Holistic Pastoral

07/09/2026

Counting Sheep 🐑

We’re slowly building our sheep numbers alongside our cattle, and it’s been a busy season setting up a few new sheep‑lease properties around the district.

In the past, we’ve experimented with running “flerds”, sheep and cattle together, because the landscape benefits can be incredible. But with the different fencing requirements for each species, it’s not always practical. These days, we keep them on separate leases most of the time.

We love our sheep and we’re excited to grow their numbers again. The mobs are looking great, and our CSA customers are enjoying their lamb in this season’s meat boxes! 🌱

31/08/2026

Butcher Shop Update

We’ve been deep in the research, engineering, and design phase for the boning room, and we’ve now locked in an overhead meat‑rail system that will comfortably handle carcass weights as they arrive from the abattoirs 🚚.

The floors are close to ready for installation, and once they’re in, we move straight into the coolroom partition, then wiring and fit‑out. It’s slow, careful work — but good things take time, or so we keep reminding ourselves 🔧.

We’ll share more as each stage comes together.

27/08/2026

is on this weekend at beautiful Bonniedoon. We will be doing a practical workshop on seed dressing, foliar sprays and composting accelerators as well a a yarn about all things soil health. Come along and say gday!

26/08/2026

Can’t wait for this event!
We’ll be there sharing some of our farming knowledge about soil and plant health to help kick start our local communities gardens this spring! Come along to hear all about Regen Ag and learn some strategies you can use on your land or in your gardens.

26/08/2026

🌱 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗠@𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣! 🌱

We have 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 happening at Bloom@Doon on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁, with plenty of practical knowledge and ideas to take home with you.

🌿 𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟭𝟭.𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 | 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 with 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 from Compounded Pastures – Sponsored by 𝗨𝗽𝟮𝗨𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲

Curious about permaculture and how its principles can be used in your own garden and everyday life? Kylie will introduce you to the basics and help you get started.

🎟 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 👉 https://tinyurl.com/44hpjdys

🌱 𝟭𝟭.𝟰𝟱𝗮𝗺 – 𝟭𝟮.𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 | 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗬 𝗦𝗢𝗜𝗟 with local farmer and agroecologist 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 from Holistic Pastoral

Get beneath the surface and learn more about creating and maintaining 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹. Daniel will share practical knowledge and ideas you can put to use in your own garden.

🎟 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 👉https://tinyurl.com/mry3dht7

📍 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁

Places are limited, so if you’ve been thinking about joining us, 𝗻𝗼𝘄’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁!

And while you’re at Bloom@Doon, make sure you check out our 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 happening outdoors throughout the morning too. 🌸🌱

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺@𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 & 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁
🕗 8am–2pm
🌺 Saturday 29 August

20/08/2026

Winter was slow to bite on Taungurung Country, but she’s here now — sharp frosts ❄️, quiet rains 🌧️, and soil slowly gathering moisture. The landscape feels paused, waiting for warmth. Spring will come quickly, and with it our busiest season, when the soil wakes and everything begins to stir again 🌱.

18/08/2026

Take a read of our winter newsletter! Heaps of cool stuff to read and a big new announcement from us. Go have a read- link in bio!

17/08/2026

❄Our Winter Newsletter is out now!🎺
Find out what's been happening on the farm and learn about our new business venture - https://mailchi.mp/47f25a7b7e53/winter-newsletter

Winter was slow to bite here in Taungurung Country this year, but she’s arrived now, beautiful and harsh all at once. We’ve had some deep frosts, and the soil moisture is slowly building with small but frequent rains. Our sights are set on warmer days as we prepare for what’s probably our busi...

08/08/2026

🌿 Why Cattle Play Such a Big Role in our Regenerative Farming journey

People often ask us why we choose to work so closely with cattle when regenerative agriculture can involve so many different types of produce and livestock. The answer is simple, they’re incredible partners in restoring land health 🐮💚

Here are a few reasons we value them so much:

✨ They’re responsive and easy to manage, which means we can guide their movement and ensure their impact on the land is intentional and beneficial.

✨ Their hooves do amazing work, breaking up crusted soil, pressing old grass into the ground, and creating little pockets where seeds and water can settle.

✨ They naturally open up dense vegetation, allowing sunlight to reach the ground and helping pastures and bushland thrive.

✨ Their manure is a powerhouse, adding rich microbiology back into the soil and improving fertility over time.

✨ And yes — they hydrate the land too, with every litre of urine acting as an instant nutrient boost for the plants beneath them.

Cattle aren’t just animals in a paddock — they’re an essential part of regenerating landscapes and building healthier ecosystems from the ground up 🌱🐂

03/08/2026

An absolute game changing piece of knowledge that we now put into practice, is, the importance of good minerals for livestock, and all animals ( us included)! While we work towards regenerative depleted soils that have been mined of minerals over the last 200 years it’s so important for soil microbes, plants and animals and ultimately to producing great tasting and nutrient dense meat, that the right minerals are there. I even think that a great mineral program can prevent sickness in animals or at least boost their ability to deal with illness. P.S The next delivery for our members will go out this week, so get ready for some more great tasting meat that will include pastured chicken, lamb and regen beef.