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KFARM

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4630 1468

Address: 619 West St 4350 Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Australia has strict bio security for a reason! I know I can be annoying when you travel sometimes and want to bring things back but its super important we keep these diseases out of Australia!

25.01.2022 Feeding time at kfarm #kfarm

24.01.2022 Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot argue we need to restore natural carbon sinks such as forests, swamps and seabeds to help tackle the c...limate crisis in this powerful independent film by @tommustill of Gripping Films. Find out more at naturalclimate.solutions #naturenow See more

24.01.2022 Toowoomba Ladies! USQ Rugby has their ladies day this weekend with all money raised going to One Bucket! Get a group of friends together and support farmers affected by drought! Tickets are $40 and include drinks and food! #onebucket

23.01.2022 We have a nest of gorgeous baby Willie Wagtails at Kfarm ! #kfarm #toowoombaregion

23.01.2022 Look at the these baby seedlings grow #kfarm #toowoomba #darlingdowns #toowoombaregion #aussiefarmers #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom

23.01.2022 Please sign to help protect koala habitat in Toowoomba that is scheduled for development.

22.01.2022 We found a nest of baby willy wagtails today at kfarm

21.01.2022 Rosellas! Perfect for making your own jam, cordial or tea! Locally grown in Toowoomba! ... $12kg for 1-19kg $10kg for 20+kg Available to everyday - restaurants, cafes and the public!

20.01.2022 African swine fever (ASF) has recently been detected in Indonesia. ASF is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs. An outbreak of ASF in Aus...tralia would have significant impacts on pig production and health, and the livelihoods of thousands of Australians. Anyone travelling or returning to Australia from Indonesia must ensure they meet our strict biosecurity conditions to help keep our agriculture industry free of this disease. All high risk pig products and meat products of any origin are prohibited from entering Australia. This includes all personal consignments of smallgoods, pork jerky and pork biltong, which can arrive with international travellers and via international mail. Commercially imported pig meat products must be retorted or cured under very specific conditions to inactivate viruses, or be sourced from disease-free countries which have been approved by the department. Travellers arriving in Australia are required by law to complete an Incoming Passenger Card. You must be completely honest and declare if you are carrying any food, animal products, or other items that may represent a biosecurity risk. Clothing, shoes or equipment should be free from soil. You must advise biosecurity officers if you have visited farming areas or if you are carrying clothing or equipment that has been in contact with pigs. For further information on arriving in Australia, visit agriculture.gov.au/arriving-in-australia

19.01.2022 Catch us at Nundah Farmers Markets every weekend!

19.01.2022 The drought across QLD, NSW and VIC is costing the lives of livestock, the livelihoods of many and leaving devastation in its wake. We too are affect by the drought. After 24+ years of farming in Toowoomba our water allocation for our bore was cut. Despite the numerous droughts we have seen never before has our allocation been reduced. ... The impact of this on us? On Christmas Day last year we closed our hydroponic salad farm. It was a heartbreaking decision but there was no other economically viable option. This not only affected us and our customers but also cost around 12 full time positions. We are the lucky ones though we have just reopened a small section managed by 1 person and have our free range egg farm. The drought affects us all. An Australian farmer on average feeds 600 people daily and supplys around 93% of the daily domestic food supply. Farming and agriculture is an industry of adaption, of innovation, of constantly facing challenges often unseen by the public. But we need help. Farmers need help. We need support and awareness. How can you help? There is no one answer but here are some suggestions 1. Shop locally and support farmers and businesses 2. If you friends or family are farmers reach out - maybe there is something specific you can do for them! 3. Donate - Drought Angels (Hamper and Financial assistance), One Bucket and Rural Aid (mental health initiative) are a good places to start 4. Raise awareness - start a conversation with friends and family! Tag and share videos and posts on FB and Insta 5. Follow pages talking about the drought - One Bucket is a great place to start. Dorothea Mackellar said in her famous poem My Country, I love a sunburnt country A land of sweeping plains Of ruffles mountain ranges Of droughts and flooding plains. The rain will come again, it always does but till it does keep farmers in your thoughts and actions. #onebucket #droughtangels #droughtawareness #toowoombaregion #kfarm #ruralaid #thankafarmer #thankafarmerforyournextmeal

19.01.2022 We will be at the markets this weekend! Come down this to support local farmers and get your produce in the outdoors! SATURDAY: Rocklea Farmers Market... Westend Farmers Market Caseldine Farmers Market Jan Powers - POWERHOUSE SUNDAY: Milton Farmers Markets Nundah Farmers Market

