hinterland honesty box tour

With many of our Spell team living nestled in the hills surrounding Byron, weekend drives along the winding roads unearth an abundance of family run honesty boxes. (Note to those not in the know, an honesty box, or honesty stall, is a little stand on the side of the road filled with home-picked or home-made produce and payment works on the honesty system). 

Our long-time travel buddy Natascha Elisa embarks on what has become somewhat of a weekend ritual for many of our team. While stocking up on fresh, local produce she shares our favourite hinterland stalls (including Indy and Looshy’s Honesty box which they built with their father last Winter during citrus season).

We love supporting our local community and farmers through honesty box hunting or through our Farmers Market hauls. The best bit? You can shop plastic and packaging free! 

a. Lighthouse Organics
Eggplant, corn, okra, curry leaves, zucchini, tomatoes, aloe vera, keffir, sunflowers, lemons and lime
625A Myocum Rd, Myocum

b. Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Potato, pumpkin, passion fruit and flowers 
Myocum Rd, Myocum

c. Indi + Looshy’s Honesty Box
Citrus, herbs, mangos and bananas
Friday Hut Rd, Possum Creek

d. Buckley Farms
Frozen berries, figs and apples 
Bangalow Rd, Talofa 

e. Freshas 
Red Truss Cherry Tomatoes
825 Bangalow Rd, Talofa

f. Local Coffee
Broken Head Rd, Newrybar 

g. Fresh Bananas 
Sometimes passion fruit, limes and lemons
Broken Head Rd, Newrybar 

h. Seasonal Produce
Avocados, sweet potatoes, spuds, mangos, grapefruit and oranges 
Broken Head Rd, Newrybar