Self-Sufficiency: Where Does the Self Reside? During times of turmoil and disruption, people often turn to farmers for answers. It’s a natural reaction. As cracks begin to show in the systems we rely on, people start to recognise how fragile and dependent those...
White Gold As stories of supply chain issues begin to surface, there’s an underlying fear emerging amongst farmers. It feeds easily into the clickbait algorithms vying for our attention, but for most farmers, that fear has never been far from the surface. It sits at...
The Lost Seeds of Sicily At Harvest Farms in Bilpin, we believe that every seed carries a heartbeat. Some seeds, however, carry an entire history — a smuggled legacy of resilience, a 50-year journey across oceans, and a friendship that spans generations. The Guardian...
The air in Bilpin usually smells of ripening apples this time of year, but lately the orchards have been uncharacteristically quiet. Nature has been a stern teacher this season. Some of our neighbours have looked out over rows of trees only to see a 90% drop in...
At Harvest Farms in Bilpin, in the Blue Mountains of NSW, we regularly welcome international visitors interested in sustainable agriculture and cultural exchange. Many of our most memorable guests come from Japan, travelling as part of agricultural delegations or...
