A road trip through the Tweed Valley offers the chance to enjoy a bounty of local produce.
It has been the locals’ best-kept secret for some time: Farm & Co Restaurant, nestled on an organic family farm in Cudgen, in the lush Tweed Valley.
It is just one delicious stop on a road trip in a region that is burgeoning with homegrown food and beverage businesses.
Just 30 minutes from the Gold Coast and 90 minutes from Brisbane’s south, Cudgen, or Goodjing, in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, is a Bundjalung word meaning red – a nod to the rich red volcanic soils of the Cudgen plateau.
The farm supplies eggs, potatoes, cauliflowers, salad greens, avocadoes, macadamia nuts, citrus fruit, herbs and honey, among other things to the restaurant, which is leased by a star-studded hospitality crew.
They come from some of the country’s biggest restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania and Byron Bay, serendipitously finding themselves in this spectacular region at the same time.
Farm & Co Restaurant offers a true paddock-to-plate experience and views of sunflower paddocks, avocado groves and a majestic macadamia orchard.