Know Your Farmer. Know Your Food.
Welcome to Forestvale Station, a small, family-owned 730 acre property located just 30 minutes from Agnes Water, Queensland.
We’re on a journey towards regenerative farming — working with nature to build healthier soils, stronger pastures and a more resilient landscape, while producing quality food for our family and yours. Through multi-species planting and rotational grazing, we give our land time to rest, recover and regenerate. Our approach focuses on improving soil health, better managing water cycles and encouraging biodiversity, creating a productive farming system that supports both the land and the animals that graze it.
We’re proud of what we produce and even prouder to share it with our local community. Our grass-fed and finished beef and pasture-raised lamb is grown and raised between our two cattle properties and supplied directly to local families who value knowing where their food comes from.
Meet the Keynes Family
We’re Dan and Jill Keynes, the family behind Forestvale Station.
Together with our two little ones, we’re building a life on the land and creating something we hope our family will be proud of for generations to come.
It all starts with the land
Healthy livestock and quality food begin with healthy country. That belief shapes the way we farm at Forestvale and the decisions we make for the future of our property.
Rather than following a set formula, we’re learning to work with the natural rhythms of our environment. We focus on building diversity in our pastures, giving paddocks time to rest and recover, protecting our soil and water resources, and adapting our grazing practices to suit the seasons and the country in front of us.
We’re gradually reducing our reliance on synthetic inputs and focusing on building resilience from the ground up. For our livestock, that means selecting genetics suited to our environment and raising animals on diverse, healthy pastures that naturally support their health and performance.
Regenerative farming isn’t something we expect to perfect overnight. It’s an ongoing process of observing, learning and making better decisions for our land, our animals and the generations that will care for Forestvale after us.
It’s a journey that could take a lifetime, but we’re committed to taking meaningful steps in the right direction — because we believe good food starts with healthy land and well-raised animals.
What we’re all about
Our Core Values
Regenerative
We believe good food starts with healthy land. We’re continually learning and improving the way we farm, working with nature to build healthier soils, stronger pastures and a more resilient landscape for generations to come.
Know your food
We believe people should know where their food comes from. Buying direct from Forestvale means knowing the farm, the farming practices and the family behind the food on your table.
Community
We’re proudly local. Our goal is to connect local families with locally raised food while supporting regional businesses and keeping more of the food journey close to home.
grow. graze. gather.
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