17.01.2022 How interesting is this?

17.01.2022 Dear Government, You have it all wrong and you are killing our Agricultural industry As I watch on the morning shows today, the excitement and pats on the back... as more funding is announced for farmers, I cant help but feel frustrated because the simple truth is, our government just doesnt get it. You are throwing money into a Funding Bucket where you have the lid on so tight people cannot get into it!! Pure and simple. I am an accountant in Tenterfield NSW. It is no secret our town is doing it tough. We have been in the spotlight the last 4 weeks from fires and our town running out of water, and there is no end in sight. I work for clients in Tenterfield and across the east coast of Australia and predominately our client base are farmers. And heres the kicker. I have ONE client, that is receiving farm household allowance. You are hearing me right. One! So lets have a look at some of the reasons why that is; 1. Income So these farmers are destocking because they have no feed and water. This is then assessed as INCOME. So when income tests are being applied to the assessment of eligibility, they are above the income limits. There is no consideration for the nature of this income, or that they are forced to sell or that this income will be used to restock. Income is viewed as too high, No support! 2. Assets farmers are de-stocking because there is no food and water. Although prices are tough this is still cash that will sit in an account, or reduce an overdraft, until they are able to come out the other side of the drought and buy more cattle, to again trade. If they dont hold this money then they will need to go into significant debt to restock. Add to this the value of their land, that is currently creating more pain than gain, and they have too many assets. No Support! 3. Farmers have had to pay back prior years support I kid you not. Farmers have been on support in prior drought times and now on reconciliation of their income from 3 years ago it is discovered that their income was higher than estimated. This is because they needed to reduce some debt on their farm enterprise for peace of mind, commercial viability and to satisfy the bank manager. In comes bank, please reduce debt, farmer sells livestock to create cashflow to do so, this is reported as INCOME. It hasnt been taxable as accountants can defer forced sale events from drought for tax purposes, but it is certainly assessed as income for farm household allowance so the client gets a bill of $25k and told they need to repay this. And this is all going on while these farmers are in the toughest drought we have seen in decades. Correct they are currently paying back these debts out of the very limited income they have, whilst getting no additional support for this present drought. 4. If you work a job and have a farm, the drought doesnt bother you again excuse my sarcasm but are you serious? In the current times of living costs, higher debt and two income families, a lot of farmers work jobs as well as the farm. As part of the income support assessment if the majority of income does not come from farming youre on your own. So these farmers are out contracting, working other jobs just to cover their costs and put food on the table, so they do not get farm support as they have other off farm income. I might add that this cancels out all other support also such as freight rebates and water infrastructure assistance. 5. Youve made a profit there is no support for you now. So we are now penalising our good operators. The ones that have been able to make farming sustainable. They plan, they plan and they plan. They operate like a business and focus on making a profit. We are handing money out to producers that have not made a profit ever (which I do agree they also need) but the sad reality is the farmers that do this well and operate a good business get no help. Penalise the good operators. Why is this so backward? These are the producers you are going to need in the next 24 months as they will be the only ones you have left. They are the only ones that will be able to sustain this, and persevere through it as they have done before so how about a hand to get through this time. Where is Australia going to get its livestock from in 18 months time? What is going to happen to the agriculture industry, a major industry in the Australian economy if we do not get this right and support the producers that have the ability to keep it going? I have been in consultation with our previous agriculture minister, and their office has in the past been very responsive to my questions relative to client assessments, but have continued to say the system is being reviewed. So at what point are we going to ensure the assessment or eligibility for farm support is reasonable, fair and effective? Like I said you can add to the fund bucket all day long, but if farmers are not eligible for the payment you are reaching no one and helping only a few. Our government need to apply more attention to the assessment process to ensure all of our farmers are getting some form of support because regardless of what they did yesterday and how they performed in the last 12 months, its now that counts and without it, Agriculture in Australia will not survive. Kristen Lovett Founder Director/Principal, KLAS - Business + Accounting 253 Rouse St, Tenterfield NSW Www.klas.com.au

17.01.2022 Its Wattle season again! Anybody else love Australian natives?

15.01.2022 MISSING / LOST / STOLEN Please help us bring PEANUT home He has been missing for 4 weeks !... On Sunday 29th July , PEANUT got a fright from a farm on Clifton / Felton rd , he was heading in the direction towards Nobby . Once he was out of sight he could have changed and headed in any direction. He lives on a farm in the southern side of Toowoomba . There was a possible sighting Drayton early hours of Wednesday 15th August heading towards school . ( may of been trying to get home ) No sign of him were seen or any other information since he ran off , somebody must have seen him. Please help , share and keep a look out . We need him home .

