REGENERATIVE FARMING
At Lakey Farm, we are converting CO2 into soil carbon by our judicious regenerative farming. Crash grazing with high stocking rates, rotational mixed grazing, respecting native pasture, cover cropping, native tree revegetation and wildlife corridors, and use of dung beetles.
We raise livestock
We graze the pasture
We farm the soil
Rotational Grazing
Livestock are moved through our paddocks, the rotations are timed to allow native grasses and forbs to flower and set seed
June's Farmers' Markets and CSA Hub dates
Farmers Market Dates
Sunday the 15th
Alphington Farmers' Market
Saturday the 21st
Coburg Farmers' Market
Saturday the 28th
*Pop-Up*
Coburg Farmers' Market
CSA/Monthly produce parcel Hub dates
3rd Saturday of every month - Coburg Farmers' Market
3rd Sunday of every month - Alphington Farmers' Market
3rd Friday of every month - Sunbury Farm CSA Hub
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Hubs
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Alphington Metro CSA Hub
3rd SundayCollect your monthly produce box from the Alphington Farmers Market 9am-1pm
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Sunbury Region CSA Hub
3rd FridayCollect your monthly produce box from Lakey Farm - Sunbury, 4pm-6pm
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Coburg Metro CSA Hub
3rd SaturdayCollect your monthly produce box from the Coburg Farmers Market 8am-1pm
Farmer's Markets
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Coburg Farmers Market
3rd SaturdayAvailable produce: lamb, beef, mutton, goat, tallow soap and our wines - Pinot Noir, Rose, Sparkling Rose, Carmenere, Verdelho and Viognier.
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Alphington Farmers Market
3rd sundayAvailable produce: lamb, beef, mutton, goat, tallow soap and our wines - Pinot Noir, Rose, Sparkling Rose, Carmenere, Verdelho and Viognier.
NEW - e Gift Cards!!
A new way to purchase our regenerative products.
Select an e Gift Card for that special gift today. The e Gift Card can be used to purchase meat packs, wine, soap from all of our meat collect locations or individual meat cuts from our farmers markets. Click on our e Gift Card link here.
ORDER OUR FARM PRODUCE
RECIPES
Cheat's Garlic Beef Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Handmade Ancona Egg Spelt Pasta
Ancona Egg Custard (From Scratch!)
Walnut & Hazelnut Ancona Egg Macaroons
Grasses and Vines
Our vineyard soils have a dual purpose, feeding our vines and native grasses. We produce wine and meat from the same land.
FARM BLOG
Talking beef cuts
Slow cooking
Mixed Grazing
Cattle, sheep, goats graze different plants in the pasture, preventing overgrazing of selected plants which bares the soil
OUR FARM ANIMALS
Dung Beetles
Solar powered poo tractor....it is the dung beetle. Moving and storing livestock dung into the depths of the soil