Visiting Allsun

There was no sun yesterday, and plenty of rain off and on. Great for the paddocks and gardens but not so great for a visit to the Allsun Farms Organic Fair. Still, gardeners and growers aren't going to be put off by a bit of rain! The tour of the commercial garden was in full swing when I arrived so I joined in for a wander around to learn how they do things. I visited Allsun last year for their open garden too and it was interesting to see what had changed. Lots of stalls to browse and buy at this year which was great and fresh locally grown produce to eat for lunch, including some grown on the property. After eyeing them off for a few years I bought some new tools for the garden from the Gundaroo Tiller. They got a workout in our own gardens thismorning and I must say I love them! They will make life so much easier. It was interesting to hear stressed throughout the day that there is a big need for more growers around Canberra and the surrounding region and that there is plenty of market there for more people to take advantage of. A group called Growing the Growers has been formed to encourage more people into the food production side of farming.