
Part 7 – Devonport to Bicheno
TASSIE! Mysterious carrot drops, becoming ‘Carrot Man’, stout, hippy plumbers, arctic camping, epic mountain biking, huge hills, stout, rooster alarms, ultrawhite sand, rubber kelp, wolfhounds, stout, wineglass… Read more “Part 7 – Devonport to Bicheno”
Food.
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
Michael Pollan
Part 6 – Marlo to Melbourne
Carrots on TV, repurposed railway tracks, penguins in boxes, free eggplants, magic cookies, Nar Nar Goon, Naked for Satan, yabbying, penguins on bikes, Melbourne comedy festival and… Read more “Part 6 – Marlo to Melbourne”
Too Many Miles. Too Little Food. A Call to Action.
Food doesn’t have ingredients. Food is ingredients. Accessing and promoting real food should be high on the priority list for any community. Simply eating more real food… Read more “Too Many Miles. Too Little Food. A Call to Action.”
Part 5 – Moruya to Marlo
Biofarms, renegade markets, honorbread, rat bikes, covert border crossings, arctic surfing and running into my nemesis, the lanky German guy. Just another week on the road for… Read more “Part 5 – Moruya to Marlo”
Part 4 – Newcastle to Moruya
Big cities, big cousin catch-ups, big miles, big white cliffs and big breakdowns. Time is flying by. It’s been almost a month since I left Brisbane and… Read more “Part 4 – Newcastle to Moruya”
Part 3 – Coffs Harbour to Newcastle
What a week. Epic people, epic places, epic tales. This week has restored my faith in humanity. The generosity and randomn acts of kindness I have been… Read more “Part 3 – Coffs Harbour to Newcastle”
THE FREE WHEELING FARMER 