Crumbleton Farm – Recipes for Life

Crumbleton Farm – Recipes for Life © Dawn Meredith 2026 Paperback ISBN 9798195621636

Author of 16 books for children, young adults and adults, Dawn’s latest book is completely different, documenting her journey in Natural, Biological Farming techniques and sustainable living. Unusually, it combines a farming journal and cookbook, with recipes and stories from around the world.

Crumbleton Farm – Recipes for Life is a lush book full of goodies, sharing family favourite recipes from around the world, passed down through the generations. It is also the story of one family who bravely left mainland suburbia and bought a rundown farm in Tasmania, where they learned about soil, animal and human health and ways to grow food without chemicals. It includes recipes for becoming less dependent on supermarkets and taking back some control over our nutrition. Friends and family members from around the world added their precious family recipes to this collection, sharing stories behind these dishes, snippets of childhood life, and the love and care that went into preparing meals for family.

In an age when so much of our diet is ultra-processed, packaged food, this volume reconnects us to a time when food was fresh and made from scratch. In our busy lives, there are still ways to ensure we provide nourishing meals for our children and visitors, ways to celebrate our dedication and commitment to good food, served simply. Crumbleton Farm – Recipes for Life is an heirloom book to pass on to future generations and keep us in their hearts.

Dawn Meredith is an Artist and Author of 16 books for children, young adults and adults in fiction and non-fiction, in a career spanning 26 years. She worked as a Special Needs Teacher and Children’s Counsellor for many years. Her other interests include singing in choirs and small groups, playing piano and guitar, knitting and gardening. She lives on a 100-acre farm in Northern Tasmania where platypuses play in the dam, wedge-tailed eagles soar above, and all kinds of birds visit her garden.

Dawn was never much of a cook and did not enjoy time spent in the kitchen, but since the diagnosis of a rare genetic condition, she became interested in health and nutrition and has made it her mission to learn about growing, preserving and cooking healthy food and the impact of technology upon the health of us all. This book documents her journey from being ‘allergic’ to the kitchen to becoming more self-sufficient, providing healthy meals for her family and friends.

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