by Maddy Noon | Jan 23, 2025 | Meet a Farmer
The Country Kitchens team recently caught up with Sally Jolly as part of the Meet a Farmer initiative. Sally is an agronomist and farm manager for Smart Berries. Originally from Western Australia, Sally was a broad acre farmer now turned Blueberry farmer living in...
by Maddy Noon | Apr 5, 2024 | Meet a Farmer
The Country Kitchens team recently met with Michelle Chicken from Boyne River Pecans as part of the Meet a Farmer initiative. Michelle is a pecan and cattle farmer from Mundubbera, QLD. Michelle is also the Managing Director of Pecan Farmers’ Co-operative Australia....
by Maddy Noon | Mar 4, 2024 | Meet a Farmer
Meet Nigel and Zeke Burt – Holistic Harvest As part of the QCWA Country Kitchens Meet a Farmer initiative, the Country Kitchens team recently met Nigel and Zeke Burt. Based in Gundiah in the Fraser Coast hinterland, the father and son duo run Holistic Harvest...
by Jemma McCutcheon | Jan 30, 2024 | Meet a Farmer
Meet Rob Bauer – Bauer’s Organic Farm As part of the QCWA Country Kitchens Meet a Farmer initiative, the Country Kitchens team recently visited Rob Bauer at Bauer’s Organic Farm, located in the Mount Sylvia & Upper Tenthill areas of the Lockyer Valley....
by Haley Brown | Nov 4, 2022 | Meet a Farmer
Meet Sue and Gary Lee – Lee’s Dragonfruit Plantation As part of the QCWA Country Kitchens Meet a Farmer initiative, the Country Kitchens team recently spent some time at Lee’s Dragonfruit Plantation. Sue and Gary Lee are based just outside Rockhampton,...
by AleksandraLukovic | Feb 17, 2022 | Meet a Farmer
Bananas are a staple in most Queensland households and lunchboxes, and rightfully so with our state producing 95% of the country’s bananas! Bananas are believed to have originated up to 10,000 years ago and some scientists believe they may have been the world’s first...