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deep roots

THE FARMSTEAD TATURA sits at the end of a long, dusty road hugged by waving sheets of golden wheat. On approach, the property is awash with cushiony lawn, tumbling roses and the unmistakable character of a well-cared-for Californian bungalow. The home sits on 28 hectares of farmland located two hours’ drive north of Melbourne in the Goulburn Valley – the traditional lands of the Yorta Yorta and Taungurung peoples.

It’s the home of Jim Ferguson, 39, and Emily McEachern, 38, Jim’s seven-year-old daughter, Hayley,

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