Archives for June 2016

Do you remember when you were a teenager and your parents would go away for the weekend and you were left “ALONE” at home, to do as you will. And how exciting it all was.

Coastal Turf is a family owned and operated farm. Which means that my father started the business way back, and now he and I are working the farm and the business together along with a few other wonderful people. I really enjoy working with my Father. I get to spend time with him everyday. But sometimes after 10 years of working together every day it is nice to have a break. And I have finally talked Dad and Mum into going for a holiday!!! Their first in 14 years! They are off on a train adventure around Australia.

And I almost feel like the teenager being left at home alone. A little rebellious part of me is thinking of having a party. Which is really silly because I can have parties at my house anytime I want to. So over the next two weeks I am in charge on my own!!! Mick and Barbara will be here still as well to make sure I stay within the lines.

Although it does mean I get to drive the fancy tractor with the warm air-conditioning. I get the ute with the comfy seat. And maybe if I am feeling really really rebellious I might even get the really good chair in the office for two weeks. Not really a party. But a little bit of excitement in the turf family life.

So the feeling at the farm this week will be a little light hearted. And if you and I are really lucky over the next couple of weeks I could be bringing your turf to you. Maybe I’ll even bring cake with me this week.

Chat soon

Sare.

Tony the Turfman is proud to announce their sponsorship of the Pippies under 11’s Kingscliff Hockey Club.

The Turfman loves to sponsor sporting kids clubs. Its so important to support our kids in their involvement in team sports and out door activities. Tony the Turfman supplied the Pippies team with new shirts for the next two years. Each year we look for teams to sponsor with either shirts or game fees to help our kids play the games they love.

Go the Green Team!

360 Panorama

Guys, have a clink on this link and have a look at our Blue Couch paddock in 360 degrees. Is a pretty cool look at this paddock and see how green the beautiful blue couch is and how Blue the sky is.

A bit of fun and excitement for a Thursday!

Chat soon, probably with more funky pictures of our farm

I don’t know about your partner, but my husband snores. And really really loudly. Maybe he is part steam train. After 10 years of marriage and sleeping next to him nearly every night for those 10 years you would have thought I would have been used to it by now. But it still wakes me up, and it still makes me cranky that I am awake and he is fast asleep. I don’t think its the actual snoring that annoys me, its really the fact that he is asleep and I am awake. As all wives of snoring husbands know, I broken nights sleep, with a jealous edge to it can make you less than excited to go to work the next day and preform your best.

But this weekly husband is away, installing a new yard and family play area in Coffs Harbour for a wonderful family. (I’m sure this husband doesn’t snore. His wife I think is the snorer). So I am sleeping soundly. Which I think will mean that I will more rested and a happier person on the farm this week. I will have lots of energy to prepare the turf for harvest, harvest beautiful thick fluffy turf, and help deliver to you a brand new lawn. Ahhh. And my people skills will be fantastic. I will be eager and excited to have adult conversations with EVERYONE who rings this week. We have 3 wonderful children, but the constant chat about who is better Batman or Superman. It has been 2 days and already I am that person who is really interested in what you are saying. Especially about your lawn.

Or I by Thursday I will be so exhausted because I can’t sleep because my husband is not sleeping next to me.

Chat soon

Sare

This week has brought lots and lots of rain, beautiful sun, really large puddles on the farm, a couple of stray eels and fish, mud, and of course turf harvesting to our farm. It has been lots of fun and adventures for all of us.

The start of the week began with the sun coming out and us exciting turf farmers waiting for the water to recede from our lower paddocks and clean up the debris from the other paddocks. And of course absolutely loving our few paddocks that didn’t go under. I don’t think I have ever loved the Buffalo paddocks so much. It is so tough and resilient, and super green that I fell in love with the Palmetto Buffalo all over again. These few dry paddocks like the Palmetto buffalo,  meant that people were still able (if there yards were still able) to receive their turf orders. Be they a little pre-watered.

This week also saw a few paddocks covered with a lot of water. Which the dogs thought was so much fun. The eels and the little fish which usually live in our dams, were swimming free across the flooded paddocks. The dogs were amazed and the little swimmers keep them entertained for hours. It did make them smell less desirable when we had to jump in the ute to come home though. I would like to mention that absolutely no eels nor fish were harmed. Our dogs are not that fast nor clever and were just fascinated.

Harvesting turf after such a big down pour is always muddy and a little bit more fun than normal. I have decided that Mud is really good for your skin. It must be. I mean all those spas charge people for a mud wraps. I get to have mud spread from head to toe over me on super wet days and I’m sure my skin (of course once all the mud is washed off) looks amazing. The smell although is not that much fun. Unless your a dog.

So in the interest of keeping my skin looking really young and also washing off the smell with lots of water, Coastal Turf is still able to provide you with all our turf varieties. Be they heavy and pre-watered for your convenience, we can deliver your turf to your door this weekend.

We are in NSW and NSW has the Queens Birthday long weekend this weekend, (happy birthday Queen!) so we will not be delivering turf on Monday. So get your weekend deliveries in now so you can knock over the dirt dirty part of your weekend over in the beginning and then you can get on to enjoying the rest of your weekend. Be it dirty or not.

Chat soon

Sare