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Quality Above All

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Isn’t it interesting that if you wait long enough what you do becomes trendy. For 30+ years we have created a wholistic garden & farm, ‘Garden Quality Farming” in balance with its surroundings. Although it is a commercial orchard it is also a system that embraces the whole and provides opportunities to learn the many skills that have been lost through the generations. A successful example of such a lifestyle is rare let alone so close to a major city and costs the public purse nothing. Whether its educational farm tours that show the overall diversity & balances that can be achieved on any scale.The home orchard , vegetable & herb gardens or natural fibre gardens its all here along with the natural habitat areas, creeks and orchards. Here everything has its place under the cosmos and everything interacts with everything else creating a wholistic system. To achieve such a system takes planning, work and definitely does not happen overnight or in fact after several years. ...

Taste of December from our on farm shop.

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During December our on farm shop can offer many unique tastes all of which are grown and made here from our quality Biodynamically grown produce..   The raspberry harvests have just begun and are available now in 200g punnets.   Chestnuts also feature with dried ones that make great stuffing for Christmas poultry, or can be used to make delicious cakes or purees. Chestnut jam is also available.   Other jams include plum and walnut, rhubarb and elderflower, fig, quince to name a few. Ever popular fruit vinegars made which make refreshing summer drinks or salad dressings are available in mulberry, elderberry or red currant. Elderflower cordial also makes a refreshing summer drink or add it to your whipped cream in place of sugar. A selections of Deb’s baskets are also available. Our farm shop is opened daily from 10am -6pm. You may have to cooee to attract attention from time to time as we will also be picking the raspberries. We DO NOT have pick your own we believ...