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Welcome to "Salt of the Earth - Farm Stories". Host Darren Grigg invites you to step into the world of farmers from diverse backgrounds across Australia. Through intimate interviews, he delves into their farming practices, traditions, and the challenges they face in nurturing the land. From generations-old family farms to innovative sustainable practices, each episode offers a glimpse into the resilience, passion, and dedication of Australian farmers and explores the profound connection between people and the land. Be inspired by the stories of those who sow the seeds of the future.
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- 3 days ago35 min
Ep 127: Lake Eyre with Lachie Henderson
Send us Fan Mail What’s it like to fly over one of Australia’s most extraordinary landscapes? In this episode of Salt of the Earth, I head to Marree in South Australia and jump into a Cessna 210 with pilot Lachie Henderson. We head up the Birdsville Track and take to the skies over Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre — a place that can look completely different from one season to the next. Lachie knows this country from the air. He takes us through flying over some of the most remote parts of Australia, th...
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Ep 126: Royal Flying Doctor Service _ Flight nurse _ Part B
Send us Fan Mail In Part B, Kathryn Hines continues her fascinating insight into life as an RFDS flight nurse. We hear about 1am landings on dirt strips, flying huge distances across the outback, the incredible landscapes along the way, and doing whatever it takes to give a patient every chance. And it’s clear just how much Kathryn loves rural people, remote health and the job she does.
- 2 weeks ago38 min
Ep 124: Royal Flying Doctor Service _ Kathryn Hines
Send us Fan Mail What’s it really like to be a flight nurse with the Royal Flying Doctor Service? In Part A, I chat with Kathryn Hines from Broken Hill, and she gives us a fascinating insight into life with the RFDS. Kathryn is a great storyteller and takes us through everything from broken legs to life-threatening trauma, remote rescues and the challenges of getting patients out of some of the most isolated parts of Australia. It’s a great yarn with someone who clearly loves her job, loves r...
- 3 weeks ago49 min
Ep 124: Rawnsley Park Station
Send us Fan Mail Rawnsley Park Station sits beneath the spectacular Flinders Ranges, on the southern side of Wilpena Pound. In this episode, I chat with Nev Smith about life at Rawnsley Park, the history of the Smith family and what it’s like to wake up every day surrounded by one of Australia’s most remarkable landscapes. We talk about the changes at Rawnsley Park, the move from a sheep station only to tourism, and why Nev says the view from his backyard still blows him away. It’s a great ya...
- Sep 3, 202643 min
Ep 123: Provenir _ Chris Balazs
Send us Fan Mail What if the future of Australian meat processing wasn’t about building bigger abattoirs, but taking the abattoir to the cattle? That’s the idea behind Provenir, Australia’s first mobile abattoir — an innovative approach to processing cattle on-farm, with a focus on animal welfare, meat quality, traceability and regional agriculture. In this episode, I talk with Chris Balazs, one of the five people who believed there had to be a better way. Chris came to the project from a bio...
- Aug 27, 202625 min
Ep 122: Rick Chambers _Part B
Send us Fan Mail Last episode, we heard about Rick’s incredible family history and how a young Territory bloke learned the value of hard work and making the most of every opportunity. In Part Two, the story really takes off. Rick heads into remote cattle stations, working with bores and irrigation and learning just how important water is to life in the outback. Then comes the big gamble. A business in Alice Springs is heading into receivership. Most people would have walked away. Rick didn’t....
- Aug 20, 202633 min
Ep 121: Rick Chambers _ Part A
Send us Fan Mail Alice Springs. Right in the heart of Australia. It’s a place built on resilience, hard work and people who know how to make things happen when conditions are anything but easy. In Part One of my conversation with Rick Chambers, we go back generations to an incredible family journey from Australia’s east coast to the Northern Territory border — travelling thousands of kilometres by horse and cart through some of the toughest country in Australia. Rick grew up in the Territory,...
- Aug 13, 202642 min
Ep 120: Jayfields Nursery _ Kelly Glass
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you leave behind city life and take a chance on the country? In this episode, Darren sits down with Kelly Glass from Jayfields Nursery, one of Australia's largest wholesale native plant nurseries, to hear the remarkable story behind a business that now grows more than 6.7 million seedlings each year. Kelly shares how she and her husband Tim searched for a new life before settling near Wagga Wagga, where they built a thriving nursery supplying native plants f...
About Salt of the Earth
Welcome to "Salt of the Earth - Farm Stories". Host Darren Grigg invites you to step into the world of farmers from diverse backgrounds across Australia. Through intimate interviews, he delves into their farming practices, traditions, and the challenges they face in nurturing the land. From generations-old family farms to innovative sustainable practices, each episode offers a glimpse into the resilience, passion, and dedication of Australian farmers and explores the profound connection between people and the land. Be inspired by the stories of those who sow the seeds of the future.
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