The Farm

AGM Planning Meeting
2024-09-19 19:30 - 21:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online
Please consider participating in the AGM weekend planning. We’ll meet again online this Thursday at 7.30pm.

AGM – FFH and Church
2024-09-27 15:00 - 2024-09-29 14:00 | FFH – Hardview, 2246 Salisbury Road, Salisbury, NSW, 2420, Australia
Held at Hardview with the agenda to be announced.

Permaculture garden and PMA info sessions
2024-11-16 09:00 - 17:00 | FFH – Hardview, 2246 Salisbury Road, Salisbury, NSW, 2420, Australia
We are delighted to offer a couple of information sessions for co-owners at the farm on Saturday, 16 November, followed by a hands-on working bee on Sunday, 17 November.
A proposed schedule for the sessions on Saturday, 16 November is provided below.
Unfortunately, Brett Cooper from Limestone Permaculture informed us a few weeks ago that he had to cancel his session, however, we have been fortunate to engage an associate of his, Will Power of Maplewood Permaculture, who has since met with Ben on site and is preparing a plan for the members’ garden. Will will present a short introduction to the ins and outs of permaculture gardening on Saturday morning from 9am.
We also delighted to host Ray Jamieson of The Conscious Village (https://www.consciousvillageassociation.org/), who is presently on tour around Australia and has kindly agreed to join us at the farm on Saturday afternoon for a session on private members’ associations including answering our questions on the ins and outs of this structuring option. Ray grew up on the land and works closely with a number of specialists across tax and other relevant fields, so is well placed to assist us in our review of appropriate structures for the Hunter family farm and, possibly, The Church. Whilst the session is to be focussed on our farm and The Church, it also may be an opportunity for you to understand whether a PMA could suit your own personal circumstances.
Ray will be staying at the farm on Saturday night, so we will arrange a BBQ dinner on the Saturday night and BBQ breakfast on the Sunday morning for all attendees. Please submit your RSVP by Wednesday, 13 November (via the questionnaire at the end of this letter), so that we can arrange meat, bread and condiments for the dinner and farm eggs and bacon for breakfast as well as provide hot water and some teas and coffee. We ask that you bring your own plates, cutlery, drinking vessels and drinks. If you have any special dietary requirements, please bring those too. We will request that the meat is gluten free, but are unable to provide gluten free bread etc.

PMA Discussion – Thursday, 21 November at 8:00pm
2024-11-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Online
PMA Discussion – Thursday, 21 November at 8:00pm
Zoom call with Ray Jaimeson.

Q&A with Ray on PMA’s – Tonight 8pm
2024-11-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Online

Community Chat with Kelly Wilkins
2024-12-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Online
Community Chat with Kelly Wilkins
Tuesday, 3 December 2024 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Town hall - Stock Water Infrastructure
2025-01-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
Dear Family Farm Hunter co-owners,
As mentioned in the memorandum on the 11th January we are having a Town Hall discussion on the details of the Operations Transition Phase 1 – Stock Water Infrastructure. Please join us as we discuss the details and answer your questions.
Please join us on the following link at 7:30pm
https://meet.ecarer.com.au/wg
Don’t forget to vote at the bottom of the Memorandum on our website.
https://ffh.farm/coowner/memorandum/2025/01/memorandum-operations-transition-phase-i-construction-of-stock-water-infrastructure/
See you there,
The Board

