The Pines Kiama in Kiama, New South Wales | Farm

The Pines Kiama

Locality: Kiama, New South Wales

Phone: +61 449 914 063

Address: Saddleback Mountain 2533 Kiama, NSW, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 An unrelated picture of exploring with the kids and a reminder that we won’t be at Carriageworks this week We’ve made a commitment this year to more family time so will only be attending on the first and third markets of each month We’ll be off chasing that work/life balance and will see you on February 6th and 20th

25.01.2022 Our Pearl is in good company in the @mouldcheese Collective box for July. Each month they curate four Aussie cheeses and deliver them to your door! Sales end this Sunday 19 July for Monday's shipment. Head to their page to order or link is below (Also check out the cool eco packaging they use - recycled wool and ice packs to keep your cheese cool during transport!! ) https://www.mouldcheesefestival.com/mould-cheese-collectiv/

23.01.2022 One last check of our herd before the rains rolled in over the South Coast........

23.01.2022 Well Done Sally! Today marks the arrival of our first Pinzgauer x Holstein calf - a beautiful little heifer with distinct Pinzgauer markings from our Bull, Perseus! (White dorsal stripe and stomach) Pinzgauers are an Austrian Dual-purpose Breed that produce excellent proteins for cheese making, have great feed conversion rates from pasture only grazing, easy calving and docile nature plus they’re pretty Still working on a name for this little one - we need an ‘S’ name - suggestions welcome!

22.01.2022 We are proud to be an Australian family - but we think that means something different than what it did a few generations ago. We stand on Dharawal Land #alwayswasalwayswillbe... #changethedate #notthedatetocelebrate See more

21.01.2022 No-one is more surprised than me - BUT HALLOUMI IS BACK!! I’ve only been asking Kel for 6 months if we would make Halloumi for Christmas (up until and including yesterday ) but apparently this morning felt right SO We have 100 units of Halloumi and once it’s gone I can 100% guarantee you I won’t know when it will be back

21.01.2022 Holy Cow (pun intended) - another week at full speed Fencing was delayed slightly when Kel found a beautiful python curled up in a hedge less than a metre from where he was working (I’ll add a pic in stories - see if you can spot it) He promptly downed tools and hid in his land cruiser for the rest of the day We had a bit of a fridge mishap last week but will be back at @carriageworksfarmersmarket tomorrow with plenty of cheese, yoghurt and gelato plus we’ll leave the onl...ine shop open till Sunday as I may have forgotten to restock it on time this week Enjoy the weekend! See more

21.01.2022 Online orders are back Monday is now farm pick up day between 3:30pm - 5:30pm Orders are open Tuesday till Friday (10pm) Unfortunately we no longer offer home delivery.... Bottles and jars can now also be returned on farm each Monday Link to our online shop https://thepineskiama.square.site/

20.01.2022 The delicious. Harvey Norman Produce awards have been announced - with Pearl receiving a Gold Medal in the Dairy section! We couldn’t be prouder of this cheese - one that we’ve worked really hard to refine over the last few years and we’re so honoured to be up there alongside some stellar dairy products. This year has been a SLOG and we’re in awe that the awards were able to proceed under a challenging set of circumstances - hats off to @lucy_allon and our national judges... @daniellemariealvarez @guillaumebrahimi @cfassnidge @chefmattmoran @chefpetergilmore @chefneilperry and the whole @deliciousaus team, with thanks to @harveynormanau. Also a huge congrats to @kiamafarmersmarket - named as a finalist in the Outstanding Farmers Market category! We’re so proud to be part of such a vibrant food community

18.01.2022 Last chance to grab some produce from our online store for a few weeks! Stock up now before we relaunch - with some big changes!

18.01.2022 Have you heard?! Mould are curating the best Australian cheese packs delivered directly to your door! ANYWHERE. IN. AUSTRALIA This month our ‘Pearl’ is alongside Australian legends Pecora Dairy, Section28 Artisan Cheeses and Nimbin Valley Dairy

17.01.2022 And then there was 2 little Greys at school Feels like yesterday they were off to preschool together for the first time

16.01.2022 Podcast has landed!! We chat to the charismatic @dan_sims about all things cheese and why we do what we do Find it on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2za7oOFVpU3pj3jDLmh9df

14.01.2022 After the storm..... We’ve had a pretty big pause on social media. Call it a COVID related reassessment if you like, but truth be told it just felt like a far too curated space to be whilst we stripped the entire daily workings of our farm back to the core. ... We’re still here, working really hard to expand our knowledge on all things soil and regenerative farming. It may be a tentative return to social media but we hope you’ll stick around as we start to explore the massive shift thats been brewing in this little patch of the world

