The Farm


June 15, 2015

No one grows by someone else forcing them to grow…

I planted this olive tree in 2000 when I started to transform my bit of paddock into a beautiful, organic garden. Sometimes I feel as if it watches over all the growing. It reminds me to wait patiently and that all things take time to grow.

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August 12, 2013

Let everything that Loves and Breathes…

Well today I open the pages for you to read into what is so much part of my life here at the Abbey. I want to share with you about the life on the “Farm”.

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November 28, 2015

Though I Walk In The Midst Of Affliction

Over the past month Jamberoo Mountain has been in the clouds. We had rain and mist nearly every day, with the occasional patch of sunshine. I have to tell you I just love these weather conditions!

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October 24, 2015

Your Glory Lights Creation

'In spite of sin Your Glory lights creation, Your ancient and unchanging truth remains.' This is a quote from the Saturday morning Lauds hymn...

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November 28, 2015

Your Deeds O Lord Have Made Me Glad

This week I bring to you a treat. Yuijn has been happy snapping in the Vegie Patch and so I bring to you some of her photos.

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September 26, 2015

You Breathe On Us

From time to time we have a visitor to the Abbey Farm garden and often I am asked about how self sufficient the garden is. I guess the bottom line is that the garden falls short of this in a big way.

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June 9, 2015

Touched by your Hand our world is Holy

Just because you haven’t heard from me for a while don’t be thinking that the garden has gone out of production. Far from it! This has been the most productive winter I have ever had and not only that, the garden is beautiful.

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May 25, 2015

For everything there is a Season

Earth has its rhythm and its cycles of life and death and the events of this last month here on the Abbey farm have had us living this reality deeply.

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February 24, 2015

“O God, Make all things work for our Good.”

Well after a busy few months in the candle department and in the garden I am back on the air. Sorry for those who have been in wait for the ‘next exciting episode’.

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August 15, 2013

God be Gracious and Bless Us…

This week I would like to take you up into our rainforest to see both its beauty and challenges. The Jamberoo Abbey site is in a conservation management Echidnat zone within the Kiama Municipal Area.

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