Our Team
Our passionate team are working hard to bring Kitchen Farm to life and create an amazing space for the community to enjoy.
Olivia Burke
Founder
Olivia Burke is our blue-eyed, blonde-haired, super happy, energetic and ‘Fabulous Farm Founder’.
When Olivia isn’t busy dreaming up big plans for Kitchen Farm, she is busy being the Marketing and Sales Director for the Burke Urban Group; the family owned and operated property development company delivering Newenham Estate, where Kitchen Farm is located.
Olivia and her families passion for creating resilient and thriving communities, and the guiding principle that “doing good is good for business”, has underpinned their vision for the Farm. They hope that Newenham will one day be one of the most resilient and ‘well’ communities in Australia (if not the world), and fundamentally believe that connecting people to healthy soil, fresh air, and the production of food and natural paddock-to-plate dining and experiences will underpin this wellness.
Whilst Olivia is an entrepreneur and rich in experience in community development, she has no background in farming or food production to speak of, so draws on the findings from national case studies, the experience and expertise of collaborators and the support and innovation from her amazing farm team.
Maony Belleau
Head Chef & BOH Manager
Meet Maony Belleau, our head chef at Kitchen Farm Pantry. Hailing from a family of organic farmers, Maony’s love for local and seasonal ingredients run deep. She brings her passion for preserving and pickling to every dish and her French-Canadian heritage adds a touch of sweet maple syrup magic.
Maony is a natural leader and values collaboration, integrity and resilience. She champions the use of seasonal, local, and zero-waste cooking and strives for each plate to share the story of an evolving, sustainable approach to hospitality.
When she’s not busy creating masterpieces in the kitchen, Mao can be found mushroom picking, hiking Morialta or tending to her chickens and garden. Join in on the fun as Maony brings her one-of-a-kind flavour, personality and sustainable values to our evolving menu.
Caity Betteridge
Marketing & Brand Executive
If you don’t know Caity, she is our dynamic and super passionate brand and marketing executive. She has an eye for detail, and a keen interest in values based marketing that makes people feel truly connected to the story and spirit of a business.
Under the leadership of Olivia Burke, Caity is entrusted with guiding the Kitchen Farm brand across all of its touch points. From taking the perfect photo, to delivering online content, assistance with merchandising, event management, signage, packaging and brand development, Caity is across all facets of this new and emerging business and is an integral part of this team. Caity has big plans for Kitchen Farm to grow and connect with people’s hearts and minds.
Madison Doody
FOH Manager
Madi is our vibrant and dynamic hospitality aficionado. Armed with a Bachelor of Business in International Restaurant Management from Le Cordon Bleu, she's polished her expertise in restaurant management and event coordination in some of Adelaide's most iconic venues.
A true foodie, Madi relishes being the first one to taste Maony’s unique creations. Beyond work, she proudly embraces her role as mama to our cafe baby, Archie, who’s set to become our future kitchen hand in no time. With her dedication and love for food, Madi infuses warmth into our team.
Emilie-Jade Wartemann
Head Barista
Meet Emilie, our Head Barista!
Born and raised in the Adelaide Hills, Emilie has 15 years of experience in the hospitality world from working in kitchens, to attending the floor and now specialising in coffee.
When she's not brewing our caffeinated favourites, she's hiking with her dog, selling vintage clothes at one of the local markets or ordering her own favourite coffee; an oat piccolo!
Dom Sergeant
Market Gardener/Farm Coordinator
Dom Sergeant recently joined the Kitchen Farm team with over 10 years of hands-on experience cultivating thriving market gardens in centralVictoria. His extensive background brings valuable expertise in sustainable practices that align perfectly with Kitchen Farm’s ethos.
Dom’s responsibilities encompass verge design and planting, resident garden design, market garden
planning, landscaping, nursery production oversight, and collaboration with the Green Team. His wealth of knowledge will significantly contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of Kitchen Farm’s.
Kate Gibson
Farm Systems/Nursery Attendant
Kate has a deep interest in sustainability, food, and permaculture which align perfectly with everything we do and are trying to achieve at Kitchen Farm.
Kate has been helping with all sorts of tasks including developing the farm, planting, building chicken tractors, plant management and sales.
We are extremely grateful for Kates contribution and love having her (and her beautiful dog Baxter…) around.