By Pam Brook, Brookfarm. Pam and Martin Brook, inspired by a passion for quality, healthy food, transformed a rundown dairy in the Byron Bay hinterland into a working macadamia farm. When macadamia prices suffered a downturn in the 1990s, they decided to add value to their harvest. The result was Brookfarm, an award-winning, family owned business that is now one of Australia’s leading producers of premium quality macadamia products.

By Tom Silver (‘Avocado Tom’) Avocado Tom is one of the region’s most likeable and bountiful avocado producers. Says Emma: “I always have some of this sprinkle on hand in the fridge. It is so easy to make and is great on any salad – in particular this salad from Avocado Tom. The sprinkle also works well in a savoury porridge, or you can add it to home-made fried rice with an omelette of pastureraised eggs, loads of farm-fresh vegetables and an extra splash of tamari or soy sauce.”

By Farm Kids, The Far. During Farm Kids workshops, the kids make these simple pikelets using fresh pasture-raised eggs from The Farm served with cultured butter and sweet local honey.

By Byron Bay Herb Nursery, The Farm Community. This easy vegan recipe using hearty lentils is as nourishing as it is delicious.

Says Tom: “No one makes an apple crumble like my mum. It wasn’t easy convincing Mum to hand over the recipe. Not because it was a secret, but because it had been committed to memory and she cooked it instinctively. She knew the measurements and method by heart. After some time, Mum brought out her old cooking scrapbook. There, on a faintly written bit of paper buried in the book, was the handwritten recipe that she had probably penned 40 years ago. So, from my mum to you, here is Granny Lane’s famous apple crumble.”