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

OUR CERTIFIED ORGANIC GARLIC

Our Certified Organic garlic is shooting up through the soil - only planted a month ago and it's looking good after much-needed rain.

Garlic a month after planting

Find out more at our website Barrington River Organic Farm

New Season Garlic 2018 Available Soon

We have started to harvest this year's Certified Organic Italian Pink garlic crop and should have it available for sale in a couple of weeks.  It is hanging out to dry at the moment to remove excess moisture and form its dry outer protective skin.  If the garlic is kept dry and reasonably well ventilated, this once a year crop will keep for many months.  It is, however, at its very best just after harvest.   Visit this link to be notified when stock is available.

WE'RE EXHIBITING IN SYDNEY AT LOLLAPRODUCER, 26 JUNE 2017

Barrington River Organic Farm has been invited to be 1 of 60 of Australia’s Best Producers in 1 Room on 1 Day

When: Monday 26 June

Where: @carriageworks

Why: To introduce chefs and food service to the best producers in Australia at this “trade-only” event.

Who: Alexandra Olsson from @olssonssalt and John Susman from @fishtalesau.

For more information check out the you tube clip here

Planting out the 2017 Garlic Crop

A busy crew on Easter Monday and Tuesday planting out the 2017 garlic crop.  It will be ready for harvest in October.

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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GARLIC GOLD FOR BARRINGTON FARMER

Love this article by local Gloucester journo, Rebecca Casson. She has really captured the essence of our garlic story in the Mid North Coast Paddock to Plate magazine.
Link to article

Barrington River Organic Farm Garlic Crop

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

EASTER AT THE FARM

Easter - a time for relaxation and reflection.  The garlic has been planted, the farm is lush and green. Our designated camping area is full of our children, grandchildren, our friends, their friends.  We have our fingers crossed that the sun is going to shine.

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!

Order Online or phone 02 4997 2530

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

IS THE HIGH COST OF ORGANIC FOOD WORTH IT?

This article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide on 24 June 2014.

The article is by Dr Andrew Monk, chairman of the Australian Organic Association and answers a lot of questions regarding Australian organics.

Our farm is certified organic with ACO and we think it is definitely worth it!

http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/food-news/qa-is-the-high-cost-of-organic-food-worth-it-20140621-3akea.html

OUR NEW CROP OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC GARLIC IS IN THE GROUND

Adding Mulch to Garlic Rows

Two days planting with six workers

Hot, tiring work

This year's garlic crop is in the ground.  Two days of hard work last week with six willing workers planting and then mulching the rows.  The results are worth it though - come the end of October and it will be time to harvest our crop of juicy garlic bulbs.  This year we were blessed with 33 ml of rain after planting which saved us from having to water the beds.

PREPPING GARLIC BEDS FOR PLANTING AT END OF MARCH 2014

Peter and Uli preparing the garlic beds for planting towards the end of the month.  They are fertilising with woodash, ground up oyster shells to be followed by an application of our compost.

FERTILISING OUR BIODYNAMIC FARM ORCHARD WITH FISH STEW

We are fortunate to have access to fish scraps from the Tea Gardens Fisherman's Co Op.  The fish are from the pristine waters off Hawks Nest and Port Stephens. The fish scraps are put into stainless steel tanks, along with water, enzymes and Biodynamic Preps.  The mixture is left for approximately six months and then sprayed out around the trees to the drip-line in the orchard and the solids are then added around the base of the trees. This is done once a year.  (It is also sprayed on the garlic rows before we plant the garlic in April.) Special disposable suits are worn as it is really on the nose!

SO MANY DELICIOUS RECIPES FEATURE GARLIC

We're feeling the heat!  Dinner for a hot summer's night - delicious Australian mussels with our Barrington River Organic Farm certified organic garlic.

(The recipe includes Udo's Choice 3 6 9 Oil Blend which is added off the heat at the end of cooking. For a free Udo's Oil Blend recipe book contact www.udoshealthproducts.com.au)

OUR FARM FEATURES IN PRIME 7 TV SEGMENT ON GLOUCESTER GARLIC

Our beautiful Barrington River Organic Farm was featured on Prime 7 News on 7 January 2013.  Our delicious Certified Organic Garlic is strong and sweet, despite the long dry spell. If you would like to try our "Good Gloucester Garlic", as Jan puts it, please visit our website, www.barringtonriverorganicfarm.com.au.

Here's the link to the video:

http://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n1/news/a/-/local/20639156/garlic-festival-video/

Christmas Greetings

Sending our best wishes this holiday season.  Here's to giving and sharing the bounty of this beautiful land.

Barrington River Organic Farm

NEW GARLIC CROP - NOVEMBER 2013

BROF Garlic Drying November 2013 

Due to the weather this October we have already harvested some of this year's garlic crop which is air drying in our farm sheds ready for sale in a couple of weeks.  Contact us at mail@barringtonriverorganicfarm.com.au for more information and this year's  pricing