ABOUT
Danielle Cresp, Organic Grower & Manager at Hawthorn House Organics
Hellllooooooo, I’m Danielle!
Welcome to Hawthorn House Organics website!
My partner, Joshua, and I have been growing nutrient rich, certified organic fruit & vegetables at Hawthorn House Organics since we bought our farm in 2023.
We are Certified Organic with Southern Cross Certified, Certificate No. 23127
Our farm is located on Dja Dja Wurrung land in the Hepburn Region of Central Victoria in Australia.
Previously I worked in the arts as a performing artist, director and teacher. These days Joshua and I are both keen students of the land; we share the responsibilities of learning, growing and management together. We both have on-farm and off-farm jobs to support the farms running costs until (hopefully) one day we can live solely from the gifts of the land and our hard work.
2023_2024
Our first year on the land saw us following permaculture principles alongside organic certification. We listening to the land. We observed the seasons. We pondered what the land might be asking for. The first thing we heard was “plant more trees”. We planted 400 trees (both native and non-native). We continued with the organic certification from the previous market gardener (farmers) of the land. What this meant is the land had by this time been continually Certified Organic since 2015.
2024 - 2025
The second year on the land we planted 200 more trees! We continued with our organic certification. We also managed, with huge help from a water broker, to attain a water allocation for our bore which enabled us to water our crops and fruit trees all year round.
2026…
The third year on the land, with the help of another local grower, Darren @TwoGoodAcres, we sold 55kg apples at local farmers markets in Victoria, Australia. People reported the apples were scrumptious. We were super happy to hear this! At almost every markets our produce was selling out! We continued with our organic certification and planned to sell even more next year.
OUR PRODUCE
Fruit, Nuts & Vegetables: Hawthorn House Organics has over 200 fruit trees, a handful of nut trees, a wild orchard of well-aged Hawthorn Trees plus an olive grove which produces yummy table olives & a peppery olive oil. There are also crop rows filled with vegetables of all kinds including asparagus, broad beans, broccoli, potatoes, zucchinis, pumpkins, eggplants, carrots, artichokes, parsley and parsnips. We also have a lush cottage garden with yummy herbs and flowers to help the bees do their job.
NOTICING
Noticing what the land, weather and animals are expressing every day is very important to us at Hawthorn House Organics. We believe: “The more you notice, the more you have to play with!”