Against The Grain Health, Sunshine Coast (2026)

02/02/2026

We managed to get Brad on camera sharing the story behind the products he’s been formulating for the past 8 years.

The simple science and lived philosophy that’s guided ATG from the beginning.

Today he’s speaking about the Healers' Balm range...

Why these balms work so well across ages and skin types, and how they support the body rather than trying to override it.

Have you worked with these balms before?
We’d love to hear how they’ve supported you. 👊💆

16/01/2026

"If you can keep your head when all about you

    Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

    But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

    Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

    And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;

    If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

    And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

    Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

    And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

    And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

    And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

    To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

    Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

    Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

    If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

    With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

    And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!"

'IF' BY RUDYARD KIPLING

13/01/2026

REAL SKIN. REAL HEALING. REAL RESULTS.

“I’ve used this Carbon 60 Balm for a few years now and it has helped me enormously.
Deep barbed scars on my arm from a bike accident.
Scar tissue on my chest after a non-malignant lump was removed.

Sun spots. Everyday skin wear.
There is something about this balm that smooths, blends, and helps the skin remember how to heal.
I honestly don’t know what this formula is. But it works. And it keeps working.

I recommend this balm to everyone I know.
I even bought two more today at Noosa Markets as gifts.
Please keep producing this product. It’s done wonders for my skin.” - Sandra Hearle

Have you tried our best seller, CARBON 60 BALM?

Testimonials flood in every week for deep tissue repair, scarring, sun damage, complexion issues. Literally any skin issue can be addressed with our unique formulation.

This is why we make what we make.
Slow. Intentional. Handmade.
Formulated to work with the body, not against it.

10/01/2026

Brad Founded ATG in 2016 after returning to his home town to help his Father with a significant life challenge. This is some of the story...

I grew up in Tamworth, NSW, and eventually found my way to Adelaide, where I studied Health Sciences at the University of South Australia. But my real education came outside the classroom — supporting myself and others through autoimmune illness.

Witnessing how symptoms rarely exist in isolation — they arise from the relationship between mind, body, environment, and lived experience.As I explored holistic and psycho-somatic approaches, it became clear that many conventional health products were missing something essential.

They worked against the body rather than with it. That frustration led me back to traditional remedies and natural systems — where healing is relational, contextual, and deeply intelligent.In 2016, I started Against the Grain Health with a van, a handful of formulations, and a willingness to listen.

Travelling the East Coast of Australia, batching products as I went and sharing them at community markets. Those conversations shaped ATG more than any textbook ever could.

That journey eventually settled on the Sunshine Coast, where ATG Health continues today from our warehouse in Coolum Beach. What started with skin has evolved into an inside-out approach to wellbeing — adaptogens, tonics, and tools that support the whole human system. Markets, festivals, and intimate gatherings remain central to our work.

Brad’s Promise

We exist to remember our place within nature — not above it. Healing with the Earth restores our role as stewards, reconnecting gratitude with responsibility.

In a time of accelerating change and noise, our work is guided by a simple intention: to tend the living systems we belong to, and to help carve a grounded, life-honouring path for those who come after us.

This is how we keep the flame alive...not by force, but by care. So future generations inherit a world worth belonging

31/12/2025

The quiet revolution never arrives loudly.

In nature, cicadas wait years underground.
Listening. Gathering strength. Feeding at the roots.

Then, when the system can no longer suppress life, they emerge together.
Not to fight.
Not to dominate.
But to change the environment simply by arriving all at once.

Human revolutions move the same way.
The ones that matter are not born on stages or through slogans.

They form in kitchens, in bodies, in grief, in parenting, in art, in men and women quietly refusing to live out of alignment anymore.

For a long time it can feel like being early.
Too sensitive. Too different. Too much.
That is not failure.
That is incubation.

And when the timing is right, something shifts.
You start hearing your language spoken by others.
Old rules loosen. New ways of living appear everywhere at once.

This is not chaos.
This is stored intelligence being released.

As this year closes, trust this.
Life does not rush.
Life waits until it cannot be ignored.
And when it arrives, it does not ask permission.
It simply changes the field.

Here’s to the quiet ones.
The underground ones.
The ones carrying the future before it had a name.
See you on the other side of the year 🔥👊

29/12/2025

Its not oft we share the inner sanctum of our hearth.

Yet, birth and children are to most precious and life defining moments we know.

