Magical Farm Tasmania

Magical Farm Tasmania - a biodynamic herb farm 20 minutes south of Hobart.
We grow herbs, host small garden circles, and tend a quietly potent apothecary.

Herbs & Blends · yarrow, nettle, valerian, seasonal culinary (jar, bunch, or brew)
Workshops · biodynamics, herbalism, natural building, Landcare, YoFence youth practice
Gatherings · seed swaps, story circles, landcare, canvas days: craft + spirit + soil
Guidance · Dr Demeter astrology & flower-essence consults (clear mind, open heart)
Apothecary · biodynamic herbs, essences, plant allies (small-batch, soul-forward)

Small, booked, and neighbourly: on-site parking • no amplification • 10–4.
Growing community, wonder, and regeneration. Explore Programs

Call or email “Dr Demeter” for orders & bookings:
📞 03 6239 6235 ✉️ info@magicalfarm.org A bio-dynamic & convivial herb farm 20 minutes from Hobart.

Blessing for the Magical Farm Apothecary

A blessing from the land, for the soul

From listening to blossom, root, leaf, and fruit,
I tend what grows beyond the eye.

These flower essences and herbs are born of Earth’s breath, the sun's strength, waters flow, the winds creativity and gathered in stillness,
prepared in reverence and offered in truth.

Not product, but presence.
Not cure, but communion.

May each drop, flower, root and leaf carry the imprint of place,
the pulse of season,
the memory of wildness, interconnectedness and soul healing.

This Apothecary is a threshold,
a living bridge between seen and unseen,
Between wound and wonder.

May those who sip these sacred waters of essences and herbal teas feel their own wholeness return.

May right rhythm guide each exchange.
May joy, not urgency, lead.
May beauty root deep.

So be it.
So it is.

Blessings, Dr Demeter.

Join the Magic – Explore Our Programs & Events
→ Link to workshops, YoFence, seasonal gatherings, or volunteer programs.

Yarrow in herb drying room at Magical Farm Photography by Ness Vandebourgh Photography.

About Dr Demeter

“Written from the wild thresholds of Magical Farm Tasmania, where Emily Samuels-Ballantyne tends the earth and the everyday and Dr. Demeter dreams, teaches, and remembers on behalf of the unseen.”

Dr Demeter (Emily Samuels Ballantyne) is an eco-philosopher, biodynamic farmer and regenerative systems designer. With a PhD in convivial food-system design and over two decades of hands-on experience, she has shaped Magical Farm Tasmania into a living studio for heart, head & hands expression: a field lab of regenerative practice and place-based learning. Drawing on knowledge from herbalism, living-systems theory, Jungian symbolism, First Nations wisdom, anthroposophical and biodynamic practice, Dr Demeter weaves together science, ritual, rhythm and community to nurture transformation, from inner landscapes to the soils beneath our feet.

Soil & Soul: A Living Philosophy

Soil & Soul is our framework for healing, from the inner world to the broader ecosystem. It’s built on seven “paint brushes” of everyday life:

The 7 Brushstrokes of Magical Farm:

Wellbeing: Inner and communal healing; embodiment, care practices, and soul nourishment.
Biodiversity: Protection and celebration of ecological life forms, pollinators, soil microbiome, and native species.
Conviviality: Relational design, community rhythms, seasonal celebration, and co-creation.
Food & Biodynamics: Holistic regenerative food systems grounded in biodynamic principles and sacred agriculture.
Herbalism: Plant wisdom, folk medicine, apothecary knowledge, and seasonal remedies.
Natural Building & Crafts: Earthen construction, fibre arts, handcraft revival, and ancestral making.
Storytelling & Art: Mythopoetic expression, visual and literary arts, and sharing of living wisdom.

Through regenerative courses, community design labs and one-on-one consulting, we guide individuals and organisations to ground innovation in ecological wisdom, creative co-design and deep nature-connection.