We deliberately make Organic a category because we try to seek out places where we know they use organic produce. The reason is that the more we learn about the consequences of eating food that has been sprayed with systemic chemicals the more we realise the long term deleterious consequences on our health.
Tasmanian organic produce – Why? As you peruse this site you will notice that nearly all of the producers we mention and most of the restaurants either produce or use all or mostly organic produce. Why? There are many reasons why we try to only eat and drink organic produce […]
Bream Creek Community Market Garden – Introduction The Bream Creek Community Market Garden is a small stall on the side of Burnt Hill Road near Bream Creek in Tasmania’s south-east. We like the fact that the produce on sale here is organic although not necessarily certified as such. We think […]
Red Cow Organics (originally called Red Cow Dairies) is run by recent arrivals to Tasmania, Matt and Andy Jackman of Oldina in the north west of the state. Here they milk a herd of Aussie Red cows on their 155 hectare farm. They have built their own factory where they […]
There are many Tasmanian firms producing good honey but the distinctive blocks of organic ‘Golden Nectar’ leatherwood honey made by the Stephens at Mole Creek are highly prized. It is highly recognisable from the ‘retro’ label which is, in fact, the very original label that has always been associated with […]
Our Mate’s Farm – Introduction Our Mate’s Farm is a small family-run orchard offering certified organic heritage apples, fresh cold-pressed apple juice and other products including very tasty pork from the farm. The apple juice can be sourced from the stall at their farm (see below) or from Unpacked in […]
Little Farm – Introduction You will find Little Farm some 30 kilometres south of Hobart in a pleasant valley near the town of Cygnet where it occupies some 200 hectares of prime land. It is both a berry and vegetable farm which is run organically (but not certified). The owners […]
♥♥ Weston Farm is run by Richard and Belinda Weston where they produce great organic products ranging from peony flowers, to padron peppers, to ducks, to olives and also many types of vegetables using organic principles even though they are not formally certified. Their organic products are used to great […]
♥♥ Seven Springs Farm introduction Seven Springs Farm is an organic producer of vegetables run by Wouter and Elyse Sels in remote Lorinna on Tasmania’s North-West Coast. Lorinna lies about twenty kilometres south of Gowrie Park in the upper reaches of the Forth River Valley. Seven Springs Farm is an […]
♥♥♥ Elgaar Farm – Introduction Elgaar Farm is a shining example of what can be achieved through organic farm practices. The Joe, Antonia and the Gretschmann family produces milk from their Jersey cows with cream that sits proudly in the neck of each old-fashioned glass milk bottle. They farm totally […]
♥ Fat Carrot Farm is an organic vegetable producer at Oyster Cove in Tasmania’s south run by Stan and Briony Robert. They grow delicious and nutritious heirloom vegetables such as Chantenay carrots, Italian tomatoes, lovely tomatilloes, squash, pumpkins and Cime di Rapa and other greens. And for a real treat, […]