Accidental farmer
I’ve had a lot of people tell me that it is their dream to live on a farm and grow their own vegetables. I may be ‘living the dream’ but it was never my dream. I sort of just fell into this life.
Life at 30 – the most important things I’ve learnt so far
A while back, I started writing some brief thoughts about various topics I find important to discuss. I would start writing but never felt happy enough with the results to finish. It’s so hard to express everything you feel about a certain subject in a few short sentences. The eve of my 31st birthday seems […]
Over a year of unemployment
I haven’t had a job since September 2018. What have I been doing with my time instead?
Garden preparations for 2020
We have prepared the garden according to Falk’s permaculture design, ready for 2020! Changes made: Our pond is pretty much complete, just waiting for it to naturally fill up Outdoor kitchen and terrace Fire pit and paths around the garden made Next year we will also be building a conservatory and greenhouse. We have other […]
Alone time
Oh how I love to be alone.
More than just a farm
Something I am most grateful and proud of is the community that has formed around our little Datscha Fröhden. When we first bought the place, we were scared that we would just be out there in the countryside alone, just the two of us.
Life ghosting
Everyone talks these days about the dating phenomenon of ‘ghosting’, but I’d like to discuss this practice outside of the dating world and inside the real world in general.
Australia is not my paradise
Whenever I meet someone new and they find out I’m from Australia, the most common response is ‘oh but Australia is a paradise/so beautiful, why would you ever want to leave there’?
Some more thoughts on being Asian
I used to think about it every day. Whether I wanted to or not, it was something I couldn’t escape from. Being Asian.
Datscha Fröhden FAQs
Here is a collection of questions we get asked quite regularly.