Keep an eye out for a copy of this celebration of @thefarmatbyronbay and community by Emma and Tom Lane, published by @hardiegrantbooks , including this luscious image of fruits and spices from our native rainforests, photographed by @alan_benson_photographer.

With a sunny window today in what has been a wet week finally our native bees were active again. All the preparation of hives ahead of the flowering of the macadamia trees had come to nothing when the bees... facebook.com/rainforestfood…

Hive splitting our native bees: top half of full hive goes on empty bottom half, empty top half goes on top of full bottom half... sounds complicated but isn't. The photos show it better. Now they can get out... facebook.com/40952091244493…

One Plum at a time here all week...and the next...and the next...and the next...and... #rainforestfoods #harvest #400kgaday #happydecember facebook.com/rainforestfood…

Is it food? In the beginning of the #macadamia season we always get some old nuts which have been on the orchard floor for a while. They are characteristically darkened, and some have liquified kernels and smell... facebook.com/40952091244493…

An early Christmas present from one of our customers we supply, the brand new @capebyrondistillery (Thankyou... fb.me/tY1eoK8G

Disturbance of the rainforest from cyclones is really normal. It disrupts the equilibrium of… instagram.com/p/BSSAgbXDKIe/

Disturbance of the rainforest from cyclones is really normal. It disrupts the equilibrium of areas of vegetation... fb.me/6mfrEDYmW

Some of the fungi fruits visible on the orchard floor since the rain. With such a dry late summer suddenly the... fb.me/VQidRTA6

Battling through the macadamia orchard with the macadamia harvester after cyclone Debbie left it just a little... fb.me/8BaSBHZOz

Silo four for the season filling up and we are finally feeling like we are almost back on track after the... fb.me/83vnxdBsG

Feeding the elevator up to the truck to take these nuts to the cracking machines. These will be packed and at the... fb.me/8PGlkGOdO

Whether you munch them as a snack or add them to your meals, eating macadamias is a great way to look after yourself

Working late to pick up the macadamia harvest... fine weather is a blessing at the moment. fb.me/1dbL1DWhq

What's a microbiome and why is it important? bit.ly/2f2oSoq

All hands on deck for the sorting of our Davidson's Plum harvest... one week down! Contact us for late orders... fb.me/aqLnGhnfw

Harvest time! #rainforestplum #davidsonplum #nativefood #jam #coulis #sorbet #gin #liqueur #wineblend #moleculargastronomy #antioxidantrich

Our first release of Green Lacewings into the whole orchard... about 1600 of them from Bioresources in Brisbane.... fb.me/1zxaRVMfo

A big thanks to Farm Moto bike Lismore for getting us back up and running on Friday. Great service, when you need it. Thanks Mathew and co. At least that's another 2 trailers up off the ground before the rain next... facebook.com/rainforestfood…

This beautiful, organically shaped object looks like an abandoned honey bee-hive from feral European honey bees. But it was just hanging from a macadamia tree in our orchard, out in the open, and not very high up... facebook.com/rainforestfood…