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Today’s guest is stylist, curator and shop owner Carlie Oates. She says our homes are our cafes, our restaurants and our nightclubs - this is true for everyone right now during coronavirus times, but is also always true of people living in the country, away from the cities. Carlie moved with her husband from Sydney to a farm at Jugiong on the NSW central tablelands. Her husband had no farming expe...

Australian photographer Kara Rosenlund is spending her isolation and lockdown days on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland and is using it as an opportunity to dive deeper into the nature that surrounds her home. She's sharing her journey on Instagram and through online courses in the hope it will, 'give people some distraction and make people feel good about being at home.' Please don't forget a...

Penny Ashby is a modern day advocate for wool. Through her fashion label Lady Kate, she wants to give all women the chance to learn just how beautiful 100% Australian merino wool is to wear and touch. She's also a mum to two young boys, and with her husband Gus, she runs an aviation business in Narrabri in north west NSW. You can find her at ladykate.com.au or @ladykateknitware on Instagram. You c...

As someone who grew up in the country, Sarah Ryan left home for University determined not to end up in a tiny village, married to a farmer. Soon enough she returned home for holidays and never left - she now lives in a small village, married to a farmer. Outside of her life on the farm with her husband and 3 children - Sarah has her own business making and selling soy candles from a beautifully ru...

From a farm to London Fashion Week with Sass and Bide, to starting her own fashion label and house-mothering at a country boarding school, Jacqui Hayes, leads a fascinating life! She runs her business, Barney & Jacq from her flat in Orange in regional New South Wales, constantly working with makers, cutters and production people in Sydney and elsewhere. She has some pretty cool stories about worki...

This daily news podcast has built a cult following and is one of the most popular ways Australian's consumer their daily news. The story behind the inception of The Squiz' newsletter and podcast is one of the big reasons I wanted to speak with Claire - its a proper business, not a side hustle - its funding came from two rounds of capital raising and the podcast was voted one of the most popular in...

Pip's regionally based business, Jumbled and Iglou - housed in concept store The Sonic - in Orange in New South Wales, is a serious powerhouse of colour, fun and new ideas. Pip is so generous in what she shares in this episode - how to go about a collaboration, how social media is her biggest asset, dreaming big, moments of clarity and of course - memories of growing up on a farm. THANK YOU to Qua...

A special podcast explaining what rain really means to farmers experiencing drought. This is a conversation prompted by one of my friends living in the city. It features farmers, friends and family explaining what rain really means to their farming operation at this time of the year - and how much rain you need to truly break a drought.

Gifting from the garden this Christmas with The Garden Curator, Colleen Southwell who loves everything about gardening and nurturing plants. So why not save money and be thoughtful in giving a gift that's from the garden this Christmas.

Bringing Back a love for Christmas Cards with Naomi Bulger. Naomi Bulger loves writing and illustrating letters - and thinks we could all give it a go - to reach out to a friend who you've lost touch with, someone overseas or someone who would get a real lift from opening the letterbox to discover beautiful hand written card. Wouldn't we all love that! Thanks for listening to a taste tester of Com...