James and Aimee Thomas and their four young
boys made the transition from cotton to macadamia growing in 2013. In
the short time since they
bought their orchard 'Falkirk Farm' near
Gympie in Queensland, they have become passionate advocates of our
native Aussie nut.
Aimee was not a complete newbie to
macadamias, with her parents' macadamia orchard located on Queensland's
Sunshine Coast. Their positive
experiences there led the young family to
consider buying their own orchard.
"Fundamentally, we believe macadamias as a
food source have so much potential. We have been on somewhat of a
journey in rediscovering what
'real whole food' is and why and how you
should eat it," says Aimee. "We believe families want to know more about
where their food comes
from, who grew it and how it was grown. We
hope to transfer all our love and passion for growing macadamias and
share our adventures (good
and not so good)." You can follow 'Falkirk Farm' here on Instagram.