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Roly Poly Farm

 
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LOCAL | SEASONAL | HAND-FARMED

Roly Poly Farm produces high quality, seasonal vegetables, year-round in the hills of Perth, Australia. Our produce is for families, individuals, restaurants and cafes across Perth who want fresh, local, nutrient-dense food, that sustains the individual, community, farmer, and land.

 

Sign up to our convenient weekly vegetables boxes, become a part of our community by becoming a market member or come see us at the farmers markets every Saturday.

 

We are a direct connection between you, our local community, and the food that sustains you - this means a longer shelf-life, greater flavour and less food miles.

 

We use hand tools, strong arms, and a whole lot of love to grow food, soil, community, and ecology.
 

 

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33° today at @kyillafarmersmarket, folks! Bring those 👒 and chilly bins if you're not heading straight home! . Same spot, same time, same us, slightly different spread of veg, as that's what seasonal eatin' is all about! . See you soon x . #perth #perthsaturday #regenerativefarm #farm #farmtomarket #grownwithlove #knowyourfarmer #knowyourfood #seasonal
Roasted Beetroot with Caramelised Turnips, Edamame and Wasabi Mayonnaise . Pickled Beetroot with Puy Lentils, Mizuna and Cheddar . Beetroot and Dill with Creme Fraiche and Almonds . Roasted Beetroot, Shaved Fennel and Broad Beans with Skordalia . Grab your beets, turnips, dill, mizuna, fennel and broadbeans, plus a whole lot more tomorrow at @kyillafarmersmarket, and cook up a storm this weekend! . There's a whole world to explore out there when it comes to vegetables, and I for one am looking at a beetroot chocolate cake bake sesh, to take to a family picnic on Sunday 😋 . All recipes above taken from my go-to for recipe inspiration, 'Community', by @arthurstreetcafe. . We'll be taking 60 bunches of these bootiful beets tomorrow, so plenty to go around. See you tomorrow! . #beets #cantbeetem #turnipthebeet #vegetables #cooking #salad #explore #delicious #homechef #perth #perthfarm
🍎🍎🍎 2020 CSA is now open! 🍅🍅🍅 . Season 1: 8th of Feb, 2020 - 11th of April, 2020 (10 weeks) . CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is the backbone of our farm, and a model we believe should be the backbone of our food system. It allows consumers to know exactly what they are putting into their own and their loved ones bodies, and allows farmers to have security of income and outlet of sales. It cultivates a sense of community in what is an increasingly isolated and fragmented society, and reduces the chain of supply, meaning you are eating only what is in season in your local area, and lowering that footprint of food miles in the process. Your dollar is also heading 100% to the farmer, meaning that they can practice full autonomy in their growing methods, and are not subject to marketplace forces. . The basics of CSA are outlined above; you purchase a membership prior to the season, we use those funds to buy seeds, tools, and in this case a greenhouse to help us grow even more veggies, in a more efficient and water-wise way. We use those investments to grow food, which we then give back to you each week once the season commences! . The bounty and risk of growing food is shared between both farmer and consumer. We have never underfilled a share, and we aim to provide a deliberate range of vegetables each week that you can easily incorporate into your weekly meals. On the menu for our first 2020 season are tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, leafy greens, beets...your general summer abundance! . We open memberships to our current-season members as a courtesy, and photo 2 👉 shows some of the reasons they are signing up for round 2 (or in some cases round 5!). One thing we constantly hear each season is how peoples' vegetable intake increases dramatically once they begin CSA, and how good they feel because of this. . Head to the link in our profile (www.rolypolyfarm.com.au/csa1) for more information, and sign-up how-tos 😊 We have limited availability, so be quick!
She's a broad ol' bean. . I am your fava. . I've bean thinking of you. . Some people call her a HAS-BEAN, but that couldn't be FAVA from the truth (Dec just whipped this one out! 🏆) . Any others? We're still green at this. . This weekend at @kyillafarmersmarket! Best pun will be displayed at the market stall beside these beauts. . #broadbeans #favabeans #beanpuns #perth #marketgarden #puns #punlife
Dec's 💚s Brussels. . But he doesn't necessarily like picking them. We are pretty chuffed with this method, though, which was the result of pure spontaneity, amidst struggling to find the time to harvest the buds individually. . The reason why one has a 💚 on the top is that I wanted to experiment with topping the plants, to see if it would encourage more even bud maturation (results inconclusive, what do you think?). The tops are also delicious 👌 . Next year, we will get our timing right (hopefully!) and get nice long stems, full of fat juicy brussel sprouts. . Always learning, always experimenting, always growing...especially when it comes to my nemesis, The Brussel! . #brusselsprouts #marketgarden #smallfarm #brussels #perth #perthfarm #💚
The Earth laughs in flowers. - Ralph Waldo Emerson . Having this period of time on the Gidge plot where we are not needing to utilise every square inch of growing space has meant that crops which would have usually been turned over and replaced with something else have been allowed to carry out their full life cycle. . It has been a nice reminder about the importance of flowers in a market garden, not only for the 🐝, but also for the pleasure of just having flowers as part of the periphery of our day. . These are Chrysanthemum (or Shungiku) flowers, and they have definitely made the cut for Roly Poly 2.0 flower power plan! We so enjoyed watching others gain as much joy from our rough n' ready flowers as we do, and I think the flower bug has bit! . Here's to blurring the lines between work, home and play, and all of the unexpected moments of joy, laughter and frustration that arise out of this beautiful medley. . #flowers #🌼 #slowflowers #marketgarden #earthlaughsinflowers #andsodoi
