OUR STORY

High Valley Dawn was born from a deep passion for regenerative living, wellness, and the desire to share fresh, organic, locally grown food with our wider community. Long before the farm existed, an intention was set to create a self-sustaining haven that would inspire future generations to live in harmony with the natural world. In 2016, the universe answered that call, placing a magnificent 140-acre seaside allotment into our care and allowing the vision to unfold.

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After tens of thousands of hours of ongoing effort and input from a handful of key staff and volunteers from all around the world, we have partially achieved our vision, which is to become:

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An ever evolving, self-sustaining community model nurturing love and joy in harmony with nature for the greater good of all.

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Our farm proudly features:

• a diverse 2-acre market garden, containing many rare and hierloom varieties of cultural and historical significance;

• an abundant 2-acre "food forest", with tropical and subtropical fruits from all around the world, and

• a newly established 1.5-acre "Bush Tucka Food Forest" of edible Australian native species (established in collaboration with the Darumbal Elders); and

• an array of farm animals, such as horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, donkeys, chickens and ducks.

Together, our organic gardens and "Food Forests" host over 1,000 species of edible plants from all around the world, many of which are not are not well known in the general community and not available in supermarkets. Participants in our current farm tours are amazed and delighted to discover interesting varieties they have never heard of.

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We chose from day 1 to be totally off-grid with a solar powered farmhouse, leaning centre, pumps and bores and gravity fed irrigation systems. We also have a natural biofiltered desalination plant in operation and are currently in the process of building an underground "powerless" cold room and aircrete domes as experimental, low cost accommodation.

 

Our vision for the future includes a community education centre, more homes and cabins dotted around the property for both short and long-term residents, a community garden, a temple and infrastructure necessary to host weddings, festivals, retreats, conferences, workshops and events.

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We welcome our local community and those from further abroad to get involved so If you can help make our vision come true or would like to come and volunteer your time to contribute and learn on the farm, then we would love to hear from you.

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Our Indigenous heritage:

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The Darumbal people are the traditional custodians of the land we live and work on. We wish to acknowledge our respect for their traditions and their culture. We strive to honour and help restore their culture through the work that we do here on the farm. We do this by working collaboratively with the local indigenous mob on projects like our 'Buderoo' Bush Tucka Food Forest and the Woorabinda State School Permaculture Project. We also host regular Welcome to Country's, smoking ceremonies and naming ceremonies at our events.

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In 2022, our Bush Tucka Food Forest was named 'Buderoo' Food Forest in honour of the Darumbal totem, the green tree frog. 

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We have done extensive work with the subtle energies and spirits of the land under the guidance of Dr. Patrick MacManaway and others. We ask the spirits of the land for guidance and permission whenever we commence any new major projects. 

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