SINGING TO THE STRAWBERRIES
Oct 11, 2017
4 minutes
Words & photos Carrol Baker
If you drive around the picturesque Glass House Mountains on a clear cool day, you just might hear a sweet melodious voice borne on the breeze. It’s probably organic farmer Pim Mens singing to her strawberries. Belting out a tune (or having a stern word if they’re not performing) is all part of her farming ethos.
“I’ll tell them, ‘Tomorrow I’m going to plough all of you in because you aren’t doing well’ — then suddenly they’re looking really good,” she says with a mischievous grin.
Chat to Pim for a while and you realise there’s a whole
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