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Wombok, like all cabbages, is a brassica and a seasonal wonder through the colder months. When soil-grown organically, i...
24/07/2026

Wombok, like all cabbages, is a brassica and a seasonal wonder through the colder months. When soil-grown organically, it’s absolutely packed with vitamins and nutrients, and is a great support to winter health. If you’re not a citrus fan, wombok gives you a good dose of vitamin C and is so easy to add to every meal. Use the thicker outer leaves in soups and stews for a rich umami flavour. The more delicate inner leaves are perfect for salads and stir-fries, or use them as a delicious wrap, San Choy Bow-style.

You can also use it as you would other cabbages. Sautéed with a little butter and garlic, or quartered and gently roasted. It’s also commonly used in kimchi and sauerkraut.

Wombok went out in this week’s boxes and will feature next week too, before taking a break. How do you like to use wombok? 🥬

🌧️ It’s been a wet and foggy week on the farm, but Martin and the team have kept busy planting for spring 🌱🫚 GINGER is s...
02/07/2026

🌧️ It’s been a wet and foggy week on the farm, but Martin and the team have kept busy planting for spring 🌱

🫚 GINGER is such an important ingredient at this time of year. Helena has put freshly harvested ginger in all boxes this week—don’t confuse it with the Jerusalem artichokes! 😄

Ginger is the perfect addition to add some depth and extra warmth to a winter soup. Try our ginger and pumpkin soup recipe. 🥣 For even more flavour, slice and gently roast the pumpkin before adding it to the soup. Carrot and ginger soup is a delicious variation. The basic recipe remains the same, just sub carrot for the pumpkin.

And if you feel that familiar scratchy throat coming on try our winter soother recipe. With a hit of vitamin C, soothing honey and the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties of ginger it’s the perfect winter sip.

Ginger is so versatile it will work with almost everything in this week’s boxes. Simmered ginger pears 😋 stir-fried ginger broccoli 🥦 sautéed ginger silverbeet, cucumber and ginger detox juice 🥒 ginger scrambled eggs 🥚 beetroot and ginger slaw … Phew! So many options. Let us know how you use ginger. We love to see your photos!

📦 In this week’s boxes (depending on size & options): Eggs, Pears, Apples, Bananas, Onions, Carrots, Potatoes, Broccoli, Pumpkin, Oranges, Lemon, Sweet Potato, Coriander, Cos Lettuce, Leek, Jerusalem Artichokes, Silverbeet/Chard, Celery, Sugarloaf Cabbage, Cucumber, Beetroot.

Our happy hens woke up this morning to a new view! This is how our mobile chicken caravans play an important part in our...
01/07/2026

Our happy hens woke up this morning to a new view! This is how our mobile chicken caravans play an important part in our regenerative farming practices - we can move them around the farm as and where we need our clucking pest eradicators to do their job. For now it’s one of the lemon orchards. With our trees laden with fruit, this is the perfect time for the girls to get in and feed on snails and other pests (sorry little guys! 🐌) as well as weeding the rows and in under the trees. This helps the trees, also makes harvesting easier and means we don’t have to mow! The chooks get a really good feed of fresh greens and protein - it’s the perfect relationship. Chickens don’t like any part of citrus, so they’re not tempted to have a peck. Plus, citrus are the ultimate nitrogen lovers and chicken 💩 is high in nitrogen. Usually it needs to be well rotted or it can burn plants, but with our girls ranging over a fair area, and scratching up the soil, they’re the prefect little organic manure system! This is regenerative, and organic, farming in action. And the girls love it!

Winter is settling in on the farm and growth is slowing down, but we’re still busy planting greens 🌱Jerusalem artichokes...
25/06/2026

Winter is settling in on the farm and growth is slowing down, but we’re still busy planting greens 🌱Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes) are back in boxes this week. For easier digestion, soak them in water with a squeeze of lemon before cooking 🍋 But our strategy is to not overindulge on the fartichokes!

This week’s carrots are a little smaller, best enjoyed raw as a snack or cooked whole. And we have delicious sugarloaf cabbages in all boxes.

In this week’s boxes (depending on size & options): Eggs, Avocados, Pears, Apples, Bananas, Onions, Carrots, Potatoes, Broccoli, Pumpkin, Oranges, Lemon, Sweet Potato, Coriander, Cos Lettuce, Leek, Sunchokes, Red Chard or Kale, Celery, Sugarloaf Cabbage, Cucumber & Beetroot.

Orders for next week need to be finalised by 3pm Friday. Enjoy those sunchokes!

06/06/2026

Today was a blast! We’ve closed online ticket sales but you can purchase at the farm for kids craft activity, kids farm tour, pick-your-own, and our popular Talk, Taste & Tour! Hope to see you there!! 🍊🍋🍊

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06/06/2026

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