SINCE early last year, the Turner family has been enjoying the fruits, vegetables and produce of its younger members\u2019 labour.<\/p>\n
With the encouragement of parents Corey and Hayley, their Batesford property has been a seeding ground, cultivated by their children Paxton, Laike, Kit and Reid.<\/p>\n
The family\u2019s efforts have led to the creation of their On the Rocks Farmgate, but Hayley said the venture provides a more important service than making a profit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s genuinely about the kids learning. It\u2019s teaching them about the value of hard work and the food chain and where their food actually comes from,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt didn\u2019t start as a business where we were going to sell stuff. We were just teaching them how to grow their own food and we had excess.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat led us to wanting to teach them about money and commerce and caring for the environment as well so it\u2019s covering all that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hayley said the initiative began during the children\u2019s lockdown home-schooling and sparked from their interest in a gardening hub created at the back of their property.<\/p>\n
The hub is being constructed using upcycled materials, which Corey and Paxton also used in building their driveway hut from which the family sells their produce.<\/p>\n
Alongside the completion of the food hub, the family aims to include eggs in their output with the introduction of six chickens, one for each member.<\/p>\n
Paxton recently attended Golden Plains Shire\u2019s Edible Gardens online program and said starting the farmgate has nurtured an enthusiasm in sustainable cultivation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can give me most veggies and I can tell you things like the season they\u2019re meant to grow in and how much water they need a week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis shop has taught me so much. It\u2019s been a big benefit and quite fun. Even my maths has gotten better too through this, just through comparing the cost of the things we sell with stuff in the shops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SINCE early last year, the Turner family has been enjoying the fruits, vegetables and produce of its younger members\u2019 labour. With the encouragement of parents Corey and Hayley, their Batesford property has been a seeding ground, cultivated by their children Paxton, Laike, Kit and Reid. The family\u2019s efforts have led to the creation of their […]<\/p>\n