Forage Farms in Kybong, Queensland, Australia | Farm

Forage Farms

Locality: Kybong, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 427 112 448

Address: 87 Mullaly Road 4570 Kybong, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 See you tomorrow at Witta Market We will have our delicious pastured eggs, pork, lamb and chicken

23.01.2022 Hamish can't wait to showcase his family's regenerative farming techniques at the upcoming Forage Farms Tour, part of our Forage Gympie Region celebrations in May. Go to www.visitgympieregion.com.au for all the details.

22.01.2022 Hello there, we are the Andrews family - (L-R) Hamish, Stuart, Lachlan and Megan. We would like to put our faces to our names and share with you why we farm the way we do here at Forage Farms. We see ourselves as custodians of the land. It is our belief that we should leave the land we farm better than we found it. Our purpose is to regenerate, rehabilitate and rehydrate our landscape. We aggrade land not degrade land. We build soil, build water holding capacity and build ...fertility without the use of chemicals or artificial fertilisers. So how do we do this? Our animals, chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle, move across our pastures in a rotation. These animals act as nutrient donors, through their droppings, that build soil fertility. All animals graze on different plant species and their disturbance of the soil stimulate the germination of different seeds, microbes and also aerate the soil. The land is left for long periods to recover between short periods of grazing. Over time our pastures have improved. We see evidence of this every day. So how do these improved pastures affect the food we produce on our farm? Rotation of the chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle to fresh pastures increases the diversity of our pastures and improves soil health. As a result the animals that eat these diverse pastures produce fantastic tasting and nourishing eggs, pork, lamb and beef. Healthy pastures = healthy soils & plants = healthy & happy animals = healthy food. We do all this because we don't just want to farm sustainably; we want to actually regenerate the landscape so it is resilient and ensures that it will continue to produce great food for many generations to come. So there you have it. We love what we do and get a real kick out of sharing our story and our produce. And we have met some fantastic people along the way. . . . ABC Rural Visit Noosa Visit Gympie Region Visit Sunshine Coast Visit Queensland, Australia Discover Mary Valley Sunshine Coast Foodie Matt Golinski - Official Gympie Gold Regional Produce Country Noosa Country Style Graziher R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine The Land Australian Story ABC Landline PROOF - Pasture Raised On Open Fields delicious. Australia Landcare Australia RB Sellars R.M.Williams Thank A Farmer For Your Next Meal See more

21.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has booked in to attend our farm tour this weekend as part of the Forage Gympie Region event. We have been blown away by the interest of 160 people over 2 tours! If you missed out, don't worry. We have decided to open the farm again on May 22 for a further tour. Tickets will be limited and available on our website. https://www.foragefarms.com.au/collections/farm-tour

17.01.2022 All our animals spend their entire lives outside on pasture. No nasties and no nonsense - the way nature intended on them to live. #pastureraisedisbetterraised #nonastiesnononsense #foragefarms

16.01.2022 We are very excited to announce that our very first batch of pasture-raised chicken is now available on our website. Our 100% pasture-raised chickens are raised how chickens are meant to be: outside, on pasture, with room to forage. They get to live a no nasties, no-nonsense lifestyle. Being raised on regenerative pastures and never seeing anything artificial, whilst being moved to a fresh patch of pasture daily.

12.01.2022 We're excited to announce that our eggs are now available at Harris Farm Markets in Clayfield. Harris Farm Markets are all about fresh, high-quality food and what makes it even more exciting is that they are fully supportive of regenerative farmers like us! They even have our very own Natural Sequence Farming down as a regenerative farming practice (swipe left) So head on in and check them out!

04.01.2022 Only 1 more sleeps then boom... The 6th BIG ROSELLA FESTIVAL is here. So please if you booked online, bring your tickets or order confirmation for speedy proces...sing. We must still adhere to 1.5m Social Distancing. If you're are feeling unwell please stay at home. Checking in is required using QR Code reader or the new Check in Qld App. Just a reminder please, No pets and No smoking allowed inside the festival grounds. Bring Cash with you, there's no ATM facility and although we got EFTPOS internet reception can be unreliable at times. Until then, see you all soon Visit Gympie Region Localfoodgympie Slow Food Noosa Food Agribusiness Network FAN Visit Sunshine Coast Visit Brisbane Visit Fraser Coast

04.01.2022 KEEPING ANIMALS COOL IN SWELTERING HEAT & HUMIDITY As temperatures soared across the south-east, the Gympie region sweltered in 36 degree heat, six degrees... above the November average. Forage Farms owner Stuart Andrews (pictured) says while his staff are used to the heat, special care and attention must be paid to the animals on warmer days. The chicks and pigs struggle in the heat, he said. We put our misters on for them to stay a bit cooler too. Mr Andrews says while heat was one challenge of working on a farm, humidity was the real killer. Yesterday was even worse, the humidity was higher and that takes a greater toll on the animals and the humans than just the heat, he said. But everyone’s fine, this is just another day (for Kybong). It just slows everyone down. Tara Cassidy

02.01.2022 A great day out for the whole family

01.01.2022 Playtime for these little piggies!

01.01.2022 Pigs are very social animals that's why we keep all our pigs together in groups This ensures they are always happy and stress-free the way they should be