Postcards from the Bush with Robin McConchie Podcast

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Robin McConchie is a professional story teller  and a well known voice on the ABC across rural Australia. Postcards is about the nuts and bolts of life in the bush. Life can be tough but farmers and regional businesses are resilient and entrepreneurial. They care for their livestock, the land and their community. what lesson and insights can we gain from bush business and their communities.

  1. 06/21/2023

    #keepthetraditionalive streetart Porto

    Congratulations to young Spanish illustrator and artist Constanca Duarte,  @a_inconstancia for completing her street-art collection painted on electrical boxes in Porto. Artists are brightening up the streets of Porto with their work. Constanca fears the character of Porto is being lost due to pressures from tourism and her art is her way of keeping Portuguese tradition alive.It’s tough making a living as an artist, no less so in Porto, good luck Constanca! #ainconstancia https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHexMeMMf7/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    #keepthetraditionalive streetart Porto

  2. 06/11/2023

    Walking the Camino with man’s best friends

    Dick and Nicola from Holland are walking the Portuguese Coastal Camino with their best mates, four dogs. They started the 270km pilgrimage with three pooches but adopted the fourth after it was hit by a car and left for dead. Walking the Camino with dogs takes planning and patience, this team has both and the rewards are life changing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Walking the Camino with man’s best friends

  3. 06/09/2023

    Camino companions-Patricia,occupational therapist

    Walking the Portuguese Camino gives you plenty of time to think, get fit and chat with people from all over the world. It was rainy and we were dodging a bit of traffic on the narrow roads when I met Patricia an Occupational Therapist from Lisbon. She works with dementia and Alziemer’s disease clients. She provides hope for patient and carers. Her advice- help is available, so don’t hide See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Camino companions-Patricia,occupational therapist

  4. 06/07/2023

    Camino Companions Sandee Peterson USA

    Sandee Peterson is walking the Camino Portuguese, a 270km trek from Porto to Santiago de Compostela. Sandee and her partner are keen volunteers and one project that has taken them around the world is the Fuller Centre for Housing, providing a hand-Up not a hand-out to those in need. Volunteers build simple, decent places to live for those who don’t qualify for traditional funding. We chatted on the road to Santiago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Camino Companions Sandee Peterson USA

  5. 06/05/2023

    #keepthetraditionalive wool in Portugal

    Sheep and wool production are part of Portugal’s tradition. Burel is keeping the tradition alive, training and supporting young people to work in the industry. Burel wool fashion, bedding, home decor and even shoes are known worldwide for quality and elegance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    #keepthetraditionalive wool in Portugal

  6. 05/28/2023

    Carolina and Portuguese guitars- Lisbon

    Music is a part of the Portuguese lifestyle. Lisbon in Portugal is the home of Fado, a musical genre traced to the 1820s. Traditionally Fado is characterised by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, infused with a sentiment of resignation or longing. Fado performances can be heard in bars and tiny nightclubs throughout the city. If you go to a fado performance, you will see the Portuguese Guitar. Carolina's family own a music shop in the Baixa, which is famous for its guitars and #keepingthetraditionalivel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Carolina and Portuguese guitars- Lisbon

  7. 05/22/2023

    Matilde-Comur Sardines- Lisbon

    Fishing is big business in Portugal. Over the centuries it has been a mainstay of the economy. Today the Comur company, based in Lisbon is preserving the tradition, and pulling the crowds with its range of tinned fish. You can buy all sorts of flavours of sardine, shrimp, tuna, mackerel and many more. Rob is taking a ‘ramble’ through Portugal and Spain in ‘23, join her as she makes her way along the Camino and across northern Spain.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Matilde-Comur Sardines- Lisbon

  8. 03/03/2023

    Qld Agrifutures Rural Women's Award finalist Emma Black

    Co-founder of  Back Box Co Emma Black says cattle producers can make better decisions and run their farms more profitably and sustainably if they take the mystery out of cattle statistics. The  Black Box cloud-based service ingests data collected along the supply chain, analyses it and delivers producers practical insights, making it easier than ever to make informed genetic, management and marketing decisions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Qld Agrifutures Rural Women's Award finalist Emma Black
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Robin McConchie is a professional story teller  and a well known voice on the ABC across rural Australia. Postcards is about the nuts and bolts of life in the bush. Life can be tough but farmers and regional businesses are resilient and entrepreneurial. They care for their livestock, the land and their community. what lesson and insights can we gain from bush business and their communities.

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