The dirty fork by Align

02/05/2024

After the cold snap we've just had it was time to think about frost protection for the citrus.
A ring of deer netting and frost cloth to protect the young lemon trees

01/05/2024

Romanesco!

The florets are similar in texture to cauliflower but has smaller buds and is slightly sweet, similar to broccoli.

Isn't she pretty 😍

17/04/2024

Vegetable bag for Align staff today 🥦🍅

04/04/2024

Things are slowing down in the garden. Align staff got a bag full of goodies yesterday 🍅🫑

21/03/2024

Produce delivered for the Charity ball this Saturday 🌈 so much colour in the garden at moment

02/02/2024

Look how many worms are in our compost! The garden is going to love it 👩‍🌾

24/01/2024

We have a couple of vegetable boxes avaliable for delivery within the town boundary this Friday if anyone is interested.

Send us a message before 10am tomorrow 👩‍🌾

UPDATE: We are sold out! Keep an eye out in the next week or 2 and hopefully we will have more available for the public 🤞

14/01/2024

We have vegetable boxes avaliable for this Wednesday 🥦

$40 per box thats including delivery within Ashburton town boundary or you may pick up from office spot.

Send us a message if you would like one 👩‍🌾

26/12/2023

Is anyone interested in a small box of mixed vegies for $25? We have extra ready in our garden and we don't want them to go to waste over the holidays 🥦🥒

Send us a PM by 6pm tonight and we can deliver tomorrow 😊

31/10/2023

Last week we had visitors from Hampstead School come to visit the garden.

Everyone got to try some snow peas 🫛 and learn about the vegetables we have growing in the garden!

30/10/2023

18/10/2023

We make our own compost out here at The Dirty Fork!

Start, middle and the finished product look at all the worms 🪱

11/10/2023

S T R A W B E R R I E S 🍓

We have potted up the camarosa strawberry runners to replenish our beds and we have approximately 60 surplus.

If you are after some strawberries let us know $3.50 per plant.

Pick up will be in Tinwald 😊

27/09/2023

❣️World Heart Day ❣️

This week, Rally Point Fitness is bringing awareness to Heart Health in our local community for 2023 World Heart Day.

There are many things that be done to support one’s heart health:

❣️Managing life stresses
❣️Adopting a consistent exercise routine
❣️Maintaining a healthy diet

SO! We have teamed up with some amazing local companies/business people to bring you the ultimate ‘Heart Health Pack’ to giveaway to one of our awesome members… or their friend!

Prize Pack Includes👇🏽
💚 x1 mixed vegetable box + 1 dozen eggs
💚 x1 45 minute neck/shoulder/back massage
💚 x1 month or unlimited community classes

Not only can you go in the draw to win, but so can your mate! Bring along a friend to ⭐️ ANY ⭐️ class on Thursday 28th September or Friday 29th September for FREE and you’ll both go in the draw to win.

Simply follow the below pages on either Facebook or Instagram to go in the draw!
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So get a mate, book in and do something for YOU this World Heart Day!

11/09/2023

The garden has been cleaned out to make way for the new season vegetables. The farms all received a small vege bag today 🥕🥦

04/09/2023

Maple and Rosie would like you all to know our Mums are back busy in the garden 👩‍🌾

Liz has been busy cooking delicious meals for all the align farms and Aj has been out helping out wherever she can on the farm.

They will be busy planting this week while we run around causing trouble 🤪

22/05/2023

There will be no vegetables avaliable to the public this week, we need to supply our align team with what we do have.

Things are really slowing down we need more ☀️ and less 🌧.

We may have eggs avaliable and the odd vege towards Wednesday we will let you all know 👩‍🌾

09/05/2023

Tune in on Sunday 7pm

07/05/2023

It's getting cold which means unfortunately our vegetable season is slowly slowing down. We will have our website restocked tomorrow with what is available 🥕

Eggs will unfortunately be unavailable 🥚

03/05/2023

Due to popular demand we will be having a limit of 1 dozen of eggs per customer. On a first in first served basis. Thanks from The Dirty Fork team 🥚👩‍🌾

30/04/2023

Hi it's me Maple again, just letting you all know this is the last of our potatoes avaliable until later on in the year! We have limited stock avaliable online 🥔

16/04/2023

We all know pumpkins are amazing for soup and roasting but what about muffins 🤗

Liz whipped up some and they are delicious, you can also add abit of chocolate.

Blue Prince, Crown and butternut all available online now!

15/04/2023

Maple wanted to let you know the parsnips are ready, looking a lot larger than ever before. This one weighing 865g 😳

15/03/2023

Maple and the team have been busy harvesting Colour Mix Beans 🧑‍🌾

They are avaliable online now just in time for a Friday delivery 🙌

12/03/2023

Let's talk about BEETROOT.

A superfood that has so many health benefits. Beets are a highly nutritious vegetable that can be used for roasting, boiling, salads and you can even make a cheeky chocolate cake 🤤

We have ALOT of Beetroot available 🙌 online orders are open for delivery next week!

24/02/2023

So many Cherry Tomatoes went out today 🤤

05/02/2023

Everything’s going mad in the heatwave. Tunnel house has been reaching 35 degrees. Lucky we can wind up the walls to try keep air flow.

Website has over 25 items to choose from for your weekly shop. Our last box of marrows went to Kai for kids last week but we will have heaps more in this heat so I’ve added them to the shop.

22/01/2023

Delivery

Friday Delivery
We deliver to Ashburton township on Fridays between 11am-1pm, Mayfield township between 3-5pm.

Wednesday Delivery
Delivering to Methven on Wednesdays via the Ashburton courier service which leaves Ashburton at lunchtime and is delivered in the afternoon, please add the Methven courier fee to your cart.

Please get your orders in by Tuesday 8am for Wednesday delivery and Thursday 8am for Friday delivery.

10/01/2023

The Dirty Fork “Medley Muffins”🥦🥕🌈 Liz muffin creation tonight.

Online shop is still open for vege boxes, delivered this Friday 13th 📦