15.01.2022 Merry Christmas from all of us at Kfarm!! Thank- you for your support in 2018! Heres to a wonderful 2019! vdeo ft. Bella our very special dog

14.01.2022 Last week at Kfarm, Toowoomba ! #kfarm #toowoombaregion #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom

13.01.2022 Every Sunday we are at Nundah Farmers Markets, come down and say gday to Ray, our fabulous operator!

12.01.2022 Fresh Rosellas!!! Whose grandma or aunt used to make them rosella jam as a kid? Available at our market stalls! @miltonmarkets @nundahmarkets @daviesparkmarket @kelvingrovevillagemarkets @carseldinefarmersmarkets @janpowersfarmersmarkets @rockleamarkets #kfarm #toowoombaregion #rosella #rosellajam #localproduce #jammaking #australian

12.01.2022 We will be at the markets this weekend still! Hoping to see you there

11.01.2022 Sunset a few week ago @kfarm_qld #kfarm

09.01.2022 We have a new dog here at Kfarm: Bob! He is a border collie - he wasnt very good a chasing cows though so now he gets to chase around some chickens!

08.01.2022 Initially, I wasnt sure if I could post this; but I feel it is our duty, as custodians of this great land, to share, educate and bring to life what has happene...d and is happening right now in North West Queensland, Australia. And this is a HUGE part of Beryls amazing story.....still now, surviving, against all odds..... On the 29th of January, our prayers were answered and the horrendous prolonged drought of 2018 (and for others a lot longer) was broken. Rejoice!!!! 80mm of pure gold rain water fell from the sky. However, our sheer delight soon faded to worry and finally absolute heartbreak and devastation as over the next 11 days; over 32 inches of rain fell over our great and amazing property. This total is above our ANNUAL rainfall - and we got that in just 11 days. The elements were against us. Constant rain, howling winds and cold cold weather saw our livelihoods, pets, mates and family members start to die due to exposure. And not only that, record breaking floods have swept across our great region, killing literally hundreds of thousands of cattle. Horses, sheep, goats also included. But also wiping out kangaroos, emus, lizards and all kinds of native animals. It is said that over 800 properties have been effected. An area of land twice the size of Tasmania, and, the size of France - has been covered by flood waters. This is a complete and utter national disaster. A leading Australian Industry has been king hit!! And we need to get whats happening out there - out across Australia and out to our friends across the pond. Please know also that there was literally nothing anyone could do. Higher ground you say? Where would we have taken them? Mt Everest? Put them in shelter you say - how do you fit 4000-50000 head in a shed? We couldnt even GET to these animals to move them. We are so passionate about where we live, what we do and our communities - and if we could have done something - we would have. Our property alone has lost 90%+ of the cattle that were living on this property, we had nearly 4000 here. To put into perspective, that is our next 2-3 years income completely gone. And we are some of the luckier ones. Our houses never went under and we managed to save our horses in time. So back to Beryl. She has been living in a paddock for about 12 months now away from our homestead. It was important to us to let her be with other cows and also, to have a little baby of her own. The rains started and we werent too worried. But as the days kept on with the conditions and we could see that around our house, weaners were dropping like flies (no matter what shelter we provided or what hay and feed we put out.) We were getting desperately worried about Beryl and her fate. The rain eased and there was a break in the weather so Jake ploughed out to her paddock. We were pacing anxiously around the two-way to hear of any news. I found Lilly was the first call. Lilly is my nieces poddy calf, similar in age to Beryl. I was beside myself. Nearly an hour passed and we heard Ive found Beryl - shes been living by herself out the back of this ridge eating prickle bush. We realise, finding two Brahmans amongst 4000 is no great win. But boy oh boy it was good for the soul. And as the tears flowed Jake bought them home and finally we had them safely with us. And a whole lotta nice was put into our hearts for the day. The timing was so lucky - the weather didnt break for another two days - it was so cold - and I can guarantee if Jake didnt go and get her - she wouldnt have survived. So now she hasnt left the house. Shes back on her blanket and back into Sayos and Jatz crackers. And I am happy my little love is home. But my heart is heavy. Heavy for my family, heavy for my friends and heavy for our community. Flood waters are dropping but this is no where near being over. Dead animals are literally, at every direction we look. My husband and my brother in law have been hectically trying to get hay to animals that have survived but have not eaten in literally 10 days besides a few prickly thorns off an old prickly bush. Every single person for hundreds of kilometres is doing the exact same thing. Fighting for our animals, our livelihoods and, fighting for the ability for AUSTRALIA and the WORLD to see what is happening right here, right now. And fighting for you, to help us! There has been a number of amazing people and organisations get on board straight away. Ive pinned to the top of this page some links, that if you wish, you can donate to our catastrophic disaster. To the amazing and resilient people of NW Queensland. I have no words but a whole lotta love and a rum when all of this is over. To the local councils you guys have done an amazing job. To all the angels of the sky, the helicopter pilots, words are not enough. The army has also done an amazing job helping to get fodder out to places cut off from everywhere. But the locals - the local people have been and are amazing. They are living this nightmare themselves - but still helping each other. And there is still fences to mend, turkey nests, dams, pipelines, troughs to fix......the next 12 months is going to be really tough. And thats an understatement. So as you go to bed, or as you wake. Hold your family a little tighter, feed your pets a little extra, smile at a complete stranger. Life could be so much worse. And please, if you can, give a little to a place that has always, given a lot. And please, buy Australian beef! Love from Beryl and her home Balootha