As the founder of a business that is rooted in leading the way to a healthier future for us and the future generations... I feel to share my love and admiration for my partner Alyssandria.

Having the courage to birth the old school way. Trusting in the road to home birth, no scans, no interventions. It takes a deep remembering to hold the fear at bay, and in its place, the love we have for one another and this worlds divine children. I celebrate her being a full time mum and running her own business .temple amidst giving our boy the attention he deserves.

We hope our journey inspires others in this remembering, so that as creators we choose a path that honours our children's innate and divine essence. Making choices that cultivates support over force.

As a father, I have been challenged and rewarded many times over. Choosing to go against the grain, is not the easier path. Yet when I see the pure joy and health in my family, I am always reminded that it is the more worthwhile one.

Gratitude, is the medicine. Thank you to our community for the support and love you offer us as individuals and as a business. From our heart to yours, wishing you a prosperous 2026. Brad

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25/12/2025

An offer of gratitude for the next 48 hours only - 20% off ATG's nourishing, handmade skincare.

This year asked us to shed skin, to rebuild what no longer fits and to innovate what moves forward.

We’re not just a skincare business.
We’re a social enterprise rooted in community, health sovereignty, and stewardship of nature.

Skincare formulations that honour nature, is one of the ways we practice that care. And we do it well.

Thank you for choosing handmade, for trusting and
supporting skincare that listens to the body rather than trying to override it.

In nature, cicadas don’t rush.
They wait. They gather strength.
Then they emerge together, quietly and decisively.
Skin works the same way.
Nourishment over time.
Consistency over force.
If your skin is ready for that kind of care, this is your moment.

This sale is of appreciation for our customers. Your support and connection reaches far more than the eye can see.

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18/12/2025

Everybody loves the sunshine!🌞

From Earth to Tin.
From Hands to Skin.

Our Zinc Balm is made the slow way...
in small batches,
inside our local manufacturing space,
with real hands, real care, and ingredients that still remember where they came from.

Non-nano zinc.
Nourishing plant oils.
Organic botanicals chosen for function, not fillers.

This is sun protection that doesn’t fight your skin...
it works with it.
A balm that sits gently on the surface,
reflecting the sun while feeding the layers beneath.

No shortcuts.
No outsourcing.
Just simple, honest protection made close to home.

This is what Against The Grain looks like in motion. 🌿☀️

18/11/2025

✨ This season, we’re choosing beauty that’s rooted in nature✨
Not in rush, hype or mass production.
As Black Friday noise fills the world,
we’re taking a different path… one that honours slowness, craftsmanship and conscious choices.
Swipe through to explore the heart of ATG handmade skincare, ancient ingredients, intentional ritual and our Golden Friday offerings.✨
A day created to uplift local makers, support small business, and give without feeding overconsumption.
Because every purchase is a vote.
And choosing handmade…
choosing local…
choosing intention…
is how we shape a more beautiful world.

Shop the Golden Friday Collection.
gifts that enrich the skin, the home & the heart.
Handcrafted. Seasonal. Thoughtful. ✨

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31/10/2025

ATG Elixir Bar will see you tomorrow 👊

Looking forward to being a part of this one and collaborating with the crew and their uniquely awesome offering.

Stepping into these spaces means we have to miss the local markets sometimes. We appreciate our local community and will be back at all the local markets next week! ❤

Saturday &

Sunday - &

Journey well amigos

14/10/2025

ATG Elixir Bar in cahoots with Earth Frequency Festival & Tipiluxe.

Absolutely stoked to be a part of this gatherings 20th anniversary. Big thank you to for an incredible offering and for hosting!

Well be bringing our specialty bar of extracts and hot / cold beverages to bounce the tannins off your taste buds.

We look forward to showing up as we do, in a celebratory get together with solid roots and intention. Well provide a space that patrons can rest, integrate, receive and recharge.

This edition of our pop up service includes a glorious Tipi and boho style lounge. Our honourable crew will be there to serve our medicine. In beverage style and otherwise 👊❤

Who's keen!?

07/10/2025

The hot weather has arrived early up here in QLD, where ATG Health calls home

Stock up on our natural sun protection and protect yourself and your littles ones from the elements.

Our Zinc Balm recipes are crafted with the intention to provide significant sun protection whilst nurturing your biggest organ - the skin!

They contain absolutely zero nasties and the texture is smooth and creamy for easy application.

Make the change with ATG Zinc Balms!

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