Giaan Rooney (Macadamia Farmer) - from medals to macadamias

Giaan Rooney (Macadamia Farmer) - from medals to macadamias

20:48 Nov 13, 2023
About this episode
You might know Giaan Rooney as an Olympic swimmer - she won a gold medal for Australia in the 2004 Athens Olympics as part of the 4 x 100m medley relay team. And you might have seen her on TV, presenting everything from the weather to Postcards. But did you know this one time athlete is now also a macadamia farmer? Along with her fifth-generation farmer husband Sam and their kids, Giaan now lives on a farm in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.https://www.instagram.com/giaan.rooney/Follow The Producers on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/producerspodcast/Host Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalentHost Anthony Huckstephttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/Executive Producer Rob Lockehttps://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTShttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetworkThe Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and makers.. A Deep in the Weeds Production An Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.
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