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Jan 20 2021

NRF Member Story: Barefoot Farms

Barefoot Farm is the story of Ash and Matt – two chefs with a shared paddock to plate passion who became regenerative farmers, café owners and value adders and then pivoted their business in the global pandemic with success.   Their story Ash and Matt started their farming story together while living in an old bus near Nimbin. Following organic farming principles, they grew a wide range of fruits and vegetables on a small one-acre market garden. They grew their produce and crafted it into delicious dips, pickles, sauces and spreads for sale...

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Dec 03 2020

Announcement: NRF Harvest Food Trail back on…May 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2021!

NRF members have the chance to be part of our upcoming NRF Harvest Food Trail May 2nd, 3rd and 4th  2021 The opportunity: We would like to offer our NRF producers and food service members the chance to once again open their doors and promote food experiences with a “farm gate” / cellar door approach during the Harvest Food Trail weekend May 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2021. We are aiming to create our 2021 NRF food trail connecting people with real food & beverage experiences on farm.   This will extend from Tweed...

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Nov 17 2020

NRF Member Story: Frida’s Field

Diversifying Income Streams on Small Farms The Rawlings are a hard working family living on a picture-perfect farm in Nashua and living their dream - to produce wholesome delicious food, shared with others, while farming sustainably to sequester carbon, build soil health and foster biodiversity. Background Frida’s Field is a farm owned by Jeanie & Edward Rawling and family since 2015. The property is in the Byron Hinterland hamlet of Nashua and offers 120 acres of fertile river flats, boarded by the Byron Creek and Wilson River.  It was one of the...

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Sep 03 2020

New directions at NRF…

Hello!! Hello NRF members and friends - I’m Anne Briggs and I’ve started this week as Executive Officer. I am looking forward to working with you all again with new directions and strategies to help grow our local food industry. Thank you Allison & Pam! Firstly a great big shout out to Allison Henry who finished up as Executive Officer earlier this year. Allison worked in the role as Executive Officer for approximately 18 months and in that time kicked some big goals, including securing significant government funding for the next three years...

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