Ever had a great belt that lasted a really long time?

Or maybe a belt that only lasted 3 occasions before cracking/flaking?

Aaron from Anvil Hide, home of Australia's best, handmade leather products, joins us today to talk all things leather, including the different grades, tanneries, and even a bit about 'vegan leather' belts...you'll never guess what they're made of!

Anvil Hide belts come with a 7-year guarantee, and I believe there's even a new belt with a 100-year guarantee!

Support Aussie made and small businesses, and if you're in the market for a new belt, check out Anvil Hide.

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Paddock to plate is a common way to describe the process of farmers selling their products direct-to-consumer.

In the case of Tingle Ridge Farm and many other farms, this involves sending their pasture-raised lambs to the nearest abattoir for processing (custom kill in this instance, where it's only a small number for an individual business), and then they receive the carcass back and have it packed by a local butcher, ready to be delivered by the farmers themselves, straight to the consumer.

It's a great system, and one that is growing in popularity with both growers and consumers for a number of reasons.

Just over a week ago, the only abattoir in the South West Region that is capable of custom kills, which these farmers (some for more than 15 years) have been using so they can sell their meat directly, ended this service.

The repercussions are enormous, and very debilitating.

Patrick and Chloe join me to explain the situation, and what's happening on the ground at the moment.

Tingle Ridge Farm: https://www.tingleridgefarm.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/tingleridgefarm https://www.instagram.com/tingleridgefarm/

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Studying liberal arts, whilst also learning how to make cheese, grow vegetables and cure jerky, is not something that most training organisations offer...unless it's Augustine Academy.

Founded by Ben McCabe, who was home-schooled and farm-raised in Boddington WA, the academy is situated in Fitzroy Falls NSW and offers a 1-year course of study that challenges students in a way that simply does not exist in the mainstream education system.

History, literature, philosophy, theology, drama and debating, and a hefty dose of agriculture and nature, combine to offer students a single year that can assist them in shaping every year that comes after.

Online courses are also available, and you can find out more about the academy here: https://www.augustineacademy.com.au/index.html

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