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Pam’s chemical-free farming passion
Third-generation farmer Pam Morrow has been growing her own organic food for over 20 years. Her passion for farming without the use of chemicals...
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Stone and Wood’s new NRB beer
Stone and Wood have launched a new beer: Northern Rivers Beer (NRB). At a warm, and pretty laidback, night at the Billinudgel Hotel earlier...
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The Drongo: even more of them around these days
The team at Spangled Drongo Brewing officially fired up their brewhouse in June last year, but you may have heard their name prior to...
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Organic seedlings at the market
Victoria Cosford
From the age of 17, owner of Seedlings Organic, Luke Sansom, has worked in horticulture. Down on the Mornington Peninsula he was a...
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Memorable honey
Victoria Cosford
Creamed honey – ah the memories! As a child, smearing it on to toast, I always felt there was something both homely and...
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Destination Dunoon
Need a break from the everyday? Feel like a relaxing country drive with a delicious meal and cool beverage to greet you at the...
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Seedlings: start another Big Scrub
Victoria Cosford
There’s something about trees that makes people happy, that evokes a positive response. I’m standing at the newish ReForest Now stall at the...
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National inquiry highlights the importance of shopping locally
The final report of the Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices released last month revealed big business has worsened the cost-of-living crisis...
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Enjoy the finest Taiwanese tea and cuisine at Radiance Oolongtea House in the heart of Mullumbimby
Tea is integral to Taiwanese culture. The art of tea is a lifelong journey, with the tea ceremony being a meditative, calming practice that...
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Bypass the supermarket duopoly
With more and more people feeling the pressures of Australia’s cost-of-living crisis and the government launching investigations into supermarket prices, there has never been...
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Friday arvo beers
Stone & Wood’s Byron HQ has a 31-tank brewery, so locals and visitors can have both their Stone & Wood favourites as well as...
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Non-alcohol options
Whether you’re going alcohol-free for a period, or just managing your consumption, the better your non-alcoholic drink tastes, the more likely you are to stick to your strategy. While I’m not a big beer drinker, at my local pub I’ll always grab a beer, and the other night I found the Hiatus Non-Alcoholic Pacific Ale, with its classic tropical aromas, but a little bitterness, perfect for the warm summer evening.
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Matcha Byron
The cornerstone of traditional Japanese tea ceremonies for centuries, matcha is enjoying a burst of popularity for its health benefits. It’s finely ground green tea – its vibrant colour is due to the leaves’ high chlorophyll levels, and it’s supercharged with antioxidants.
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Valentine’s Day feast
Victoria Cosford
If cooking for someone is an act of love, then what better time to do so than Valentine’s Day? More so if you...
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Byron’s Legendary Pizza continues
Legend Pizza has been offering up delicious pizza, crafted using locally-sourced ingredients, for well over 30 years in Byron Bay. Now fully licensed, they...
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Rosefina’s Place caravan-cafe on the beach side of the Bruns footbridge
If you take a walk across the footbridge over Simpsons Creek in Brunswick Heads and across to the beach you will find Rosefina’s Place, a converted caravan-cafe tucked away in a quiet corner of the busy Byron Shire.
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It’s mango season at Everest Farm
Isn’t it the quintessential summer fruit? Sinking teeth into the flesh of a mango, juice everywhere, seems to be as much part of the hot summer experience as plunging into ocean waves (often the best idea after eating one).
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Mexican Cantina at the Australian Hotel Ballina
The Australian Hotel is a classic Aussie pub with cold beer, live music and good food, right in the heart of Ballina, just 150...
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Brookfarm premium roasted nut mixes
S Haslam
If you haven’t seen the Brookfarm macadamia farm in the Byron hinterland, you probably haven’t been to Brookie’s distillery just outside of Byron,...
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Summer barbecues with that farmers’ market style
Victoria Cosford
One of Conscious Ground’s new sausages has 30% of their bacon in it – offcuts from the bacon production – and I can...
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Quench your thirst at Mullum and New Brighton farmers’ markets
Victoria Cosford
It’s going to be a long hot summer. The big hats and the cool caps can be seen bobbing amongst the crowds at...
