Tellurian Fruit Gardens
Certified Organic Fruit
Fruit is available for pre-order by the kg. Your order can be collected at the Farm Shop, at Coburg Farmers Market, or at Castlemaine Farmers Market Weekly.
Tellurian fruit Gardens is a certified organic fruit orchard growing cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, apples and pears. We sell through CSA shares, farmers markets, pick-your-own, farm shop, and custom orders. For weekly specials, events and opening hours (farm shop and pick your own), get our newsletter.
Tellurian Fruit Gardens is a member of the Harcourt Organic Farming Cooperative (HOFC), along with Sellar Farmhouse Creamery, Gung Hoe Growers, Carr’s Organic Fruit Tree Nursery and Grow Great Fruit.
Compost party
Many hands man light work! With a small team of people taking it in turns on the shovels, we can turn a big job into a social activity. We will ride around the orchard on the tractor with a trailer load of compost, putting a few shovels on each tree. A chance to visit...
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CSA Shares on sale!
CSA Shares are now available for new members! As per feedback from the end of season survey, summarised here, I have extended the season to include more apples and pears. This year I am prepared to defend the apple crop with my life! Due to the increased quantity, the...
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Booze News
Excellent CSA member Anne consistently intrigues me with her Instagram posts of various bottles of fermenting goodness. Her images of miscellaneous multi-coloured bottles of gently bubbling concoctions have me fairly convinced she's some kind of sage. Which is fair...
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Farming Democracy book
The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) recently released a book showcasing (and written by) regenerative farmers from across Australia. With the tag line "Radically transforming the food system from the ground up", the book seeks to shed light on the 'true...
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Juicing Demo in Castlemaine this Sunday!
Come along to the Castlemaine Farmers' Markets this Sunday to check out a juicing demo. I've partnered up with community organisation Growing Abundance to show you what's involved in juicing large quantities of fruit! Normally, this demo would happen in April or May,...
read moreWorking Bee
Many hands make light work and there's always plenty of work to do around here. In a few weeks (Sat 8 June) Gung Hoe Growers and I are hosting a CSA members potluck dinner. For those that are interested, I thought I'd open the farm for a working bee prior to dinner so...
read moreCSA members’ survey closing soon
If you havn't yet filled out the CSA members' survey, it's your last chance! After a whirlwind first year of CSA farming, I am keen to hear your thoughts on how it all went. As one of a few awesome people who jumped in the deep end with me and took on Australia's...
read moreCSA members’ potluck event
Gday CSA members, It's time to celebrate the end of a massive fruit season! It was a crazy few months in which I learned a lot, made mistakes, had successes and most importantly, grew fruit to the best of my ability for you and the wider community. To further build...
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