Bruny Island

Blueberry Custard Drop Muffins A healthier version of the traditional blueberry muffin with a custard drop surprise in the centre. Serve with a little whipped cream and feel your heart open!   Muffin Ingredients: 1 Cup frozen blueberries 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 100mls Oat Milk or your choice of milk 1/2 Cup Olive Oil for…

Zesty Lemon Cupcakes “the cupcake that pleases all who taste it and comes together when the pantry is almost empty!”   Ingredients: 1 Unwaxed spray free Lemon ¼ Cup lemon juice (bottled is fine if you don’t have fresh lemons on hand) ½ Cup Monk Fruit Icing Sugar/Low GI (or standard icing sugar if you…

Home About Accommodation The Farm X Empyreal Light Mythological and Scientific Explanation for the Polar Lights Across History Published By The Little Garden Farm Bruny Island Tasmania 4-4-2026 Photos by the Author Few phenomena have such power as the aurora in drawing gazes heavenwards. These lights which ripple and shimmer phantasmagoric patterns across our night…

A Recent Visit From St Michaels Grammar Earlier last month we welcomed two groups of students to the farm for a hands-on garden sessions — and it was one of those days that reminds us why we do this. The focus was simple: Understanding how food is grown Getting hands in the soil Seeing a…

Home About Accommodation The Farm X A Visit to the Garden Hosting Guests Exploring Bruny Island From time to time we have the pleasure of hosting guests who arrive with a genuine curiosity about the island — not just to see it, but to immerse themselves in the island’s culture. Recently we welcomed Jomana, Murray…

When Things End Upside Down What Is Wrong With thhis Photo? Scroll Down Sometimes the unexpected happens. Rachel walked in with a coffee; “You are not going to like this but you need to look out the window as something.” From a distance something did not look right, but… Yes the propagation houses were upside…

Beautiful Firetail Finch – I Stagonopleura bella I Beautiful Firetail Bruny Island Beautiful firetails (Stagonopleura bella) are a lovely bird to encounter. Shy, quiet and often in small groups on the ground or in low shrubs – they have the most brilliant show of red as they move about. One of Bruny’s natural gems. Scroll…

A quick and easy breakfast for busy mornings. Warming Bircher On The Run Pestos are great little preserves with a wide variety of uses. Simply add to pasta, on sourdough toast, in sandwiches, with cheese and crackers… Scroll Down Ingredients:3/4 Cup Organic Rolled Oats3 Heapes TBS of our Apple Compote1/4 Cup of Creamy Oat Milk…

An easy way to preserve spring greens Parsley and Pepita Pesto Pestos are great little preserves with a wide variety of uses. Simply add to pasta, on sourdough toast, in sandwiches, with cheese and crackers… Scroll Down Ingredients:2 Bunches of Parsley3/4 Cup Pepitas3/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil5 TBS Nutritional Yeast1-2 Garlic ClovesHandfull of RocketHandfull…