Skating Goose Farm in Lowden, Western Australia, Australia | Bed and breakfast

Skating Goose Farm

Locality: Lowden, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 409 646 178

Address: Gerde View 6240 Lowden, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.skatinggoosefarm.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Smart farming from a very clever lady ... great tedX.

25.01.2022 Hey ladaays .... Randy the rooster has arrived. #rooster #australorp #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

24.01.2022 Peaches are in!! Admittedly these aren’t our peaches ... but I’d been craving this grilled peach and halloumi salad and it didn’t disappoint! spinach grilled zucchini grilled peachesgrilled halloumi fresh mint olive oil balsamic. Easy, delicious and a crowd pleaser. #peaches #halloumi #summeriscoming #vegetarian #skatinggoosefarm

24.01.2022 Plastic Free July has rolled around again ... we will be endeavoring to reduce our waste even more. Some tips I learned from last year : if you go to your local butcher they are often more than happy to just wrap your meat in the paper or place in your CLEAN containers (the container thing may have changed with the COVID situation however). Purchasing dry goods from a bulk supplier reduces lots of little plastic packets. Being a little prepared eg taking a reusable water bott...le with you on car rides etc saves a lot of single use plastic bottles. Farmers markets are great to get fruit and veg without the plastic. If you have a problem with the ridiculous, superfluous packaging on stuff at the supermarket .... protest by leaving it on the shelf!! I do this with mushrooms in those stupid plastic boxes- I rip off the barcode on the clingfilm and tip the mushrooms into a paper bag. I’ve also been known to do this with apples in those plastic tubs too (my kids hate shopping with me!) but it’s my personal protest!! And if the staff or other customers dare to raise an eyebrow I’ve reached the ripe old age where I’m happy to voice my opinion about excess use of plastic 9/10 times they agree with me! What changes will you make? Even small changes can make a huge difference! #plasticfreejuly2020 #plasticfreejuly #makethechange Photo Credit: unknown... but what an awesome photo!! See more

23.01.2022 I’d been requesting an arbour for a while now so I can grow my cucumbers off the ground and also use for tomatoes, beans, peas etc. My very talented hubby knocked this up for me from recycled Jarrah this weekend and I love it! #arbour #weekendproject #cleverhubby #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

21.01.2022 Cuteness overload .... the guinea fowl chicks (keets) have arrived and they are gorgeous! Now I just need to keep them alive #guineafowl #guineafowlkeets #motherofguineas #skatinggoosefarm

21.01.2022 Decadent porcini mushroom risotto, laced with truffle butter and crowned with sautéed Swiss browns and freshly shaved @ferguson_valley_truffles .. drool #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley #fergusonvalleytruffles #risotto #blacktruffles

20.01.2022 Still getting lots of winter produce cauliflower, leeks, fennel, carrots, peas, parsley ... the taste is so much better when you #growyourown #sprayfreeproduce #permaculture #winterveggies #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

19.01.2022 Artichokes have arrived!! Anyone have a favourite recipe? #artichoke #growyourownfood #skatinggoosefarm #artichokerecipes #fergusonvalley

18.01.2022 Garlic scapes! Garlic scapes are the immature flower heads of garlic. They need to be removed as, if allowed to mature, they’d steal valuable energy from the garlic bulb. They have a lovely mild garlicky flavour and can be prepared in lots of ways- tossed through a stir fry, roasted in the oven or even fermented. #garlicscapes #garlic #growyourownfood #sprayfree #sprayfreeproduce #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

17.01.2022 It’s been such a strange winter this year with balmy days between the rainy ones... the garden is very confused ... daffodils are up, almond blossom started, mulberries are flowering and the lavender is going ballistic all in early August. #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvally

15.01.2022 Celebrating our wedding Anniversary with a ride in this gorgeous ‘65 Mustang. Thank you Karen @mrmustanghire for helping to make our day extra special! #mustang #mrmustanghire #weddinganniversary #onlywaytotravel

14.01.2022 Celebrating Green Doors 5th cellar door birthday! An absolutely wonderful evening ending on a delicious high with this sensational white port. Congratulations everyone at Green Door! #greendoorwines #fergusonvalleywines #fergusonvalley #whiteport #liquidamber #bungeo

13.01.2022 Cuteness overload! They look like muppets!

13.01.2022 We’ve had some awesome helpers in the last couple of days and the Chook Mahal has finally been painted ... they added their artistic flair and it makes me smile every time I see it! #beehappy #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley #happychooks #chookmahal #chickensofinstagram

13.01.2022 Sad day Saturday... a new herd of cattle broke past the fences protecting the beehives and we arrived to this ... beehive carnage. The bees were still hanging around so I put all hives back together in the hope they’ll recover ... which led to the second pic! The bees were very agitated and I couldn’t get my smoker going and I was stung multiple times through my suit! This led to my first bee induced anaphylactic reaction and an emergency hospital admission. Thank goodness hubby got me straight to hospital as soon as my symptoms started. Big love to all the Drs and nurses who looked after me! I am fine now but shall avoid the bees until I can get to an immunologist! #baddayonthefarm #beeallergy #rollingwiththepunches #skatinggoosefarm

11.01.2022 Today is a really wintery day with squalls of heavy showers rolling through regularly. And I was thinking about how I was going to enjoy a nice hot bowl of soup. And then I started thinking about the chooks .... I opened their coop up so they had the option to stay inside or out in the rain (I know where I’d be!) many are out foraging in the rain and seem to be loving it. I wondered if they’d like a hot lunch too ... so I did some reading and came up with a pretty nice chook ...porridge. Rolled oats with a few eggs scrambled in for extra protein, some black sunflower seeds for extra healthful oils, a sad, bruised apple chopped up, some cinnamon(apparently good for their respiratory system) and a little cayenne pepper to keep them warm .... apparently they don’t register the heat on their chooky tongues! Anyway, they seemed to love it ... and I feel happy that they’ve had a hot meal to warm them on a cold day. Do you feed your chooks a hot meal in winter? #crazychooklady #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley See more

