A Word from Our Maker

G'day, Choc Irwin speaking!

It warms an old worm growers heart to read about Barry Lutze growing good bean crops in South Australia using only R.U.M. and no artificial fertilisers. I've long held that, with all the natural nutrients and bacteria in R.U.M., farmers often duplicate their costs by adding inorganic fertiliser and chemicals.

John Lloyd's story proves that there's more benefit from R.U.M. than just a health plant growth. And we hear from Terry Walker down near Ariah Park, that he'd conducted some R.U.M. trials and even his agronomist noticed the difference that R.U.M. could make.

Y'know farmers can't be expected to change the habits of a lifetime if no-one's advising 'em otherwise. Reminds me of when I was bailed up by an agronomist at a local field day. "Where'll you sell your R.U.M. after all the soil's been fixed up", he sneered. "While blokes like you are around there'll always be plenty of soil to fix!", I said. A real 'Sentimental Bloke', me.

It's Beaulieu R.U.M.'s pleasure to be a long term sponsor of the Variety Club charity 'Bashes'. If you see car 358 pass through your town (it's the 'Santa' car with the R.U.M labels all over it) let them see the colour of your donation. It'll benefit our kids. There's no better cause.

We welcome another South Aussie grape grower to 'The R.U.M. Rebellion'. Paula Klaveniek has some healthy young Shiraz vines growing in the famed McLaren Vale wine region, south of Adelaide. Actually, the vineyard is right on the edge of the region, at Kangarilla, in hilly country. Paula reckons that liquid R.U.M.'s the 'go', because most of her solid fertilisers "end up at the bottom of the gully after heavy rain!"

And congratulations to curator Tom Parker and the crew, who maintain the new SCG pitches and playing surfaces. Never looked better, lads!

Cheers, Choc

Paula Klaveniek is pleased with the vigour in her young R.U.M.-loving Shiraz vines, McLaren Vale, South Australia