Brrrr…winter is on its way at White Stone Farm! Crisp, clear nights with millions of stars ablaze in the sky turn to frosty mornings and a landscape blanketed in icicles of white. The grass crunches underfoot as I brave the frigid air to feed the early morning crew. Jess is…
As April rolls into May and the leaves turn golden, the first frosts appear and the landscape is blanketed in autumn colours around Clunes, things are also busy as we prepare for winter at White Stone Farm. Our winter crops have been planted, out in the newly established growing beds…
He sits still by day, a part of the tree that he calls home. His eyes are closed as he prepares for the nightly hunt or mere slits to quietly watch the world through sleepy pupils. When he does look at you, it’s with piercing yellow eyes. At night he…
Ah, Garlic planting season once again! When we moved in during Jun-July last year, it was manic as we needed to hastily plant all of our organic garlic cloves in between doing renovations and trying to discover garden beds and planting space under grass and weeds. With some wonderful help…
When we first moved in, it was a demanding race of time and energy towards renovations to make the house more liveable and planting our first crops to be ready in time for summer. With a heap of wonderful organic tomato seeds that we had collected and prepared, Stace busily…
Every day at White Stone Farm there is something new to discover. Whether it’s an old garden bed, complete with fruit trees buried under monstrous weeds and years of neglect, or a new type of raptor soaring overhead, or a new animal that shares the property with us, there is…
It’s amazing what a change in location and lifestyle can make on your outlook to the weather and all it brings. In the depths of a dry summer, this is even more apparent. Once rain was an annoyance, an inconvenience, damaging to picnic plans and outdoor BBQ events. Now here…
Two environmentally minded city slickers, a dream and a newly purchased 10 acre property in country Victoria… Welcome to the newly established White Stone Farm near the historic township of Clunes in Central Victoria. Nestled amongst the vast volcanic landscape and rich in gold mining history, the White Stone Farm name…