Event - Tales of Yesteryear - Salisbury Community
2025-01-24 00:00 - 2025-01-27 23:59 | FFH – Hardview, 2246 Salisbury Road, Salisbury, NSW, 2420, Australia
The run sheet is:
Thursday – some campers/co-owners arrive.
Friday – more campers/co-owners arrive.
There are a few things we need to do before Saturday’s event:
– We will need firewood cut and some general tidying of the Church grounds. One of our co-owners will be brining a chainsaw and wiper snipper.
– We will need help with cleaning the inside of the Church (sweeping floor and dusting pews)
– Cleaning the toilets over the road.
– Richard will be brining the wheelie bins from Salea
– set up of the exclusion fencing at the back of the Church property as the branches fall and dont want people hurt.
– Assuming the weather is good and not too windy we can also pre set up the gazebos, BBQ and tables in preparation for Saturday morning. With some tables near the entry to the Church as we will have drinks station there (Urn and drinking water).
Saturday – Event Day more co-owners arrive and invited neighbours will start arriving before 9am.
– Set up of the video recording and AV/Microphones
– We will start at 9am and have 3 speakers who will be talking about the history and the area.
– We will have morning tea ready after the talks and closer to midday a BBQ lunch.
– After the last neighbour leaves we will need to pack up and tidy up leaving whats necessary for Sunday BBQ lunch.
Sunday – Australia Day BBQ lunch – plus any morning tea leftovers – plus roasting of any Bunya Nuts
– 11am mingle and chat and having any left over food from the day before. BYO lunch otherwise.
– In the afternoons its the final pack up.
Monday – If there are any co-owners staying until Monday can the last co-owner please check that the gate is closed with the chain.
There will be plenty of co-owners around so if you are unsure of anything please ask around and most importantly enjoy your time on the farm.
Kind regards
The Board

Town Hall - PMA Proposal with Q&A
2025-01-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Online
Dear Family Farm Hunter Co-Owner,
As mentioned in the recent communications, we have arranged a meeting of co-owners tonight (Thursday, 30 January 2025) at 7:30pm to discuss the PMA proposal with Q&A. The CVA team (Ray, Kylie and Sandy) will attend and be available to take questions.
Please join us on the following link at 7:30pm
https://meet.ecarer.com.au/wg
See you there,
The Board

Internal Restructure Townhall
2025-03-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
We have arranged a Q&A session with Ray Jamieson for Monday, 10 March at 7:30pm AEDST.

Townhall - Investment in plant & equipment
2025-03-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
A new memorandum has been posted on the website, providing recommendations for the purchase of and investment in plant & equipment to enable onsite production of farm produce and maximisation of rental return from the residential buildings at SALEA as well as proposed campsite at Hardview.
It asks the co-owners to vote to approve the expenditure for the furtherment of our farm’s aspirations to purchase chemical-free, nutrient dense food. By Sunday April 6th April 2025.
We have arranged a townhall meeting of co-owners to discuss the various projects and to facilitate Q&A.

Harvest Working Bee
2025-06-19 00:00 - 23:59 | FFH – Salea, 2441 Salisbury Rd, Salisbury, NSW, 2420, Australia
Our butcher is now on the mend, which is pleasing to hear. We’ve rescheduled for Thursday, 19 June. Please RSVP via board@familyfarmhunter.com.au if you can assist. Thank you

Goals & Objectives – Town Hall Meeting
2025-07-03 20:00 - 21:30 | Online
We have called a town hall meeting at 8pm on Thursday, 3 July 2025 to discuss the two scenarios listed in the communications sent Saturday 14th June and obtain feedback.

Site visit to Danthonia
2025-08-08 00:00 - 2025-08-10 23:59
site visit to Danthonia 8-10 August

Annual General Meeting
2025-09-26 00:00 - 2025-09-28 23:59 | FFH – Hardview, 2246 Salisbury Road, Salisbury, NSW, 2420, Australia
Agenda provided in communications. Starting at 9am Saturday morning.

Site visit to Danthonia
2025-10-03 00:00 - 2025-10-05 23:59
Message for those that are coming up to Danthonia at Inverell between the 3rd/4th of Oct to the 5th/6th.
It will an interesting look at a 6000acre farm that started down the regenerative farming route back in 2001.
Food and board is officially free, but a gift of some sort would be nice.
The Men folk seem to like IPA beer, or classic types, whereas nice table wine to share at meals is liked by all.
(A Christian community that likes a drink!)
If those that have signed on and sent their attendance form please inform me of your expected arrival time /date and mobile phone numbers.
Regards
John Aquilina
