Grassboots Farm

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First bay up and looking πŸ‘Œ
26/05/2026

First bay up and looking πŸ‘Œ

πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ§„πŸ§„πŸ§„πŸ₯³πŸ₯³We got the first bay of garlic planted yesterday!!!!! This year we are planting 4 varieties, a purple turban, whi...
17/04/2026

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We got the first bay of garlic planted yesterday!!!!! This year we are planting 4 varieties, a purple turban, white crookneck, an Italian late and also a Spanish roja. We aim to plant the next bay in a few weeks time!!
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First load of brassicas looking gooood!!! ❄️
16/04/2026

First load of brassicas looking gooood!!!
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And just like that we are almost back to garlic time. Chopped in the cover crop today for the first block...it was looki...
03/03/2026

And just like that we are almost back to garlic time. Chopped in the cover crop today for the first block...it was looking lush.

Early morning harvest today before the mercury rises. Im off to for the Sapphire farmers market from 2-5.Come say hi an...
06/01/2026

Early morning harvest today before the mercury rises. Im off to for the Sapphire farmers market from 2-5.
Come say hi and grab some veg!

22/09/2025

Jimmy grew up on a farm in Moruya, and he always thought that one day, he'd end up back there. But he took the long way around to get there. After studying an arts degree at uni, he spent years travelling the world, chasing surf and adventure.

Even then, he felt that farming was in his blood. So when he found himself working on farms again, it felt natural but the amount of chemical spraying he was doing every day didn’t sit right.

He started dreaming about how he would run his own farm. He read everything he could about regenerative agriculture, organics, permaculture, and biodynamics, building a vision of something different.

Fast forward to 2025: Jimmy runs Grassboots, a small-scale regenerative farm with a goal of putting healthy and productive food on local tables.

It hasn't always been easy, in the first season he lost a lot of garlic to fungal issues and the risks of the weather and pests are always there in the back of his mind. But day to day, it's worth it. The small things like doing an evening crop walk, spotting healthy growth, and seeing soil health improve (even when it's slow progress) confirms Jimmy's decision was the right one.

Jimmy also encourages others to take the leap into small-scale farming.

β€œDo it! We need more small-scale growers feeding local communities. It’s rewarding work and a great lifestyle, even though it takes grit to ride the ups and downs.

Learn from other growers, be prepared to fail, and remember every farm has its own challenges. The best way is to jump in and give it a crack.”

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First big plant of the season looking pretty epic this morning.
18/09/2025

First big plant of the season looking pretty epic this morning.

Garlic update!!!... As spring kicks into gear the garlic is starting to fill out and looking πŸ‘Œ. I planted a little less ...
02/09/2025

Garlic update!!!... As spring kicks into gear the garlic is starting to fill out and looking πŸ‘Œ.
I planted a little less this season to start building my seed stock up again after last years disaster, but really happy with progress so far.
I realised I haven't put any pics up for a while so heres a couple. First pic is from the other day after some gnarly wind and the second pic is earlier in the season.
🀞🀞🀞 fingers crossed for a good spring and hopefully there will be some delicious grassboots garlic come chrissy.

Haven't had a chance for a farm update, so here's a visual one. Haha!!!! 1- Todays planting with compost2 - Chopping in...
05/02/2025

Haven't had a chance for a farm update, so here's a visual one. Haha!!!!
1- Todays planting with compost
2 - Chopping in mustard cover crop for a biofumigant where we had some issues with last season garlic
3 - Chopped mustard
4 - Salad leaf and basil looking πŸ‘Œ
5 - A few big dawgs that got away!
6 - Love looking at baby carrot bunches
7 - Stonker Australian brown onion
8 - Bed prep
9 - Butter lettuce on a crisp morning
10 - More beautiful colours, thanks beets!
11 - slab down and coolroom deposited
12 - We moved a shed from the bottom of the property up to the top for the new wash pack! Big thanks to everyone who helped get that done. Was definitely a milestone!
13 - Tunnel V 2.0. A little less windy down there
14 - Early morning harvests are a treat.
Well, there's a quick update on farm happenings. Bit going on with a massive 12 months, and things are looking wild and woolly, but bring on garlic season 2025
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Chrissy is just over a week away, so if you're in charge of the feast and the family is descending on your place or if m...
15/12/2024

Chrissy is just over a week away, so if you're in charge of the feast and the family is descending on your place or if mum has asked you to bring a dish, we have got your back! We are taking orders for veg boxes up until the 21st this week, and it will be ready for pick up on Christmas Eve!
If you want to add a bit of flair to your meals this festive season and eat local, fresh and seasonal veg please shoot us a DM for more info so i can add you to the list.

Take the hassle out of a trip to woolies and let me pack a box for you with enough goodies to get you through the crazy stretch of feasts!!
Limited number available and first in best dressed!!
Eat some good stuff this chrissy and grab a box!

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