PIG DAY OUT! -  on Sunday August 8th (Avon Descent Weekend) between 10am-3pm for a relaxed day of learning about life on the farm. Join us for a guided tour around the farm, meet the pigs, take part in a scarecrow making workshop (for our little visitors); watch a sausage making demonstration; taste our farm produce; spit pig roast; petting and feeding corner and farm display area.

All inclusive ticket price $40/adult, $10/child (under 16), under 5s free with coffee, tea and homemade cake included.  For more information and booking please contact Georgie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mundaring Truffle Festival - come and listen to  Annie talk about being THE ACCIDENTAL FARMER in the Food for Thought marquee on Saturday 31 July 11am - share her journey from full time mum of four and part time photographer to free range pig farmer. Go to the truffle website for further details.

Other events coming up: Pig Business - a UK film about what happens when the world's largest producer of pork moves its operations to Eastern Europe to avoid environmental laws in the US and the effect on not just the animals but the local small producers.  If you think this has nothing to do with us then think again!  More than 60% of ham and bacon sold in Australia comes from imported pork.

Food Sovereignty - "Everyone must have access to safe, nutritious and culterally appropriate food...it is a policy which suggests that the power of food production should be in the hands of the people, rather than under the control of multinational corporations"  DISCUSS and that is what Annie will be doing alongside The Hon. Kim Chance (fomer Labour Minister for Agriculture and now Chairman of the Australian Landcare Council); The Hon. Max Trenorden (MLC Avon and leading member of the Nationals for the Agriculteral Region in the Legislative Council) ; Dr Felicity Newman Researcher in ethnography and the culteral and social implications of food practices) and Anthony Georgoff (Editor of Spice Magazine) Christ Church Grammer School (Chapel) August 24th 7.30pm.

Do you think about the bigger picture?  Do you think about where your food comes from and what is involved?  Farming is one of the most difficult professions on the planet where every working day is dependent on the fickleness (or not) of Mother Nature.  Here at SBF we have had to think a lot about how we farm and made the decision to go organic very shortly after buying the farm.  We have been active supporters of sustainable farming ever since. One of the biggest threats to organic farmers here in WA is the introduction of genetically modified canolainto the state.  There are so many issues surrounding these crops it is worth doing a little bit of your own digging and learn what these issues are go to www.no-gmo.asn.au for more information.