Haaseford Farms is run by Raelee and Damien Basford in Ironbank, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Garlic has grown on the property since 1870, and today the farm hand-plants and hand-harvests certified organic garlic, with every product made on-site.
A Legacy of Garlic, Grown by Hand
Real garlic. Grown properly.
Haaseford Farms sits in the little town of Ironbank, in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia.
Garlic has grown on this land since 1870, when Damien Basford’s great-great-grandmother planted the first elephant garlic cloves on the property, quite possibly the first garlic ever grown in South Australia.
Five generations later, Raelee and Damien Basford still hand-plant and hand-harvest every bulb.
And this photo shows four generations of Ironbank farmers, gathered at Haaseford Farms.
What makes Haaseford Farms an organic garlic farm?
All Haaseford garlic is certified organic and grown without chemicals or pesticides. Raelee and Damien test the soil regularly, using tissue testing and soil sampling to keep nutrient levels right for the crop.
Healthy soil grows garlic with bolder, cleaner flavour, and that link between soil and flavour sits behind everything the farm does.
Garlic is given seven to eight months to mature naturally, right up until the leaves begin to die back.
That patience is what gives Haaseford garlic its full flavour and potency, the kind that makes a recipe’s suggestion of one or two cloves genuinely enough.
How does Haaseford Farms make its garlic products?
Every product Haaseford Farms sells, from Minced Garlic to Black Garlic to infused olive oil, is made on-site at the farm in Ironbank.
That hands-on approach means Raelee and Damien control quality at every step, from the soil the garlic grows in to the jar that reaches your kitchen.
Raelee’s curiosity keeps the range growing.
Her interest in new ways to use garlic has led to pickled varieties, Black Garlic, and pairings like Fig and Black Garlic Paste, each one a new way to bring Haaseford garlic to the table.
A community built around good garlic
Raelee and Damien show up to market stalls to talk garlic with anyone who will listen. They share storage tips, recipes, and the story of the farm because they like the conversation as much as the growing. Cooking with Haaseford garlic connects you to that community: people who care about where their food comes from and what it tastes like when it gets there.