Eastbrook Vegetable Farms in Mount Barker, South Australia | Farm

Eastbrook Vegetable Farms

Locality: Mount Barker, South Australia

Address: Bald Hills Road 5251 Mount Barker, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.eastbrook.com.au

Likes: 1227

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Farm

24.01.2022 Nice to see nature helping us out with pest control.

24.01.2022 A swarm of bees have come to visit and look quite comfy on the pivot.

23.01.2022 The last of the green sprouts being sorted and packed. There is a few more purples for tomorrow. That brings the season to an end. We would like to thank all our bosses and workers for their fantastic effort they put in this season. We want to also thanks our customers, suppliers and anyone else who has helped this season. Thanks to those who bought our produce from the road side stall Coles ALDI Australia Woolworths IGA Foodland and market stalls. See you all again next season. Meanwhile we will busy cleaning, planting, watering, fertilising etc, and catching up on the maintenance.

23.01.2022 The first machine harvester up and running. This is the start of mechanical harvesting which will continue till mid September. Luke and Ollie have worked hard on repairs, modifications and maintenance to get it out the doors of the workshop. Thanks guys, good work.

21.01.2022 Thousands of plants waiting to be planted. Waiting for the ground to dry out. Hopefully soon.

20.01.2022 Today we were sorting purple sprouts, otherwise known as the red darling variety. Very sweet and delicious.

20.01.2022 Mulching the cover crop. This starts the process of incorporating the organic matter into the soil, in preparation for sprout planting in Dec/Jan.

19.01.2022 Here we are packing our fresh Brussels Sprouts for ALDI Australia

18.01.2022 Sprouts are so versatile. Here's another recipe from fresh select. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCowaJFh_OJ/

18.01.2022 Sometimes things don't go according to plan. Strong winds caught us out on a young planting. This is the aftermath of sand blasting

16.01.2022 Taking a drive along the pivot line, to see how its all growing.

15.01.2022 Some of the team burning dead olive trees, or maybe face painting

15.01.2022 A combination of a cover crop, and new seasons brussels sprout plantings.

15.01.2022 Another beautiful sunny day for planting.

14.01.2022 A great shot of the Samwell guys taken by #meghansenphotography. Its great to see them on the farm owned and operated by them.

13.01.2022 Another beautiful day planting sprouts at Langhorne Creek.

13.01.2022 Some of the great crew.....mostly hard at work

12.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/107097154132342/posts/274876114021111/

12.01.2022 A magic cover crop. This will add a massive amount of biomass to the soil, and promotes soil health.

12.01.2022 A beautiful day planting on the family farm at Mount Barker. Over 20,000 thousand plants in the ground.

11.01.2022 Very exciting. First bin of sprouts for this season. #sprouts #brusselssprouts #farmlife

10.01.2022 So....the summer irrigation shenanigans have started!! This is the third break in the mainline. The aluminium saddles have reacted with the subsoil and disintegrated. We have 70,000 plants in desperate need of water!!

10.01.2022 A busy day with the Brussels sprouts today. Sorting and packing and then planting.

09.01.2022 Flail mowing the rye grass cover crop at Mount Barker. High level of organic matter ready to work back into the soil.

08.01.2022 Here is some Brussels sprout straight out of the harvester bunker. Thanks to our harvesting team of Tristan and Trent.

08.01.2022 Another beautiful day for planting at Langhorne creek, with nice healthy seedlings.

08.01.2022 A beautifully day for planting. 0 degrees!!! Nice icy soil and frozen fingers!! Great to be out in the sun though.

07.01.2022 A great job being done by our sorters in the prepack shed. They are being packed ready to go to Coles ALDI Australia Woolworths Foodland and markets.

07.01.2022 Looks like our workers are having a well deserved lunch break after planting at Langhorne Creek.

07.01.2022 Planting again. Great weather, great crew. 2 days planting and another 95,000 sprout plants in the ground.

07.01.2022 Planting done just in time before the rains came.

07.01.2022 Its another busy Friday at our brussels sprout farm. Busy sorting fresh, nutritious and delicious sprouts for our customers. Find some today at our farm stall, Coles Woolworths ALDI Australia Foodland Supermarket and local market stores.

07.01.2022 Mother nature helping us out in the Brussels sprout fields. The larval stage of Ladybugs feed voraciously on aphids.

06.01.2022 Checking the quality and weight of the sprouts before they are sent out.

05.01.2022 After a few mechanical issues we managed to get some planting done. Red Darling Sprouts and Kalettes.

04.01.2022 Great view of the farm from the Summit.

04.01.2022 Here is a nice recipe to try. https://eastbrook.com.au//shaved-sprouts-and-pecorino-sal/

04.01.2022 Irrigation working nicely on the sprouts.

03.01.2022 Thanks to all who helped with the resurfacing of the carpark area. Hopefully it keeps the dust down when summer comes.

03.01.2022 Last week at the farm we sorted 97 tonnes of fresh sprouts. Great work everyone. Check out your Coles Woolworths Foodland Supermarket ALDI Australia, and markets to get some today.

02.01.2022 They said it was going to be a wet spring!!! Planting on hold again this week.

01.01.2022 We certainly had a busy friday last week. 78 bins were harvested. A total of 32 tonnes of product.

01.01.2022 Covid safe planting Finally able to get some sprout plants in the ground.

01.01.2022 Our freshly sorted and packed Brussels Sprouts, ready to be delivered to various Coles stores throughout Australia.