As shed sizes go, Gary Norton’s is a megastore. It needs to be, because, despite the square footage, space is at a premium, crammed as it is with “a bit of everything” and no end of enterprises in various states of progress.
There is a saying about the more you have, the more you are occupied. Luckily, Gary and wife Raewyn are as industrious as they come. They run their rural property as close to organic as possible. Even when they both worked full time away from their land, they still managed to raise 22 different breeds of chickens, rear calves, fatten sheep, and breed goats.
Lately, they have been scaling back; they now tend only two kinds of chooks – Jersey Giants and English Dorkings – some ducks, a few sheep, and a cow or two. They still grow maize and oats for feed and have a superb vege patch built over five enormous raised beds and in glasshouses. Yet, according to Gary, “We have made some big changes.” Fortunately, this means more time in his shed. “With what is going on in the world, I’m happy to come out to the shed, start work, and listen to some rock classics. Drive by The Cars is one of my favourites.”
Gary’s shed
Entering the shed
