Tag: family
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Made with Love: Lautoka’s Fiji home bakery revives buttercream as it expands from custom cakes
From a family kitchen to a growing home bakery, Bernadette Turner is turning childhood lessons into a business worth savoring. Made with Love revives a cherished… Read more
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Fiji Family Turns Hillside Into Yaqona Farm, Diversifies With Duruka and Overseas Support
On a Muaira hillside, a family’s farm is evolving—from a budding yaqona stand to a diversified plot with new crops and overseas support. As they switch… Read more
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Naitasiri farmer braves four daily crossings of the Wailoa River to reach his farm
Before sunrise, a Fiji farmer begins a four-crossing trek to the fields that feed his family, dodging mud, current, and rain-swollen water. The daily routine tests… Read more
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Nadroga IT Technician Balances Contract Work and a 16-Acre Farm to Beat Rising Living Costs
At 46, Poasa Vaileba balances IT work with a 16-acre farm, showing how careful budgeting and hard work can help a family weather rising costs. From… Read more
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Fiji IT Technician Runs 16-Acre Nadroga Farm to Stabilize Family Budget
An IT technician by day, Poasa Vaileba also runs a 16-acre farm in Nadroga — a practical blend that helps keep his family fed and finances… Read more
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Sulita Waisega stays connected to her Dutch family as Drua Women gear up for season opener against the Waratahs
As she gears up for a fourth season with the Drua Women, Sulita Waisega says the toughest part isn’t the training—it’s being far from the Netherlands… Read more
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Fiji couple in Naitasiri set for first duruka market sale as they move to full-time farming
In the hills of Naitasiri, a grandmother and her husband bet big on farming, turning duruka into the lifeblood of their future. From long days on… Read more
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Arrnott Salesi Olssen Reveals Six-Year Separation From His Fiji Mother That Shaped His Path to Australia
An intimate portrait of Arrnott Salesi Olssen’s rise, tracing a six-year separation from his mother that shaped his artistry and spirit. From Fiji to Australia, the… Read more
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Fiji’s Rural Women Race to Suva Market at Midnight to Sell Ota
Before sunrise each market day, a 58-year-old farmer and other women trek from the hills to claim a stall in Suva. Mini Sikote’s routine—ota bundles, a… Read more
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Fijian graduate overcomes family caregiving to earn BSc in Agriculture
After three challenging years balancing family duties with full-time study, Adi Salote Radrotini graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Her journey, marked by sacrifice,… Read more