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Jo Fahey

Well done to 2025’s Apple Pie Day champions

By Jo Fahey of Darkes Glenbernie Orchard Any way you slice it, September 7’s Apple Pie Day was a huge success. Crowds flocked to the farm for Father’s Day fun and three first-time bakers from Albion Park each took home a trophy! The Horrell...

Jo Fahey

8 hours ago

Food & Travel

Dust off your pastry cutters: Apple Pie Day is back at Glenbernie Orchard this Father’s Day

It’s that time of year! Glenbernie Orchard’s annual Apple Pie Day returns to Darkes Forest on August 24! Join us for a day of family fun, live music and, of course, apple pie. This event is run in support of our local community – 5% of every...

Jo Fahey

August 2025

Food & Travel

Focus Apple: Granny Smith at Glenbernie Orchard

We are just finishing the harvest of our Granny Smith apples so it’s the perfect time to stock up. Granny Smith Apples are known for their versatility and can be incorporated into a wide array of dishes and uses beyond the simple pleasure of...

Jo Fahey

May 2024

Food & Travel

Best Fruit in Show: Darkes Glenbernie Orchard wins at Camden

Darkes Glenbernie Orchard last month won the Most Successful Fruit Exhibitor at the Camden Show. We are thrilled to showcase our eating, heritage and cider apples and to get an award for so many of them and be recognised for their quality is a big...

Jo Fahey

April 2024

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Find a Flavourful Future at Darkes Glenbernie Orchard

Recently there has been much media discussion around the viable options farmers have for selling their produce. There seems to be a big disconnect between what the farmer is paid and the final price of fruit and veg at the supermarket. Our farm is...

Jo Fahey

March 2024

Food & Travel

Fabulous February at Glenbernie Orchard

Our orchard is a haven for those seeking a taste of local goodness. If you haven’t had a chance to visit so far this season, there’s still time. Stone Fruit has now finished but apple season is just beginning. Immerse yourself in a hands-on...

Jo Fahey

February 2024

Food & Travel

Craft cider: Cans vs Bottles

As we move into warmer weather and a spike in cider sales, we often field a number of questions about storing and serving. Here’s the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions. Why do you put your cider in cans? Australian craft...

Jo Fahey

October 2023

Food & Travel

Darkes Glenbernie Orchard has to cancel Apple Pie Day

Darkes Glenbernie Orchard has had to cancel its August 27 Apple Pie Day, which was featured in the Flame’s August print edition.

Jo Fahey

August 2023

Food & Travel

The apple of Australia’s eye: National award for our local orchard!

Our own Darkes Glenbernie Orchard has been awarded national honours! We were crowned with the inaugural Agritourism Award at the Apple and Pear Australia Ltd (APAL) Awards for Excellence at a function at Federation Square in Melbourne on June 1. The...

Jo Fahey

July 2023

Food & Travel

Warm Up Your Winter Evenings with a Spiced Delight

Thanks to Illawarra Flame advertiser Jo Fahey of Darkes Cider for sharing this recipe Immerse yourself in the comforting embrace of a steaming cup of mulled cider or juice, with the aromatic scent of apples and spice filling your home. Darkes Cider...

Jo Fahey

June 2023

Food & Travel

Darkes Mallee Honey Mead wins title ‘Australia’s Best Mead!’

The picking season may be drawing to an end, the weather is getting cooler but for Darkes Cider, things are warming right up! Mead is perfect at this time of year and we have some of Australia’s best! Darkes Mallee Mead has won many major awards...

Jo Fahey

May 2023

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Pursuing the real

Darkes Cider is local cider. We make cider from our own apples and so when you buy our cider you support our farm, in Darkes Forest. But have you ever wondered about the origin of other ciders? With the apple-picking season around the country...

Jo Fahey

April 2023

Food & Travel

Celebrate Australian Cider Day

Saturday, March 11 is Australian Cider Day and it’s set to be a cracker day on the farm, writes Jo Fahey Come along to help us celebrate Australian Cider in Darkes Cider’s 10th year! We have put together a gigantic day at the farm. We are...

Jo Fahey

March 2023

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Visit Glenbernie Orchard, home of Darkes Cider

Jo Fahey presents the ‘Best Picks’ in January 2023 Glenbernie Orchard is gearing up for a fabulous 2023! Now things have dried out and the weather is more settled, our activities on the farm are stepping up a notch! Fruit picking is in full...

Jo Fahey

January 2023