And now comes the prepping

The time-consuming job of preparing our garlic for sale.  It will begin to be available for sale next week.  For pricing and how to order visit our website.

New Garlic Crop available for sale 1 November 2019

It's been busy at the farm harvesting this year's garlic crop.  We harvested half the paddock by hand, the other half by trialing a new machine.  The crop is looking good and will be available for sale through our website.

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Garlic Harvester

2019 new crop

HEALTHY GARLIC OIL

Healthy Garlic Oil - from the book "Omega 3 Cuisine" by Alan Roettinger with Udo Erasmus

Several companies now produce oils infused with various flavours, such as basil or garlic. Commercially, where the health benefits are not considered paramount (if at all), infusion is accomplished by heating the oil with various aromatics. In order to protect the fragile qualities of Udo’s Oil, the same results will be obtained without heating, in some cases by increasing the quantity of the flavouring agents. The procedure is quite simple, as you will see.

If you like garlic, this will immediately become a staple in your kitchen. It’s the quickest and easiest oil infusion, requiring no straining, decanting, or any other monkeying around. Properly steamed vegetables really need nothing else. Merely drizzle some of this oil on them and you will have a dish that anyone will eat with pleasure. It’ll turn pedestrian mashed potatoes into something truly special. Keep some of this on hand in your refrigerator and you’ll discover countless uses for it. It’s a standard ingredient in many of the recipes in this book.

Makes about 1 cup

4 to 7 cloves garlic (see note)

1 cup Udo’s Choice 3 6 9

Oil Blend

Pass the garlic cloves through a garlic press into a small jar. Add the oil and stir. Pour into a clean glass jar or bottle. Simple Garlic Udo’s Oil will keep for about 1 week in the refrigerator or 1 month in the freezer.

Barrington River Organic Farm Garlic

This year's garlic available for sale

This year's crop of our Certified Organic, Biodynamic Garlic is now available for sale.

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THIS YEAR'S GARLIC CROP NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE

We have been busy preparing this year's garlic crop for sale. You can order online at the link below or phone us on 02 4997 2530. Wholesale enquiries welcome.

Barrington River Shopping Cart

CERTIFIED ORGANIC GARLIC 5 KG BAGS ON WAY TO WHOLESALER

GARLIC HEAVEN

Garlic Waiting to be Cleaned

Garlic Hanging to Dry

It's garlic heaven at the farm with our certified organic, biodynamic, garlic hanging to dry. Once dry it's transported to our warehouse, sorted and cleaned ready for sale. This is our best ever crop!

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Cleaned Garlic

GROWING GARLIC WITH BIODYNAMICS

Garlic Growers in our area plant out their crops over Autumn. Our crop is in the ground and growing beautifully, ready to be harvested late October, early November.

What do you need to do to grow garlic biodynamically?

If a green manure crop has been grown on beds, brush cut the crop, then mulch mow it and if you don’t want to dig it in, spray it with either Manure Concentrate or Combined Soil Preparation, then you can apply a layer of biodynamic compost, worm castings or your choice of organic fertiliser (blood and bone, dynamic lifter etc). Water this in and cover the beds with a thick layer (200 ml) of mulch (old pasture hay is great). Leave for 4-6 weeks, then pull mulch aside and plant garlic cloves. Apply another spray of Combined Soil Preparation or Soil Activator when mulch has been pulled aside for planting before re-applying.

Those who are cultivating their beds, apply Biodynamic Soil Activator or Combined Soil Preparation to the soil after cultivation and again at planting.

Garlic cloves will benefit from being soaked overnight before planting in stirred biodynamic soil preparation (whatever you are using).

When the garlic shoots are 100 ml high, you can spray the crop with Horn Silica.

When the crop has started taking off again in Spring, apply a biodynamic soil spray, followed by Horn Silica in the morning. Two weeks later, the crop can be sprayed with Fish/Seaweed Concentrate.

One week before harvest, spray the crop with Horn Silica (some people spray this on root crops that are ready for harvest in the afternoon). This will finish off the crop, maximising flavour and shelf life. It will also strengthen the outer skin and prevent fungal attack in storage.

To find out more visit the Biodynamic Agriculture Australia's web site

BUCKETTS OF GARLIC PROMOTION, GLOUCESTER NSW

A celebration of Garlic in the beautiful towns of Gloucester and Stroud and surrounds.  What a glorious Gloucester Garlic Day at the recent Farmer's Market.  There was a huge selection of local garlic, including our Certified Organic varieties and our Black Garlic (more information at www.blackgarlic.net.au).

BLACK GARLIC (ORGANIC) NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE ON OUR WEBSITE

LAOBAMAS ORGANIC BLACK GARLIC

LaObamas Black Garlic is the new way of enjoying garlic! With its unique and sweet taste, LaObamas will become the special highlight of your meals. Use as a side dish, condiment or simply as a snack. LaObamas is almost odourless. LaObamas is a product of Switzerland and is a pure, organic and natural product. White garlic is fermented by gentle heat treatment and special humidity. The warmth colours the garlic and activates the garlic's healthy antioxidants. Imported by Barrington River Organic Farm.

Black Garlic Clove 50g -$24.00
Black Garlic Bulb 2 pieces -$20.00
Black Garlic Lady Bulb 8 pieces - $30.00
Black Garlic Paste 70g - $32.00

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