Annie Smithers (Du Fermier, Trentham) - watering her carrots

As Dirty Linen celebrates 5 years, we return to the airwaves with chef, restaurateur and author Annie Smithers, owner of Du Fermier in Trentham, Victoria. Last time we spoke to Annie, we lamented the loss of her water rights. Suddenly, her small farm was imperilled. Now she’s once again able to water her carrots but the overall picture for local food is still a patchy one.

Previous podcast with Annie:

https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/annie-smithers-du-fermier-babbington-park-kitchen-sentimental/

Story about the water rights ban:

https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/eating-out/archaic-law-prevents-beloved-chef-from-watering-her-vegetables-20241018-p5kjfv.html

Annie mentioned Jono from Brooklands talking abattoirs:

https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/jono-hurst-brooklands-farms-abbatoir-access-issues/

And we chatted about Simon Schulz:

https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/simon-schulz-schulz-organic-dairy-sharing-tough-realities/

I mentioned Living Culture:

https://www.livingculture.org.au/

And Growing on Country:

https://yuruwan.teachable.com/p/growing-on-country

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