Tinwald Farm

Tinwald Farm Regenerative farm | Central Otago in NZ
Sheep 🐑 Beef 🐄 Grapes 🍇 Clydesdales 🐴
Soil Food Web science + slow farming
www.tinwaldfarm.co.nz

17/06/2026

Training

Wretched pigeons. Initially when the doors were installed in our latest shed, they left. But now they’re back. Looking p...
15/06/2026

Wretched pigeons. Initially when the doors were installed in our latest shed, they left. But now they’re back. Looking persistent. And ominous.

We”re fortunate to have a coffee machine at the farm. It saves a lot of fossil fuel 😀 removing the need for us to trave...
11/06/2026

We”re fortunate to have a coffee machine at the farm. It saves a lot of fossil fuel 😀 removing the need for us to travel into town to get a coffee. And it’s a great way to start the day. Happy Friday!

Millie is a golden retriever who lives at the farm. She likes to run around chasing imaginary things. She doesn’t like h...
09/06/2026

Millie is a golden retriever who lives at the farm. She likes to run around chasing imaginary things. She doesn’t like having her legs washed after a muddy adventure. At the sight of a bucket of water she will go and hide somewhere. If the car door is open, she’ll be found in the back seat.

Spiders where they should be. Captured on a damp autumn morning. Evidence of life at the soil surface.
01/06/2026

Spiders where they should be. Captured on a damp autumn morning. Evidence of life at the soil surface.

This is what “poor visibility” looks like. No views for us today… 😞
27/05/2026

This is what “poor visibility” looks like. No views for us today… 😞

18/05/2026

Does the way cattle are raised have an impact on the meat we eat?

This year sent a sample of our beef away for analysis. Our cattle eat only grass and hay. We don’t use any winter crops, silage or baleage. Our pastures contain a diverse range of plants and we don’t use pesticides, insecticides or synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.

We decided to test the ratio of Omega 3 (think “good fats”) to Omega 6 fats (think less desirable fats) in the beef. Overseas studies suggest grain fed beef can often have an Omega 3:6 ratio of 1:10 or higher, whereas grass fed beef is commonly somewhere between 1:2 and 1:4.

Our beef’s ratio was almost 1:1 (it was actually 1:1.05. Last year’s sample was 1:1.17).

There’s still plenty we don’t know, but as growers these results are very satisfying because they suggest the way we farm may be reflected in the food we produce.

Good morning, a great day ahead. It’s Friday after all.
14/05/2026

Good morning, a great day ahead. It’s Friday after all.

One down.
11/05/2026

One down.

Happy Mother’s Day tomorrow to all the farming mums out there. Our cake (made by for us) arrived yesterday. As we eat i...
09/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day tomorrow to all the farming mums out there. Our cake (made by for us) arrived yesterday. As we eat it we will think of all the mums out there, who make everything happen (…well almost everything).

Address

Cromwell
9310

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Tinwald Farm posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category