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The Girl Who Cried Wolfe
Cry ‘Wolfe’ for boutique styling and grazing tables for your events: from intimate weddings to luxe picnics.
After some time out to welcome her third...
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Mullum Chocolate Shop also has gelato
Have you heard the news? Mullum has gelato! Ramp up your summer holiday fun and head over to The Mullumbimby Chocolate Shop (aka The...
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Byron Fermentary – probiotics with umami
From a forty-bottle batch she made back in March, Katerina Lazareva now makes 300 bottles a week of her Matcha & Moringa Amazake. Having introduced this powerhouse of a beverage to her customers, even she has been surprised at how quickly it became popular. ‘It’s a drinkable IV full of nutrients and active probiotics’, she tells me, ‘with a sweet umami flavour.’
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Say ciao at Lello’s in Brunswick Heads
Lello's Pasta Bar is renowned for its indoor/outdoor distinctive atmosphere, quality, friendly service and, of course, their award-winning seasonal menus.
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Young farmer creates thriving food forest with new farming method
We’re all familiar with ‘free-range’ chicken, but how about ‘tree-range’? Fourth-generation farmer, Tom Bjorksten is one of the first local farmers to embrace a relatively new concept of farming known as syntropic farming, which imitates the way a natural forest works.
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Grumpy Grandma’s Olives
Over the coming months, it’s all about entertaining, summer days and outdoor living – and those big olive pots you see at the Grumpy Grandma’s stall are ideal. Fat manzanillas, mixed, wood-smoked, green, these hinterland-harvested olives need only to be tumbled out on to a platter. Want something a little different?
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All you need is chocolate
‘It began with a dream and a love for the sweet things in life’, says Alison Campbell, founder of Love Byron Bay Crêperie & Chocolate Boutique.
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The Channon Tavern
The Channon Tavern is a quaint country pub in the heart of The Channon – a historic town at the foothills of some of the best rainforest walks and waterfalls in the Northern Rivers.
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Ballina Manor: small luxury hotel with a restaurant
Situated on the historic Norton Street, the Ballina Manor is a stylish small luxury hotel that, once you stay, will become your new home...
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Cheeses Loves You
Victoria Cosford
Her personal favourites are Claude, the Brie and the Romano. Deb Allard, talented cheese-maker for nearly twenty years, is the owner of Cheeses...
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Positano to Byron Flavours: catering inspired by the Amalfi Coast
Longing for authentic Italian cuisine? Look no further, Positano to Byron Flavours is a local catering business that offers a customised menu of delicious...
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Wandana Brewing Co.
Wandana is a small local brewery situated on the outskirts of the eclectic township of Mullumbimby. Its family-friendly tap room and beer garden is...
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Hummingbird Bistro Byron Bay
At Hummingbird Bistro, the essence of European cuisine comes to life in a charming and intimate setting. Nestled in Bay Lane (Byron’s ‘Eat Street’),...
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Spice Palace
Victoria Cosford
I really cannot imagine having any of Spice Palace’s beautiful dips and pestos left over – until I remember how the Christmas period...
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Santa Claus is coming to Mullum Farmers Market
Make your Christmas shop a joyous occasion – come to the award-winning Mullum Farmers Market, every Friday from 7am to 11am and meet our...
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Husk’s premium rum release: a new stye of Australian rum
Husk Distillery has a wonderful green outlook onto both mountains and cane fields, and visiting it is an iconic north coast experience. Husk’s products...
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Pam’s chemical-free farming passion
Third-generation farmer Pam Morrow has been growing her own organic food for over 20 years. Her passion for farming without the use of chemicals...
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Many rental homes barely habitable due to heat
Rental homes had an average indoor temperature of 25°C and experienced two hours a day over 30°C according to a new report, 'Cruel Summers', from tenant advocacy organisation Better Renting.
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Stone and Wood’s new NRB beer
Stone and Wood have launched a new beer: Northern Rivers Beer (NRB). At a warm, and pretty laidback, night at the Billinudgel Hotel earlier...
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The Drongo: even more of them around these days
The team at Spangled Drongo Brewing officially fired up their brewhouse in June last year, but you may have heard their name prior to...