The shop is full to bursting with produce from the farm at the moment. Sally and Patrick are harvesting every day bringing in heirloom tomato, cucumber, zucchini, carrot, beetroot, radish, silverbeet, salad mix, tropea onion, spring onion, eggplant, parsley and coriander.
What we can’t get from Wagtail’s Garden is sourced from other south west growers and the organic wholesaler in Perth. At the moment that includes plum, mango, banana, avocado, celery, broccoli, potato, cauliflower, brown and red onion, ginger, garlic, rocket, kale, pumpkin and carrot.
To ensure you get all the produce you’re after it’s a good idea to place an online order, but if you’re planning on browsing the farm shop in person, the best days to stop by are Wednesday (afternoons), Thursdays and Fridays, as it’s when we have the largest range of fresh produce as well as being stocked up on dairy (including raw goat milk), bakery goods, pastured free range meats and ready made meals.
Tom Tom isn’t quite sure what to make of their new friends, Maple and Aspen the alpacas They joined Footsteps Farm last week and are slowly settling in to their new home, sharing the paddock by the farm shop with the goats.
While most of the garden on the farm is under the very capable hands of Sally and Patrick, a portion of it is run as an allotment style community garden, and at the moment it is looking resplendent. So much green, so many flowers and so much biodiversity has been drawn in. It’s taken a few growing seasons, but the garden now hosts a range of natural predators who are doing a great job keeping the balance, including frogs, snakes, spiders, wasps, skinks, birds, praying mantis and ladybugs.
One week of school holidays to go and with it one week of kids art sessions. There are two sessions left, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. For more information and to book a spot, follow the link from www.gatheredorganics.com.au