Health & Happiness

What is the Difference between Mungalli Biodynamic Milk and Conventional Local Milk

By BethW|2023-04-27T23:33:25+00:0026th April 2023|

Milk is milk right? Or is there a huge difference? First of all the similarities. Both milks are produced on the pristine Atherton Tablelands by hard working family farms. The rich red soils and elevated tropical pastures are ideal for dairying. The high rainfall and cool temperatures produce lush pastures in an environment in

Is Our Food Poisoning Us

By BethW|2023-04-21T03:18:56+00:0021st April 2023|

All around us our friends, our neighbours and even our environment are getting sicker and more unhealthy. Often with diseases which were previously uncommon or even unknown. 1 in 5 children are now obese. Cancer is on the increase Autism is 140 times more prevalent than it was 60 years ago. Leaky gut, food

Food Production and Global Warming

By BethW|2023-03-23T00:49:07+00:0022nd March 2023|

In a world of cheap fossil fuels, often more energy is used to grow, transport and process our food than is actually in the food we consume. How is this so? Is it always the case? On our Biodynamic farms all of the energy that is required to grow our pastures comes from the

Money VS Health

By BethW|2023-03-10T03:46:37+00:0010th March 2023|

When I was a  kid none of my class mates or anyone I knew had Autism, Crohn's, Allergies or any other chronic diseases. Very few of my classmates were overweight, we got mumps and measles as short lived childhood diseases and we all seemed oh so healthy. Boy how this has changed

Ah butter!

By Robert Watson|2022-04-07T06:03:07+00:007th April 2022|

My favourite food group. How do you have yours? Slathered onto bread. ( In our house the rule is butter thicker than bread) Drizzled over lightly steamed veges? A big chunk on your steak? To gently fry your eggs. In cooking? Perhaps whizzed up in your coffee. We recently tried a burnt butter

Does almond milk make your boobs grow?

By BethW|2020-08-07T05:47:47+00:007th August 2020|

Does almond milk make your boobs grow bigger? It's a question that has been trending on google for the last few weeks and websites certainly exist that tout the benefit of almond milk for breast enlargement. We aren't doctors but if the ingredient list is anything to go by we'd have to say no.

Is chemical farming destroying the environment

By Robert Watson|2020-01-23T04:10:12+00:0022nd January 2020|

Here at Mungalli, we grow diverse, productive pastures from well balanced soils and the Biodynamic preparations that naturally enhance the fertility of our soil. The biodynamic preps are used in minute quantities and inoculate the soil with a culture that leads to top quality humus production. This hummus  stores nutrients and water in

A dairy farmer who’s Lactose Intolerant

By Robert Watson|2020-04-30T05:43:02+00:0019th November 2019|

Our family have been dairy farmers for generations. Three generations have farmed on our Millaa Millaa property and a few years ago we travelled to Cumbria in the north of England to visit the family dairy farm that had been farmed by Watsons for hundreds of years! So you would expect I would love

The Future of Dairy Farmers in Queensland

By Robert Watson|2020-05-06T01:41:39+00:008th November 2019|

Will there be any dairy farmers left in Queensland in 10 years time? It’s a question we ponder as we milk our own cows. As retailers use milk as a loss leader to get people into store, farmers costs’ increase and the weather continues to change, the dairy industry is fast disappearing in

Is your yoghurt Alive?

By Robert Watson|2020-04-30T05:56:24+00:0020th October 2019|

Freshly made yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut and kombucha are all great sources of beneficial microbes. The latest findings in science show that it is integral to include these foods in our diet. A healthy gut flora affects everything from our mental well being to our immune system. But because these products are alive they

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