Set on 80 acres, The Farm Byron Bay offers a unique paddock to plate experience for those not afraid to get their hands a little dirty. Embark on a behind-the-scenes tour of the farm and gain firsthand knowledge of the destination’s sustainable and ethical farming practices, and get up close and personal with the animals that call the farm home.
Read MoreUber cool and endlessly desirable, Byron Bay delivers the goods, whether it’s a chi-chi shop or fabulous stay, and Sibella Court keeps coming back for more.
Read MoreNick Webster discovers an odd language, romance, ethical farming, iconic sights and finally the elusive ’roo.
Read MoreIf you fancy getting out of the city, a quick flight north gets you to Byron Bay in 1hr 20mins. The 500-mile journey is a nine-hour road trip up the Pacific Highway but most choose to fly on Jet Star – Australia’s budget airline. Your first stop should be The Farm and its Three Blue Ducks restaurant.
Read MoreOur local hills are brimming with creative, interesting folk. Emma Lane – co-founder of The Farm Byron Bay – is happily one of them. Together with her husband Tom, Emma has helped to create a thriving community of growers, producers, eateries and educators at their idyllic Ewingsdale location.
Read MoreWe asked ourselves, ‘How can we create a ripple effect, not just about health and wellbeing, but also getting people excited about farmers and make farming a kind of sexy profession again?’
Read MoreA piglet squeals eager for its morning feed from mother. The chickens scratch beneath the grass in search of bugs our eyes cannot see. A farmer tends to her crop dotted with fresh morning dew. Children gather beneath the macadamia trees foraging for fallen nuts and cracking them open in delight.
Read MoreByron Bay’s appeal is its feathers-in-your-hair sense of playfulness and acceptance that is missing almost everywhere else these days. Want to go to the supermarket in your crochet bikini? We love that! Feel like organising a nude cycle with your friends down the main street? Great idea! Want to open an organic/raw/vegan/gluten-free cafe? We’re already lining up! Need a healing tantric or Kundalini massage? Rebirthing breath sessions? Want to become a Reiki Master or learn how to build a sustainable house? You’ve come to the right place.
Read MoreWhile quad bikes are largely considered to be the leading cause of on-farm injuries and deaths it was the tractor, which often slips under the farm safety radar, that accounted for more fatalities in 2016.
Read MoreIt's 7am and Johnson 'Johno' Hunter, on his first round of the day, walks across the dewy grass to check the cattle enclosure at The Farm .
Read MoreIt is supposed to keep vampires away but for everyone else this garlic crop is a magnet. Byron Bay couple Josh and Lynette Dooley have just harvested 500kg of Russian garlic and hope to fetch between $45-55 per kilogram.
Read MoreMore of The Farm’s space is being used in partnership with local organisations such as Liberation Larder to grow staple vegetables for the community. The space offered has the right infrastructure and irrigation ready to go.
Read MoreAn unusual friendship has blossomed between two farm animals in Byron Bay.
Braveheart the calf was on the brink of death when staff at The Farm nursed him back to health and introduced him to a lamb – the two, becoming star attractions.
Read MoreA Scottish Highland calf saved from death has formed an unlikely friendship with a fellow farm animal – a lamb.
Braveheart was found smothered in ticks and starving after his mum abandoned him but nowadays enjoys the high life at The Farm Byron Bay with his sidekick Silence, the lamb. The unlikely pair are the best of mates and have been inseparable since they were introduced, said the farm’s general manager Johnson Hunter, who was one of the team who found the sick calf.
Read MoreBRAVEHEART the calf shares more than just a name with the 13th Century Scottish warrior who died trying to free his homeland from British rule. Like William Wallace, made famous by Mel Gibson in the movie of the same name, Braveheart the calf is a fighter with true Scottish blood. As well he is easily the cutest and fluffiest calf in Byron Bay.
Read MoreThis interview with Tom and Emma Lane from The Farm Byron Bay sits close to my heart because I am and always will be a country girl. I was born and raised in rural Australia growing up on a sheep and cattle station in Northern NSW. Growing up in outback Australia gave me an extraordinary appreciation for the land, it’s people and their communities. I am delighted to share the work that Emma and Tom are doing with their #legacyproject and I hope that you are inspired by their story, passion, and intention to serve a higher purpose through their daily work.
Read MoreThe Farm’s newly opened wishing well enables Byron visitors to contribute directly to worthwhile local community projects. As The Farm received 500,000 visitors in the past year, the fundraising potential is strong, and 100 per cent of donations will go to the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF), a body that has channelled almost $1m in donations to the local community since 2004.
Read MoreThe Northern Rivers needs more innovative farmers, but as farmer and food activist Joel Orchard says, access to land is the most pressing need for those who will not one day inherit a farm.
Read MoreBrunswick Valley Landcare and The Farm Byron Bay are collaborating to plant over 2000 trees along the eastern headwaters of Simpsons Creek, Ewingsdale.
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