Join the ultimate foodie road trip and go behind the scenes of one of Queensland’s most celebrated food bowls at the Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail on Sunday, March 29 from 9am-3pm.
Farmers, producers, winemakers, brewers, distillers, and flavour-makers across the region will open their gates to visitors for a rare opportunity to learn about what goes into making our food.
See the full list of participants below.
For information, maps and itineries visit www.destinationscenicrim.com
Free registration is required for the event.
Visit Australia’s largest Camel Dairy for a paddock to plate experience. Free entry, camel feeding and petting, cafe, farm shop, farm tour & taste, camel rides, cameleer experience and more. Try their award-winning products including Camel Milk, Camel Feta, Camel Milk & Honey Vodka and Camel Milk Skincare.
A family-run 60-acre property with roots in poultry farming going back to 1945. Guests can wander through the animal nursery – feeding goats, sheep, chickens and ducks, enjoy cuddles with silkies, and hold chicks and ducklings.
Naughty Little Kids goat dairy makes cheese and gelati using the milk from their herd of goats. Products are gluten, egg, nut, soy, coconut, and gelatine free. Attention seeking goats will be looking for pats and you can purchase a bottle to feed them.
A local produce hub and home to a famous 120 year-old jacaranda tree. There is locally grown produce at Fifth Acre Organics, and a farm shop with produce and artisan gifts.
A boutique flower farm and shop set in the grounds of the Scenic Rim Farm Shop. Stroll around the flower field and shopin the rustic flower and garden shop. Have fun making bouquets.
A market garden at the base of the Great Dividing Range. Visitors can pick their own seasonal organic produce, feed farm animals, and explore their famous hay bale maze. Pack a picnic blanket and chill by the creek.
A 700-tree olive farm, the perfect place to have a picnic and enjoy live music, brekkie and lunch from the food trucks, coffee, sodas and kombucha. Shop from the 1950s vintage bus “Myrtle” full of farm made goodies, dehydrated citrus, honey and seasonings. Feed the sheep (bring apples and carrots) and explore the olive grove.
A fifth-generation, family owned, vegetable growing farm with a wide range of leafy green bunch veggies just five minutes from Moogerah Dam.
For the very first time, Northview Highlands will open its gates to visitors for the first time. Step into a world of shaggy Highland cattle, striking Valais Blacknose sheep and charming (and naughty) pygmy goats. This family-run farm has built a devoted following for its ethical breeding practices, hands-on experiences and country hospitality. Expect up-close animal encounters, heartfelt storytelling and a chance to learn about heritage breeds that are as beautiful as they are important. Bookings essential via the website.
Just 10 kms from Boonah, this vineyard’s Chambourcin and Shiraz vines produce Rose styles, a lighter style of Shiraz, Shiraz Verjuice, and their acclaimed Ruby and Tawny Fortifieds.
Perched high on a hill with sweeping rural views, visitors to Vanbery Jam Co. will meet Helen and Jess, and enjoy billy tea and hot scones with a dollop of Rosella Jam. Their Rosella products are grown on their farm and will be available to purchase.
A family-owned business located in the foothills of Mount Barney. Olive oils, and table olive products are made from the olive grove on the premises, and are 100% Australian owned and made.
The region’s newest brewery, at The Commercial Hotel in Boonah will host free brewery tours – bookings are recommended via the website. The hotel is offering a two-night accommodation package and complimentary welcome pack. Use the code FarmGateTrailMAR when booking.
Roastbeef and the Frog at The Overflow Estate 1895
Enjoy locally produced wines and food from Roastbeef and the Frog, or grab a picnic blanket and enjoy a wine and Charcuterie board on the lawn with live music and spectacular views.
Walk through this Farm Gate and into a world of sheep, cheese, and a garden and farm shop. There will be takeaway cheese platters, takeaway lunch options, full access to the Towri Shop, tours and milking demonstrations.
Award-winning raw honey, creamed honey, honey and beeswax-based products. This farm provides bee rescue services, educational talks and on-farm beekeeping experiences. Their pure, raw honey is produced by their bees and is hand extracted, strained, and bottled in accordance with their ethical, sustainable and responsible beekeeping methods.
After a devastating shed fire and then floods, the family at Christmas Creek Garlic are the definition of resilient farmers. They grow chemical-free garlic and also produce raw/smoked/black garlic, seasonings and rubs.
O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyard
Try O’Reilly’s wine and enjoy a picnic on the creek with a $10 tasting paddle (Usually $20).
Meet the Alpacas, walk the alpacas, and picnic with the alpacas. Create life-long memories, and reconnect with family and nature.
Locally-made spirits in a prohibition-inspired cocktail bar set amongst an established vineyard and lush green meadows. There’ll be music, lots of tastings and street food.
Sip ciders and wines, try a cheeseboard, take in the vines, chill to music. Book a table or BYO picnic blanket and enjoy a glass of wine in the relaxing vineyards. Bookings Essential.
Tamborine Mountain’s newest brewery and Home to The Kennel Tap Room and Sports Bar and the Brewery Door. It serves Cerveza, IPA, Lazy Ale and a Pale Ale.
A pioneer in Australian craft distilling for more than three decades, with 300 international awards. Experience the art and passion behind every bottle and sample their liqueurs and spirits.
