Our Open Garden and first time offering wood fired pizza to the public was great fun. We had a steady stream of people come through to enjoy the fare, and it was such a joy to see the space filled with conversation, laughter and the smell of pizza baking in the oven. Alongside the pizzas we offered a few other lunch options and some Italian-inspired desserts, which were well received. Many took the opportunity to wander through the patch afterwards — a gentle stroll in the mi

What an incredible way to wrap up our summer brunches. Our last Brunch at the Barn was a real highlight, with over 40 guests filling the space and enjoying a relaxed morning around our Swiss-inspired buffet. People travelled from Geelong, Ocean Grove and Portland to be here, meeting friends, sharing tables and leaving as part of the wider Barn community. It’s moments like these that remind us why we love opening our space and feeding people well. Mid-week brought a very diffe

Our third brunch was a great success and it was such a joy to see the barn filled with very keen breakfast/lunch participants. The atmosphere was relaxed and warm, plates were full, conversations flowed and it was clear that everyone truly enjoyed their morning with us. There is just one more brunch on offer this coming Monday 26. January, from 8:30–12 , and bookings are essential as places are limited. We are also squeezing in an Open Garden with wood-fired pizzas on Sunday

Our Build Your Own Burger Patch to Plate dinner was fully booked out, and once again the Barn was filled with laughter, conversation and that special kind of atmosphere that only comes from sharing good food around long tables. Nights like these remind us why we started these dinners in the first place. This week itself was a quieter one, without any major highlights, but sometimes those are the weeks where the most gets done. We tackled a few jobs that had been sitting on t

We had our very first Brunch at the Barn! A lot of planning went into this little project and we were thrilled to welcome 20 guests who joined us for a slow, Swiss-inspired morning. Us three girls had a fair bit to get through in terms of preparation—creating platters, setting up the buffet, and making sure everything looked just right. Right on time, we were ready to welcome our first guest, and from there the morning flowed beautifully. It felt like the beginning of somethi

The focus this week has very much been on our veggies. With everything finally in the ground, the work doesn’t stop — nurturing is now the name of the game. Tomatoes have been the clear priority. With close to 400 plants in the patch, this is no small task. Side shoots need pinching out, plants need tying up, and doing this for the first time in their growing season is always the hardest on the body. There’s a lot of up and down, bending and stretching, and by the end of the

We did it. Planting wrapped up on Christmas Eve — only just, and with a final push, but finished nonetheless. There’s something deeply satisfying about reaching that point where the last seedling goes in and the patch finally feels complete. Straight after came the greenhouse clean-out. Every tray and crate needed to move out so we could minimise watering over the warmer weeks ahead. It’s amazing how much lighter things feel once that space is cleared and the workload shifts

Much of this week was spent mulching, with temperatures on the rise and a real sense that summer is settling in. We had to push a little harder to get things done, but the mild evenings were very welcome and allowed us to keep working well into dusk. There’s something grounding about finishing the day as the light fades and the patch finally quiets down. While I can’t quite say we’re finished with summer plantings just yet, it’s looking promising that we’ll have things wrappe

After an amazing pie night last Saturday, the saga continued in full force out in the patch. This week was all about planting, mulching and—believe it or not—watering! The greenhouse still isn’t empty, but the patch is looking wonderfully full as everything slowly finds its place in the soil. One of the biggest jobs was getting our seed potatoes in. Around 120kg went into the ground—thirty rows, each 25 metres long. A huge task on its own, and now they’re all waiting for a ge