Family fun on the field

FAMILIES will feast on wood-fired chicken and enjoy nature-based treasure hunts and flower pressing workshops at the Frida’s Field Spring Gathering on November 3.

It is the second year Jeanie Wylie and Edward Rawlings will host the community event at their Nashua property, with the 300 available tickets selling out within two weeks last year.

Families are being invited to bring a picnic rug to set up on the lawn or mingle with others at communal-style picnic tables.

Frida’s Field chef Alastair Waddell will cook up chicken on a wood oven to serve on rolls, alongside roast potatoes and salad, with falafel rolls as a vegetarian option.

The crew from Common People Brewing Co. in Bangalow will serve craft beer, while Wal Foster from Bush Icecreamery will be offering sweet treats.

Wise Earth Bush School will host a nature treasure hunt, while Big Scrub Nature Play will also conduct nature-based workshops.

Japanese artist Hideo Aoyama will also facilitate two pressed flower workshops.

At last year’s event, attendees planted 800 rainforest trees with the help of Richmond Valley Landcare and Big Scrub Regeneration.

“I thought it would be lovely to get everyone back to see how much the trees have grown in a year,” Wylie said.

“They’re almost as tall as I am now.

“It’s pretty amazing to see how quickly they grow.”

Wylie and Rawlings, who are passionate foodies, bought the 48.5-hectare farm in 2015 and quickly set about regenerating it.

They hosted the first long lunch on the property in 2020 and had planned to do one pop up a month, but it was so popular they ended up offering three lunches a week in their architecturally-designed barn.

“We change the menu every six weeks based on what’s growing in our quarter acre market garden on site and what’s available at Byron Farmers Market,” Wylie said.

For more information about the Frida’s Field Spring Gathering or to buy tickets, visit events.humanitix.com/frida-s-field-spring-gathering-2025