In 1988 Helmut & Ulli Spranz migrated to Australia from Germany in search of a place where they could fulfil their life time dream to establish a totally biodynamic farm.

Both Helmut and Ulli were well qualified to follow their dream, with Helmut gaining an Engineering Degree in Agriculture, including biodynamic courses and farm practices in Germany and Ulli, a graphic designer, worked on different farms in Germany and Switzerland to gain experience. After travelling around Australia for one year, their dream was realised in the discovery of almost 170 perfect acres of land at Paris Creek, South Australia.

"Imagine: green meadows with flourishing herbs and flowers, bordered by forests amongst rolling hills, the home of healthy cows enjoying their days under blue sunny skies, fresh rains and the occasional umbrella of rainbow - a combination which creates an essential well balanced environment".

The previous owners of this land, being environmentally aware had not used chemicals and therefore the conversion to biodynamic farming could proceed, and the basis for good milk production was established.

Like all businesses in their infancy, the start was slow with only 40 cows being milked daily with an additional 20 - 30 dry cows, calves and heifers.

Demand for our biodynamic fresh, unpasteurised and non homogenized milk grew rapidly within South Australia.

In 1989 our Swiss friend Urs von Arx (who studied Agriculture and biodynamic farming in Switzerland), joined the farm to assist us in establishing a small manufacturing plant for milk separation and Quark production.

Increased demand from leading restaurants for our natural cream, bought forth the next logical stage of production which was to utilise the skim milk (side product of cream) to produce Quark and introduce some of the most nutritiously valuable dairy products common in middle Europe.

With ever increasing production and awareness of the effect this increase could have on the eco system, worldwide travel and research was undertaken to ensure minimal impact to the environment. As a result, the first liquid manure conversion plant in Australia was installed, using special holding tanks and flow forms to convert the liquid manure into rich organic liquid compost to provide the basis of the biodynamic process.

What does biodynamic mean?

No chemical fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides or fungicides are used to boost growth or milk production.

No preventative drenching or antibiotics.

The health of the herd is maintained by close observation, well balanced feeding techniques and herbal and mineral based treatments.

The fertilizers we use are biodynamic preparations mainly produced on our farm out of home grown plants and minerals collected on the farm.