Adelaide Hills Food Group

AHF Member named Rural Woman of the Year

March 2nd, 2010 Admin
By Caitlin Carey (The Mt Barker Courier)

Ulli Spranz, the State’s Rural Woman of the Year and Adelaide Hills biodynamic farmer, said she never considered running a “conventional” farm. Instead, her passion lies in the organic industry.
Mrs Spranz and her husband Helmut run B.-d. Farm Paris Creek, which manufactures biodynamic/organic milk, yogurt and cheese products.
“My parents and also Helmut’s parents were very conscious about what we ate and so organic food was what we grew up with,” she said. “We came from a culture where the best quality food was an important part of life.
“Therefore conventional farming was never a consideration.” Read the rest of this entry »