SUNFLOWER PATCH
Pick a sunflower, help a charity.
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
The patch is resting until next summer
When there's been enough rain, we plant in spring and open for a few weeks in summer. Opening news goes up here and on our Facebook page first.
OVER $32,200
raised for charity since 2022, one gold coin and one sunflower at a time.
Thank you to everyone who has come out to pick.
EVERY SEASON SO FAR
Where your donations have gone
2026
The Michael Rice Centre for Haematology and Oncology
After a very dry, hot summer our sunflowers came up small but tough, just like the children cared for at the Michael Rice Centre. Every dollar went to the Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation, earmarked for the Centre to help these children and their families.
$2,600
RAISED
2025
No patch this year
There wasn't enough rain in 2024 to plant, so we gave the paddock a rest. Thank you for your patience, and to everyone who visited Atkins Farm and Shimmering Pines Farm instead.
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2024
Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Just enough rain for a small patch, and a big response. Funds supported therapy, programs, equipment and research for children, young people and adults living with cerebral palsy.
$4,500+
RAISED
2023
KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation, "Hope is on the Horizon"
Donated in memory of Elijah Heutling, the son of a local couple, who passed away at the age of 4. KCNT1-related epilepsy is an ultra-rare, infant-onset seizure disorder.
$10,100
RAISED
2022
HeartKids SA: where it started
The Schuster family planted a trial crop of sunflowers as a backdrop for the function centre. When it bloomed, they opened the gates for a gold-coin donation so the flowers wouldn't go to waste. Two weeks later, the community had given more than $15,000.
$15,000+
RAISED
WHEN IT'S OPEN
How to find the patch
When the patch is open, you will find it on Templers Road on the western side of Freeling. Look for the straw bale marked "ENTRY", drive into the paddock, keep left and follow the signs to the parking area on the southern side of the patch. The donation tin (a red toolbox) is next to the "PARKING" bale.
Entry is free. We ask for a gold-coin donation per flower, and every dollar goes to that season's charity. Please drive at walking pace, as there will be young children out picking. The patch is open from sunrise to sunset every day until the flowers are gone. Happy picking!
GOOD TO KNOW
When it opens
Only in seasons with enough rain. We plant in spring and the flowers are usually ready for a few weeks in summer.
Cost
Entry is free. We ask for a gold-coin donation (or whatever you can give), and every dollar goes to that season’s charity.
Opening hours
When the patch is open, it’s open sunrise to sunset every day until the flowers are gone.
Finding the patch
On our farm on Templers Road, on the western side of Freeling. Look for the straw bale marked "ENTRY".
Parking
Follow the signs to the parking area on the southern side of the patch, and please drive at walking pace.
Stay nearby
Our silo suites and barn studios are on the same farm, so you can stay the night and pick sunflowers at golden hour.
Gawler In Photographs
Gawler In Photographs