Looking east in the olive grove.
Photographer: Sean Fennessy
The delicate blossom of the elders
Heavenly
Photographer: Paul County
Ashbolt range
Photographer: Sean Fennessy
The cliff face view to the rapids
A potential cellar door site?
Photographer: Eric Picasa
The golden glow on the gums
Photographer: Eric Picasa
2008 Slow Food Shared Harvest Day
Robert explaining how to harvest the younger trees
The Olive Grove
2008 Slow Food Shared Harvest Day
Harvesting the younger trees
Olives in flower
Doggins with a stick
Pleased as punch
Photographer: Sean Fennessy
2008 Slow Food Shared Harvest Day
Hand Picking
The view down the drive
Albert the gum tree from the kitchen
Albert is named after Albert Namatjira and is a Eucalyptus Viminalis
About ASHBOLT Farm.
One of the reasons ASHBOLT products win awards is due to the way we grow our products
To nurture the soil, we use the clear clean water from the Derwent River and hundreds of tonnes of organic compost, seaweed fertilisers and nutrient-rich cover crops which we mulch back into tree rows.
Our unfinished goal is to drought-proof the farm, establishing efficient irrigation systems and shelter belts in each paddock and ultimately achieving a vibrant, relatively self-sufficient ecosystem.
We believe that the answer to the high quality and multi-medal winning status of our produce lies in the attention to detail and the particular ‘terroir’ (the interrelation between the trees, the terrain, the soil and its climate).
Unique Products
The special colour and unique taste of our oil very much comes from the land and the way we farm it, producing a vastly different technical and physical product than that produced by others.
The elderflower has a complex depth of flavours and the freshness and cleanness on the palate which cannot be replicated in any synthetic-based product and draws from the particular varietals, the land and our cool climate.
“Nurturing the land“ for us is not a cliché, it is a system of very structured and carefully planned farming practices that enrich the soil and enhances the depth of flavour of our products. You can actually taste the difference!