Good Organic Gardening

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Kinsfolk Farm, in Moriac, west of Geelong, is part of an exciting new wave in Australian farming: a diversified, small-scale market garden growing 30 to 40 varieties of seasonal vegetables and herbs.

Tom Gaunt and Bridie Cotter sell their organic produce at Torquay Farmers’ Market every Saturday as well as supplying many local eateries around Geelong and the Surf Coast.

Both Tom and Bridie are blow-ins from the big smoke, though Tom has been coming to surf nearby Fairhaven for years. Originally from the Melbourne suburb of

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