"My friend recommended this yoghurt to me and I needed to write and tell you that this is delicious yoghurt..which is natural and not full of additives and fillers"
Susan, J., - Enmore, NSW

History 1999 - present

In 1999 demand for B.-d. Farm Paris Creek products continued to grow quickly with more and more supermarkets wanting to stock our products and when overseas market showed strong interest, we began planning for a new processing plant.
We felt strongly that the new plant must meet the following criteria:

• for our products to receive export accreditation the factory had to be a certain distance from the dairy
• the building must be aesthetically pleasing and fit nicely in the valley;
• our production process must be environmentally friendly and must not produce any polluting wastewater ;
• the plant must be big enough to allow for expansion over the next 10 years;
• also it must include a visitor and education facility for tourists and other interested groups;
• and be affordable!

Well, you guessed it; it was not an easy venture for the busy people at Paris Creek.

Planning progressed well and eventually we succeeded in meeting all the official requirements and finally in the middle of February 2001 the earthmovers leveled the site so that construction could begin.

During this period we were blessed in many ways: the weather was absolutely fantastic, especially in the early winter months when rain usually falls heavily. In 2001 there seemed to be an umbrella over Paris Creek, shielding the new construction site from rain. The first few drops fell on the day, after the roof had been put on.

The partners at B.-d. Farm Paris Creek decided to use as many local engineers, builders and craftsmen as possible and to proceed building with them in an owner builder fashion. It was an absolute pleasure to work with these fine people.

Construction progressed extremely well and in the anticipated timeframe and production began on the 3rd of September 2001. We held our official opening on the 5th of November 2001.

The education, tourist and visitors center has been set up. Here yogurt production can be viewed, and information about biodynamic principles and about our products is provided. Groups may make a booking for visits but we are not open to the public on a regular basis just yet.

For a number of years some neighbouring dairy farmers have shown a strong interest in on the activities at B.-d. Farm Paris Creek. It has been a difficult time for dairy farmers in South Australia. A lack of a reasonable financial return from their farms and then the introduction of the deregulation of the dairy industry meant that many dairy farmers had been facing an uncertain future. Yet some farmers in the surrounding area could see that b.d. Farm Paris Creek was developing and expanding, that their pastures were lush and their cows were healthy. Some farmers asking about biodynamic farming methods approached us, and then later to assist them as they converted their farms to the biodynamic method.

So … when the first production run started in the new processing plant, B.-d. Farm Paris Creek’s own milk truck travelled down the road to pick up certified milk from neighbours Leonie, Wayne and young son Trent Duncan.

A few months later B.-d. Farm Paris Creeks truck travelled in the opposite direction to dairy farmers Marcia, Nick and Bernie Pitman to pick up their certified milk.

In 2002 a third farmer has converted to biodynamical principles and is in pre conversion status and a fourth one has converted to organic methods a few years ago and is seeking biodynamic certification now.

At the moment B.-d. Farm Paris Creek’s own dairy herd consists of about 100 milking cows with some 60 young stock run on about 400 acres. The biodynamically managed area in and around Paris Creek has grown to 1000 acres, and we use milk from about 250 cows, which give us between 22 000 and 25 000 litres of milk per week.

In December 2002 a trial run of cheese was made, a wash rind cheese called Reblochon. This was a very successful experiment and the customers who had the opportunity to taste it are looking forward to purchasing it regularly. Production will happen, but we ask for patience, as planning of an extension for cheese making is on its way, but in the very early stages, and all good things and costly adventures need a bit of time …

We insist on producing products of the highest quality and absolute freshness made from the finest ingredients and B.-d. Farm Paris Creek has continually sought ways to improve their Quality Assurance System. One of the most effective ways of achieving this is by product testing. We are proud to be the first company in Australia to install a MicroFoss testing unit for rapid food testing. This unit is the most advanced in the world for the microbiological testing of food and gives us test results in the shortest possible time.

Our products are now available in Health Food Shops in all states, in Coles and Woolworths in SA, NSW and Victoria, and in all Foodland Stores in SA. We began exporting to Singapore and now send our products to various places in SE Asia. Customers from other countries are also showing interest and we have businesses in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia on our waiting list.