Pebbles and Pomegranate Seeds

With a few weeks of the school holidays left, you may be scratching around trying to find things to do with the kids. If you are anywhere within driving distance of Byron Bay (even if it takes a few hours), I have the answer… you need to visit The Farm.

Citizens of the world

It seems odd that we as a society now fetishise the quaint charm of rural farming. Sometimes we get a little Hameau de la Reine vibe (Marie Antoinette’s little rural town she built to ‘play’ farm peasant back in 1783) the way restaurants are incorporating herb gardens and live animals into their dining experiences (to almost staggering levels of success). Embracing the grit and the smell of livestock, it seems customers are loving getting their hands a little bit dirty when it comes to fine food.

Indulge Magazine

As you head south from Brisbane to Byron Bay, the last turn off the highway is a hard turn east, where depending on the time of year, you may be caught for hours trying to make the last few kilometres to the beach lovers’ mecca.Right there, just after the turn off, there now lies a thriving foodie community called The Farm, perfectly positioned for those looking for a long lazy lunch rather than rush the last leg to Byron.

Get Forked and Fly

I just can’t wait any longer.

You see when the front gate at The Farm in Byron Bay swung open a little more than six months ago I decided to wait for the dust to settle on the car park, so to speak, before highlighting the newcomer on my blog. I thought I would wait until the initial convoy of curious locals, destination day-trippers and Byron beach holidaymakers who were descending on The Farm in droves had slowed down somewhat – and left me a parking space up front – before taking a closer look at the project.

Cathay Pacific (Inflight Discovery Magazine)

Mark Jones tells a tale of yabbies, surfies, pipis, greenies, maccas, farmers, grog and paleo fiends.

Things We See Magazine

Walking into The Farm on Ewingsdale Road at the entrance of Byron Bay, I am not only hit with the rich, aromatic smell of roasting garlic, but a welcoming sense of community.

Echonet Daily

Byron Bay is in the grip of a gratitude pandemic as the region’s residents prepare to celebrate World Gratitude Day. To raise awareness of the occasion, The Farm Byron Bay has built a ‘gratitude bench’. Uplift Connect has been filming locals coming and sitting on the bench and taking about what they’re grateful for.

The Starfish

We’ve all visited the intersection of Overwhelmed Avenue and 
Stressed-Out Boulevard, and when I recently found myself at this hazardous crossing I began to plot my escape. But with scores of resort options available to one seeking refuge from the pressures of
Real Life, where to turn? A friend suggested I spend a few hours at a blissful haven called The Farm, in Byron Bay in far northern NSW.

Milkwood

Farmer Cass is an example of how Permaculture Design Training (and a whole lotta gumption) can lead from a career in pet minding to full-time organic farmer.

We caught up with her recently to chat about her journey…

Slow Living Magazine

The Farm at Byron Bay is an ambitious “social experiment” with an avowed aim to “grow, feed and educate”. Will it work?