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Our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) for 2018 was a huge success. Here is what our CSA members found most beneficial about the program… Being able to have high quality organic meat delivered to my work address on a regular basis. This has reduced my time at the supermarket and has given me piece of mind […]
The very limited rains we’ve had over the past 6 months have put a strain on many things … the feed supply for our cattle and sheep, the sub-soil moisture levels, our established trees, and our rainwater tanks. But we’ve recently been battling with something even more problematic than any of these. An influx of […]
It’s now mid May, and in a typical year, most farmers in our region would be winding up their seeding regimes. Most seeds would have germinated on residual soil moisture, and the growth accelerated by autumn rains. Usually the weary farmers (and their families) would be looking forward to a break after an intense few […]
Life at Border Park is never dull …. especially in Autumn when the ewes are lambing! Not only do the ewes need extra mineral supplementation and the fox population controlled, there is the issue of abandoned or orphaned lambs. The task of raising poddy lambs this year has been the sole responsibility of our eldest […]
Having had 17 poddy lambs this year has made me sort of like a Mum. This is what I’ve noticed about my babies (well, lambs!): Before you have your own, you think that lambs all look the same. But once you have your own pet lambs, you realise they’re all individuals. Pepper’s tail has two kinks; […]
Border Park Organics produces Certified Organic grain, beef, sheep and wool. The farm became certified organic in 1996 and continues to be certified organic with NASAA (NCO 5442). All livestock sold via our website are 100% Certified Organic when they leave the farm. They are slaughtered, quartered and chilled by Loxton Abattoir and transported by […]
Worldwide, the organics industry is booming. In Australia, there is 15% growth reported year on year. More Aussies than ever have purchased at least one certified organic product in the past year. It’s reasonable to expect this strong trend will continue well into the future. After all, products labelled ‘organic’ seem to offer a win-win scenario: attractive […]
There are so many advantages to farming – setting your own work hours, having a variety of daily tasks that use every skill you’ve ever gained, being able to work alongside your spouse and children, and purposely improving the condition of the soil and often your family’s health. However, as with any occupation, there are […]
This is a post we wrote in March 2016, and have re-published it on account of the birth of 102’s 12th calf 🙂 We’ve got a confession to make…. It probably breaks all the traditions of being a cattle farmer. You run cattle because you love them all… equally… But, we DO have a favourite, […]