Birchfield Farmstay

09/11/2024

RIP Chico the Donkey.

He lived a long and happy life and died peacefully of old age.

A dear friend, who was loved by all who saw him. A cheeky, cheerful, super friendly companion. Who loved pats, hugs and carrots. Will be deeply missed by all who met him. 💔

📷Craig Gaffney

12/08/2024

After the storm @ The Dome

31/05/2024

Lovely review for the Dome.
We're now taking bookings for your next cosy winter get away in the country.

04/11/2022

First ducklings of 2022! Come and visit the farm to meet them in person!

06/10/2020

Bath time!

04/07/2020

We need to capture all the energy from the sun that we can during the winter months. Doubling as a car port, this new array of solar panels makes available an additional 10.5 kw to help charge the batteries on those gloomy days, or maybe an electric vehicle when there's a big excess.

26/09/2019

This is where we spend every Christmas morning, where the kids learnt to surf, where we catch our dinner, where we gallop on horseback across the sand.
Where we watch the best sunsets, swim with dolphins, and scramble on the rocks.
Where we dive to a shipwreck or craypot.
Where we bliss out with mates and meet up with family.
This is our closest point to the Indian Ocean.
This is our very special place.

20/08/2019

It’s that farm fungus foraging time of year, when all the fungies come out to play! Love this time of year, when the property is sparkling, the beaches are bare and the roads are quiet. But nature never sleeps.
@ Birchfield Farmstay

21/07/2019

Who loves low cost,energy efficient, off grid building solutions? We do! And it seems now also our local shire is moving in the right direction too. Stay tuned and we may give you a sneak peak of the tiny house that Andy built for his daughter ...

08/07/2019

Mud mud glorious mud! When building the Dome we adopted a traditional method of mixing the render, which was a combination of clay, mud and chopped up straw as binder. Originally we were putting it all into a cement mixer and blending it that way. Then one day by pure chance a young French man came to the farm to look at a car that we had for sale. Turned out he had spent several years working in straw bale construction, and suggested we use a more traditional method of mixing it all up with your feet! This allowed us to mix up much larger batches and exfoliate our feet at the same time! There’s something a bit fun about getting knee deep in cool smiley mud first thing everyday. ;)
Happy as a pig 🐷.....
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02/07/2019

Not that we needed lonely planet to tell us how special this region is..

It's the jewel in WA's crown, a part of the State that holds a special place in the hearts of West Australians. Now, the rest of the world will find out just how good it is.

19/06/2019

What better way to get cosy this winter than to snuggle up in a straw bale cottage in front of the pot belly stove. We spend the autumn gathering and chopping wood from the farm plantations so we can keep the home fires burning 🔥

07/05/2019

The Guinea pigs roam free here. They are our off grid silent lawnmowers. We love to sit and watch them nibble the grass, squeaking and chattering to each other. If you’re feeling energetic you can try catch one for a gentle pat, just make sure your dog isn’t watching and getting any ideas! .

28/04/2019

, our homegrown resident artist and Birchfield farm daughter, has her gallery doors open for . Be sure to pop in and see her in her creative element.

17/04/2019

Kids being super cute and gentle with the guinea pigs. The guinea pigs on the farm roam free and keep the lawn perfectly mowed!

30/03/2019

One of the most common comments from our guests is how much their children enjoyed being amongst the animals. To see childrens’ fascination with the creatures is such a joy. To watch them behave with such gentleness and respect is beautiful to witness. If you aren’t in the position to be able to own pets of your own, there are plenty here who’d love your attention! (And the odd carrot 🥕).
@ Birchfield Farmstay

28/03/2019

Another cracker of a sunset last night. These autumn skies are really turning it on. Looks like the sun is exploding as it disappears out of view.

19/03/2019

What a magical world we live in...