10.01.2022 To celebrate the opening of our first luxury accomodation we are offering 25% off the accommodation price when you book between 1st March to 16th April 2021. We want to share our bee-utiful retreat with you!! #skatinggoosefarm #bungeo #downsouthwa #fergusonvalley #donnybrookwa #stayinwa #southwestwa #waisok #wonderoutyonder

10.01.2022 Congratulations Michael and Ilonka ... Bakkheia Wines always offer a fabulous drop!

10.01.2022 Just me and the girls having lunch together and listening to their favourite tunes #isabrownechickens #layladylay #freetoroam #chickensofinstagram #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

09.01.2022 Well hello there! I am amazed at how much personality these chooks have... they follow me everywhere cheeping, chortling and clucking ... now my constant gardening companions. #freerangechickens #chickens #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

09.01.2022 Built on a foundation of love ... my hubby is such a romantic! These are the foundations for our first guest retreat ... it IS coming! I promise!! #skatinggoosefarm #stillheldupbyrain #cantwaitforgueststocome #fergusonvalley

09.01.2022 Everyone loves cold watermelon in a hot day! Our girls (and Randy the Rooster) are very spoilt! #chickensofinstagram #freetoroam #chickens #watermelon #watermelonsugarhigh #harrystyles #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley #spoiltchooks

08.01.2022 Dug up our first harvest of Royal Blue potatoes! So satisfying rummaging in the garden to uncover these purple gems. The offspring have requested chips of course but a creamy mash with truffle butter sounds good to me! #potato #growyourownfood #sprayfree #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

08.01.2022 I love a contorted willow! #skatinggoosefarm #willow #fergusonvalley #contortedwillow

07.01.2022 In my quest to reduce our use of single use plastics I’ve embraced the shampoo and conditioner bar. I have to admit I was worried I’d end up with hair like cardboard! I’ve also been searching for an alternative to all those ridiculous little plastic bottles of toiletries used in the hotel industry. There’s no rubbish collection at the farm so all our waste becomes our problem to dispose of. This certainly brings a whole new awareness about how our waste is handled. Anyhoo... after much searching and reading of testimonials I’ve come across @stjamessupplyco I have to say I am loving their shampoo and conditioner! My hair feels super clean without being stripped, has volume without the frizz and is super shiny! Well done to this WA family owned business and welcome to Skating Goose Farm!

06.01.2022 Harvested our first purple cabbage!! I’ve found winter vegetables a bit tricky but I think experience is finally paying off. Hopefully more to come #growyourownfood #sprayfreeproduce #skatinggoosefarm #winterveggies #cabbage #fergusonvalley

06.01.2022 Thrilled with our first ever garlic harvest! Included in this was some ‘bull’ garlic gifted to me ... they are enormous! Thanks Jan @fhestate !! #garlic #garlicharvest #growyourownfood #sprayfree #novampireshere #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

06.01.2022 We enjoyed a fabulous evening last night at #staidenswinery watching the incredible #davehole perform. This concert was in support of the Dardanup Environmental Action Group to Stop the Mountain of landfill that Cleanaway intend to dump at the Dardanup waste facility. #cleanaway we do not want your rubbish tip at the gateway of the amazing #fergusonvalley

06.01.2022 Playing tourist on this hot, hot day! Better than gardening! #40 #skatinggoosefarm #prestonrivervalley #fergusonvalley #donnybrookwa #bartonjoneswines #winetasting

05.01.2022 I have a lot on this weekend and couldn’t get to the farm to meet our new addition to the henhouse ... so the hubby sent me this this morning. I Love how Randy greets him but even more ... I love how my husband talks to the chooks #skatinggoosefarm #chickenlover #roostersofinstagram #australorp #fergusonvalley

05.01.2022 Necessity is the mother of invention!! We needed to cure the garlic and onions . An old desk base and puppy fencing cable tied on the top makes a perfect curing rack! These babies will cure for 4-6 weeks and then they’re ready for long term storage. #necessityisthemotherofinvention #garlic #onions #curing #growyourownfood #skatinggoosefarm

04.01.2022 Brunch for two very hungry workers ... who needs plates when you can skoff straight from the pan! Onion and herb frittata, served with our farm made pear and chilli jam - all fresh farm ingredients. See what we built ... #brunch #farmlife #pasturedeggs #frittata #hungryworkers #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley #hatedoingdishes

04.01.2022 Randy the Rooster in all his glory! #randytherooster #australorp #australorps #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

04.01.2022 Harvested the first of the onions! #onion #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sprayfree #fergusonvalley #skatinggoosefarm

03.01.2022 Calm before the storm ....

03.01.2022 Offsetting our carbon footprint. We planted around 400 native trees and shrubs this weekend - quite a job but very rewarding! Did you know it takes approx 1125 trees to offset an average individuals carbon footprint? With all the trees planted on the farm in the last 3 years I think we are almost there but we are a family of 5 so a few more to go! One day my grandchildren will be able to walk through this forrest - a wonderful thought. #leavealegacy #carbonfootprint #reduceyourcarbonfootprint #planttrees #givingback #skatinggoosefarm #fergusonvalley

01.01.2022 Our chooks are spoilt ... but not this spoilt!! Too gorgeous!