Simple and slow today, folks. . @kyillafarmersmarket 'til 11:30 🌻 . #perth #perthsaturday #perthweekend #farmersmarket #🌻
Sunglasses to ward off the flies, mum's old hat because why not, ambitiously committing to skirt weather, and listening to sleep meditations because mind WILL NOT STOP 😅 . But absolutely loving life, and radishes. Because radishes are life. . Tomorrow is our third-last market at @kyillafarmersmarket, until we break for three months in order to set up the farm down south. . LAST MARKET: 26th of October, 2019 FIRST MARKET: 1st of Feb, 2020 . ☝️ so pop those ones in your diaries, and we'll see you tomorrow (I'll be the one furiously pushing radish love on everyone)! . #vibe #mumshat #radish #radishesarelife #perth #perthfarm #busymind #shoosh #frenchbreakfast #kyilla #northperth #farmfashion
We're silly levels of excited to announce our latest project...Market Memberships 🥳🥳🥳 . We have had these cards sitting pretty for a few months now, commited to the idea (and shininess) of them, but not entirely sure what role they would play in our system. . Well ... we figured it out! As we finish up at Kyilla over the next three weeks, we enter into an income-free period of the farm...and an exciting (albeit $$$) one filled with greenhouse builds, tractor purchases and getting Farm 2.0 set-up and ready to pump out some damn good veggies for y'all! . These market cards are an opportunity for you to invest in our farm, without commiting to our full-on CSA (2020 CSA Memberships will be ready to go next week!). To be a Market Member, you purchase a pre-loaded card (either $100 or $200), and have 6 months to use it. You can top it up at any time 😊 . The idea? We are able to get an injection of income whilst in the no-market phase, which we will use to grow your food. In exchange, you receive an extra 5-10% of produce, which can mean up to $20 of extra value if you go with the full share! You also get to help your farmers out directly (and receive all of the warm fuzzies that come with that), and it's an extra incentive to get out of bed, and stock up on healthy veggies every week 🍅🍓🥔🍆🥒🥬🥦 (and boy have we got some beaut veggies on the menu for next year!) . For the nitty gritty details, head to the link in our profile, or pop over to www.rolypolyfarm.com.au/market-member . These are available now online, or else at @kyillafarmersmarket this Saturday, and every Saturday until we vamos! . They are also a neat gift card for any celebrations you have coming up 😉 . #marketmembers #farmersmarket #perth #perthfarmersmarket #perthhealth #pertgfarm #rolypolyfarm #knowyourfarmer #knowyourfood #community #buylocal #eatlocal
This post isn't about beets. It's about milk, and farmers, and costs of production, and food security. . This post is not intended to discuss the ethics of milk consumption and dairy farming, but instead the current food system we are in. . The other day, Dec was at one of the local Ag stores in Harvey buying some cover crop seed. He was surprised at the inflated price of the seed, as a result of the drought that has been battering our friends over east. The price of that same cover crop seed that dairy farmers use to sow pasture to feed their livestock, here in WA. . The gentleman and he got talking about the dairy farmers in the area, and how they are struggling to make a living. This is old news to most, with the dishonest and unethical actions of the main supermarket giants towards our dairy farmers being highly profiled in the media for years. But it's still news, which I think is outrageous, scary, and shameful on us as a community and as a nation. . The gentlemen at the ag. store thinks that dairy farmers need to opt out of the model. They need to figure out how to direct-market, as it seems to be the only way to escape from the system they are in. The system of 'produce the product, then someone will buy it', with often the only ones buying it being the large processing companies, who answer to the shareholder, not the farmer. . As the costs of production increase sometimes three to four fold, the price offered to farmers from these corporations has not changed, meaning the farmers, rather than the wider community, are left shouldering this financial burden. We hear from older farmers again and again, not just dairy but vegetable farmers; fruit farmers; avocado farmers and grain farmers, that once they are this sytem, they are expected to produce the product, and accept the price offered to them from the next person in the chain, often a supermarket conglomerate. From one farmer, we heard that when the supermarket wanted to do a sale of his item, they told him that he would be shouldering this discount-loss, and he could expect $__/kilo for his avocados that week. If he didn't like that price, the supermarket could and would look elsewhere. 👇👇👇
All levels of excitement for these babes!! . Baby cos and baby savoy, available this saturday at Kyilla, or else drop us a line if you're a chef looking to get some baby lovin' on your plate this weekend! . These are limited edition, 👶! . #perth #perthchef #perthrestaurant #perthfood #ohbaby #👶 #cos #savoy#ahoy
It was all about the boys and their flowers yesterday 🌼🌻 🌸 . We are wanting to expand into cut flowers this upcoming season, with zinnias, snapdragons, sunflowers and cosmos on the menu. It's a delicate balance between wanting to create some beautiful bouquets, but also keeping in mind that there's only so much time to commit to arranging, and there's a whole other farm to run. Simplicity is key, me thinks, but boy are we excited to hit some learning curveballs, and crank out some soil-happy flower heaven! . Tomorrow is the day I sit down with my notes, flower gram accounts and flower farming books, and make a hopefully not-too-ambitious crop plan. Any recommendations and tips warmly welcome, or just throw me your absolute favourite cut flowers, and I will do some flower research, if I have to *sigh* 🤓 ...said no flower farmer ever! 😍💐 . Until then, we will continue harvesting cheap and cheerful bunches of edible flowers, like these Shungiku (Chrysanthemum), rocket, coriander and radish flowers 🐝🦋 Thanks for a killer market yesterday, @kyillafarmersmarket, and see you next Saturday! . #flowers #flowerfarm #slowflowers #💐 #🌼 #pollinators #flowerplan #flowerpower