14.01.2022 What’s going on here then? Keep an eye out on our stories over the next few days as we have David and the team from Seven20electrical here to help get these bad boys operational

13.01.2022 Warm days, gentle rain, cell grazing and regenerative farming.

12.01.2022 Cell Grazing We’ve done a lot of fencing over winter to create a paddock system that allows us to manage our pasture more efficiently. The idea is to allow the pasture more time to recover after being grazed - removing the cows and preventing them from regrazing or even walking on them. The theory is larger groups of animals (preferably mixed species) for shorter periods of time. Looks like this little dairy may need to expand our menagerie!

10.01.2022 New week - New Paddock Our dry herd enjoying the lush gully after all the rain. This herd is comprised of cows that are resting, those that are pregnant and waiting to calve, two young heifers and a Bull named Percy We run them over our steeper hills as they don’t need to come home to be milked each day but still rotate their paddock frequently to provide optimum grazing and recovery time for the pasture. We walk through them every couple of days to check their condition, observe any amorous behaviour and make sure no-ones decided to do something silly - although on days like today, there was not one complaint

10.01.2022 This week has been a flurry of: Trying to get fencing done Moving young stock Managing stock levels Installing our new cheese press ... And racing to finish all the most pressing jobs before the weather closes out tomorrow We’re also madly prepping for our return to @carriageworksfarmersmarket - some of you may already know we are no longer supplying Milk into Sydney However, we will still be there with Cheese, Yoghurt and Gelato Oh, AND a reminder that our online shop is open until tomorrow night for those that want to order and collect from farm on Monday Phew - hope you all have a great weekend!

08.01.2022 A huge Congratulations to our tireless market manager, local food ambassador and all round amazing powerhouse - Tricia Ashelford We don’t thank you enough for all you do but this recognition is so deserved and we’re very proud

08.01.2022 Prosciutto Baked Dream There’s a few of these little babies for sale today at Carriageworks, there’s a couple left on the website or nab one at a market next Wednesday swipe for the ooze

07.01.2022 A nice wrap up of our Sustainable Energy Project. We’ve had a lot of interest in what has been happening on farm and how the system is performing - We’ll add a bit more info in our stories this week but if you have any questions please pop them below and we’ll do our best to answer them!! A big thanks to the following NSW Department of Primary Industries and Adam Marshall MP ... Seven20electrical for the installation Redflow for the battery technology And the tireless Aidan Moore for his incredible drive as Project Manager https://www.a2ep.org.au//on-farm-energy-pilot-projects-in-

06.01.2022 These young heifers have certainly been enjoying the bountiful pasture! They’re all Holstein x Normande and part of our ongoing cross-breeding program. We give them a couple of years to mature before they will head out with the bull!

06.01.2022 Chomping into the weekend like....... We’ll be at @carriageworksfarmersmarket tomorrow and our online shop is open for another 24hours Enjoy your weekend as much as these ladies enjoy fresh pasture!

05.01.2022 It wouldn’t be Christmas without a little cheese special....... These delightful little Ashed Dreams are making their way to our last few markets for 2020 (along with a prosciutto wrapped version for baking ) Limited stock, if you want it you can find us at ... @kiamafarmersmarket Wed Dec 15th and 23rd @carriageworksfarmersmarket Sat 19th or Wed 23rd If you really don’t want to miss out you can pre-order online now for Monday collection OR shoot through a message and we’ll do our best to reserve stock

03.01.2022 PSA We have officially made the switch to using glass bottles This has been a long time goal of ours and one that we are so proud to have reached. It heralds a new season for us, where the majority of our milk is now going into cheesemaking (what!) and we’ve reduced the amount of milk we will be bottling as well as reducing the areas of distribution. We’re hoping by providing a reusable alternative to our local customers we will see the bottles being returned and reuse...d multiple times! How will it work : The milk will be available from the following outlets - Thirroul IGA Kiama Downs IGA Jamberoo IGA Gerringong IGA Manning General Store Kiama These stores are able to take back your empty Glass bottles (and Yoghurt Jars!) but aren’t able to refund you as it gets a little tricky - however! If you would like to be credited for your returned bottles and jars we welcome you to return them on farm each week or book in for a monthly collection. I’ll pop all the details up on the website but if you have any questions please feel free to pop them below or send them via DM!

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