WELCOME TO PATRICENEWELL.COM.AU

SEPTEMBER 2010

Hello from Patrice and all of us at Elmswood - our 10,000 acre organic/biodynamic farm in the Hunter Valley where we produce garlic, olive oil and beef.

Our 2010 garlic crop is in the ground and doing very well. Perfection expected in November.

Winter is always a sad and sorry state for Fresh Australian Garlic. That’s because Garlic is a summer crop. 

So we have absolutely NO garlic for sale right now.

At the moment our garlic looks more like a leek.  As soon as the warm weather comes, each plant will start to bulb up and we’ll be getting ready for harvest.

Please click here  to join our mailing list so we can notify you when the next crop of fresh garlic will be ready.

Thank you to those who have emailed.  We appreciate all feedback. 

I’ve updated the FAQ’s to include many of the questions you’ve been asking. Please have a browse of the site and if there’s something else you’d like to know please email me here

This year I’ve started a PhD with the Tom Farrell Institute at Newcastle University on Pyrolysis and Biochar. 

And I’m recently back from a month trip in the USA where I attended a Biochar Conference at Iowa State University  and visited many farms in Iowa, New York, Louisiana and California.  

 

While we may complain about the lack of quality garlic grown in Australia, believe me, it’s no better in the USA! I even visited the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival in California - An enthusiastic festival but not a celebration of ‘fresh’ garlic.

Click here to meet the people who work and WWOOF at Elmswood Farm.

Meanwhile please click here to visit our on line shop where books and olive oil soap are available now.

A letter from Roger Sternhell

Thank you Patrice.

You’re a brave farmer, entertaining my mad fruiterers ideas from cyber space.
But most of all, thanks for your genuine integrity and commitment behind your sustainable practices and the remarkable quality that you produce.

Thanks for having a go, of being proud of what you have achieved at Elmswood and sharing your story and most importantly for the booty itself.

All this fuss over web sites, on line ordering, credit card facilities, banks and information technology, Australia Post and the production of getting your fine produce, directly, efficiently and reliably from your farm to deserved diners’ kitchens is worthy of support, endorsement and excitement.

All the tasks have been a pleasure. It's been like ten years of Dynamic Organics all rolled into one.

Anyhow, enough of my banging on, there is so much more to read, I do hope you enjoy the fascinating story of Patrice Newell and Elmswood Farm in cyber space.

Regards, Roger