Family days on a sheep and cattle farm
I'm Bettina. I'm a mum of four on a sheep and cattle farm in rural New South Wales, and I sell printable planners, chore cards and recipe books, plus two video courses.
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Downloads arrive by email. Merch is printed to order and shipped by Printful.
Buy: Farm Kids Job Board CardsFarm Kids Job Board Cards
Forty-eight job cards to print and cut, from feeding the dog to setting the table, with blank ones for your own.
$8
Buy: Weekly Family PlannerWeekly Family Planner
One page for the whole week, with a row for each child and room for the bus run, chores and dinner.
$6
Buy: Morning Bus Run ChecklistMorning Bus Run Checklist
A short checklist for the door, so that bags, hats, shoes and lunches are all on the way out with the children.
$4
Buy: Big Pot Stew RecipesBig Pot Stew Recipes
Twenty stews and slow pots that feed a big family, each with a note on how to stretch it to the next day.
$9
Buy: Egg and Animal Chores ChartEgg and Animal Chores Chart
A chart for the morning jobs with the hens, the dog and the lambs, one line for each child.
$5
Buy: Verandah Dinner Menu PlannerVerandah Dinner Menu Planner
Ten simple dinners for eating outside, with a shopping list and a note on what to cook ahead.
$7
Newsletter
The Farm Week
A short letter every Sunday from the verandah: the week ahead, one dinner and one job for the children to try.
About me
We live on a sheep and cattle farm in rural New South Wales, a long way from the nearest town. I have four children, a husband who is out in the paddocks from before sunrise, a dog who sits at the gate and a verandah where we eat when the weather lets us. Our days run on the school bus, the hens and whatever the lambs need.
I started writing down how we do it because other mums asked: how the bus run works, how the children share the jobs, what goes in the big pot on the stove. What I sell are the things pinned up in our kitchen and mudroom: a job board with cards for every chore, a week planner, a checklist for the door and stews that stretch to a second night. I write about family days, not farming. The farm is only where it happens.