Queensland Fruit Fly alert
Queensland Fruit Fly has been spotted on the farm. Please notify us if you receive any affected fruit and we will replace it. If you find any affected fruit that you bought from us, please advise us ASAP. You can use the contact form on our website, send a text message or find us at the Castlemaine or Coburg Farmers Markets.
Plum boxes available
Angelina plums and Mariposa blood plums are now available for pre-order. Collection from Castlemaine or Coburg Farmers Markets Wednesday/Saturday respectively. Our certified organic Mariposa blood plums make an excellent jam that sets well and a wonderful sweet/savoury plum sauce, similar to tomato sauce (our ‘Blood Sauce’ is made from Mariposa ‘3rds’!).
Established orchard business available for you!
As some of you may have heard from Grow Great Fruit (who established and maintained the orchard prior to me) I have chosen not to renew my lease at the end of this financial year. What that means is that the orchard, all it’s associated infrastructure and machinery and the business are being made available.
Apricots, plums and sour cherries on specials for Coburg and C’Maine markets.
We have boxes of apricot ‘seconds’ and plums available for order online. Also available are our specialty ‘Morello’ sour cherry. They are a very small cherry with a sour flavour
Christmas Cherries @ Coburg/Castlemaine tomorrow
Castlemaine and Coburg Farmers Markets tomorrow arvo!
Upcoming Farmers Markets
Look out for us at these Accredited Farmers Markets over the next week or so: Sat 19th Dec – Coburg Farmers Markets. Wed 23rd Dec – Coburg…
Cherries on special!
Our certified organic ‘Vista’ cherries are on special this week! We harvested them super ripe which means they have intense sweetness and a very rich flavour with soft flesh. Also, on special are our ‘Rons’ cherry…
Coburg Farmers Market tomorrow – with cherries!
Stone fruit season is upon us! As a result of the challenging spring weather we had, it’s been a slow start to the season with few apricots around. However, the cherries have been abundant and so this Saturday, I will be starting my weekly attendance at Coburg Farmers Market.
Food Sovereignty Convergence
FSC 2020 is your change to engage with the movement and join the global struggle for a food system that supports the climate, the ecosystems, the animals and humans alike. Get involved and help direct AFSA’s efforts over the coming year.
Volunteer Residency applications closing soon!
If you’re keen to be a farmer, we are offering an intensive, live-in training program that will cover all aspects of managing an organic orchard business. From soil health to pest and disease management to food sovereignty to operating market stalls. Applications close this Friday!
Veggie CSA delivering to Thornbury
Friends and ex-hub hosts from 2018, Angelica Organic Farm are running their veggie CSA again this year and our Tellurian Fruit Gardens hub hosts for Thornbury are hosting them too. Cassi would like to invite you to jump onboard if you are keen.
Volunteer Residency Program begins Oct – apply now!
Learn how to manage an organic orchard and run a small farming business – Learn about community supported agriculture and co-operatives – Accommodation and food supplied, plus a small weekly stipend – Applications close late Aug.