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Rhiannon Phillips (Mountain’s Gourmet) - Do it yourself
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A farmer handed her a sprayer and warned: 'My dad died from this'—exposing the deadly reality of conventional farming chemicals.
As heard by us
A clear-eyed look at small-scale farming, local food, and the cost of doing it differently.
Rhiannon Phillips’ story follows the work of growing food close to home in a place with little farmland to spare. From Lawson to Buluburra, Mountains Gourmet reads as a market garden, a workshop space, and a practical link between the Blue Mountains and the food it depends on.
Why you'd press play
For a grounded look at growing food in the Blue Mountains, where land is tight and margins are tighter.
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