Paulette Whitney

The life of a farmer revolves around the seasons. Come winter, a certain thriftiness is needed in the kitchen to make the most of meagre produce, writes Paulette Whitney.

When it comes to ever-changing food fads, the trick for farmers is to winnow the wheat from the chaff, according to Paulette Whitney.

Leaving her native Tasmania to break bread with fellow growers in the Blue Mountains is, writes Paulette Whitney, the best kind of busman’s holiday.

A garden full of brewable plants puts a cuppa for any occasion at your fingertips, writes Paulette Whitney.

A meeting of minds, native flora, European brewing methods and Chinese technique creates something wonderful, writes Paulette Whitney.

In a triumph of paddock-to-plate in practice, Paulette Whitney takes her kids to dinner to show them the fruits of their labour.

Down on the farm, reasons to celebrate come from unusual quarters...

It’s not all “the good life” being a producer – sometimes it’s more like the good, the bad and the ugly...