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Go with the Flow of NatureWhy should we eat with the seasons? 1. Maximum nutritionEating foods as close to harvest as possible means they have maximum nutritional content. All fruit and vegetables start losing nutrients once they are harvested. Foods that are out of season have usually been in cold storage for a long time, or [...]

Have you been questioning the integrity of Australia’s current food system? Have you ever felt that cheap food comes at a hidden cost? Do you long to return to the good old days of wholesome local eating? A time when food was simpler, cleaner and more transparent?You may have heard the news recently about the [...]
One thing I've heard from so many people in the community is their desire to buy local and support local businesses. Every time we spend our money, we have the opportunity to contribute to building our local economy. A strong local community full of local food producers and small businesses is a resilient community, empowered [...]

Hi! We are the FROG team - Simon and Trish. We are a husband and wife team of 24 years. We have lived in Maryborough for 15 years with our 6 children. We have always had a heart for community with Simon serving the area as a paramedic and now working at the Powerhouse Church [...]
Hello!How's our amazing FROG community doing today?I hope you are surviving the mounting pressures of the external world, staying true and connected to who you are, and nurturing your body and your soul in whatever way you see best.Yes, its a crazy time we live in- one I'm sure no one could have envisaged. Now [...]
I'm re-naming Wednesday, 'Warm Fuzzy Day'...Warm fuzzies as I roll out of bed in the dark (and the cool) of the morning, knowing that I am not doing it alone - I have an amazing team doing the same thing too. Kellie, Holly, my mum Monique and my dad Jean-Paul. All resisting the need to [...]
Last week on my weekly FROG dump run I felt like I had the biggest win- yep the dump isn't exactly the usual place to feel extreme feelings of joy and elation, but being the FROG lady I operate from a slightly different perspective, so bare with me.You see each week after we've packed the [...]
This week I read an amazing blog post which really resonated with me...The essence of the message was to give your energy to the things you are FOR, rather than what you're against. Such simple words that can be broken down and applied to so many areas of our lives...I have to admit it's hard [...]
I feel like I just missed my child's birthday... in all the craziness I totally missed FROG's 8th birthday of adulthood... I say adulthood, because FROG's history goes back longer than 8 years... more like 14 actually.It all started with my old Yoga teacher Lynette, and her husband Wayne. They were desperate for organic food [...]