07.01.2022 Can you guess the plant?

06.01.2022 Baby watercress! Available for order or to the public at our markets Saturday @carseldinefarmersmarkets @rockleamarkets ... @janpowersfarmersmarkets (powerhouse) @daviesparkmarket @kelvingrovevillagemarkets Sunday @nundahmarkets @nundahmarkets #kfarm #freshproduce #toowoombaregion

05.01.2022 * Please read until the end, and share, assistance linked * My heart breaks for the everyone involved in the flooding in North Queensland. What has particularl...y hit close to home is the devastation our graziers are facing. From the excessive drought, wondering if itll ever rain to life changing flooding. It might not be clear, or it might be hard to comprehend and photos will not do justice of what is happening, but these people have spent their lives nurturing and caring for these animals, and to have their livelihood taken so harshly is a significant emotional hit. Monetary/financial strain aside, while that too is significant, these farmers, including my loved ones - my family, are faced with a devastation that has broken their hearts. With both the good days and the bad days, I have never been around harder working, more devoted and passionate people then those of the land and although I live in Brisbane now, I am proud to be apart of that lifestyle and have been raised on the land. Home is where the heart is! My thoughts are with all those who are effected. Tough times dont last, tough people do Lets get behind our graziers, please spread awareness. *A small minority of photos from this disaster. * (Funding) https://littlewindmills.com.au/ https://www.daf.qld.gov.au//natural-disaster/declared-areas http://www.qrida.qld.gov.au/current-progr/Disaster-recovery https://www.qcwa.org.au/what-we-do/public-rural-crisis-fund/ (Other Assistance) https://www.qld.gov.au//disasters-eme/financial-assistance http://www.qrida.qld.gov.au//disaster-assistance-primary-p

05.01.2022 Quick lunch after picking up some off my favourite products at the Milton Markets today!! Spinach n eggs from KFARM (Toowoomba) Michelles magnificent Tomatoe...s from Davids Organic Farm Byron Bay Green Effect And last but not least a good sprinkle of Portuguese seasoning from the one and only... The SPICE Stall.. stay safe everyone See more

04.01.2022 Hey Toowoomba Yes we are still open for delivery, pick up and now drive thru Our new trading hours... Lunch: 12pm-2pm Friday Saturday Sunday only Dinner: 5pm-8pm Monday to Sunday (7 nights) DRIVE THRU OPTION - call through your order and we will bring your order out to you. No need to get out of your car. When you call and order, just let our friendly staff know your rego number and park directly in front of the restaurant on Margaret st. DELIVERY OPTION - We are able to deliver to your door locally with a minimum spend of $40 with payment made over the phone. Our drivers will give you a call on arrival and leave your order at your doorstep. ($5 delivery charge) PICK UP OPTION- Call in your order either pay over the phone or when you pick up. We ask if only 1 customer at a time in the restaurant for pick up. A waiting area for other customers will be outside the restaurant. Drinks also available. We are so happy that we can continue to do what we do best and thank you for continuing to support us as we adapt to the necessary changes to keep our staff and customers as safe as possible. We are so appreciative and look forward to seeing you all

03.01.2022 Greta Thunberg: Id like to tell my grandchildren that we did everything we could. And we did it for themfor the generations to come. https://ti.me/36CcnJt

03.01.2022 Eggs for days #sunnysideup #kfarm #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom #toowoombafreerangeeggs #toowoomba #darlingdowns

02.01.2022 From this to this #eggplant #aubergine #kfarm #toowoomba regin #farming #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom

01.01.2022 Greta Thunberg: I’d like to tell my grandchildren that we did everything we could. And we did it for themfor the generations to come. https://ti.me/36CcnJt

01.01.2022 Where to find us: SATURDAY: Rocklea Farmers Market... Westend Farmers Market Caseldine Farmers Market Kelvin Grove Market: Jan Powers - POWERHOUSE SUNDAY: Milton Farmers Markets Nundah Farmers Market *more information about times and location under the about tab

01.01.2022 Staff interview #2 NAME: Mittens JOB: Chief Office Guardian ... Favourite part of Kfarm: I like working in a workplace where Im the prettiest. I also like been able to come and go as I like #kfarm

01.01.2022 Seeding time! #kfarm #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom #toowoombaregion #toowoomba #farmproduce