The green valleys behind the Gold Coast are about 75 to 90 minutes' drive from Brisbane, or a shorter run up from the Gold Coast itself. This is a small but growing set of picking farms, more market garden than orchard: Currumbin Valley Harvest and Freeman's Organic Farm both grow seasonal vegetables and herbs you can pick yourself, with pricing usually by weight at the farm shop. Just over the NSW border at Cudgen, Farm & Co lets you cut your own sunflowers for a few dollars a stem through the warmer months, though its exact bloom window isn't yet confirmed. There's no dedicated fruit orchard here yet, so this hinterland suits a herb-and-veggie top-up more than a big day of fruit picking. Call ahead before visiting, as opening days can be irregular and some details here haven't been fully verified.
In the hinterland behind the Gold Coast
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Cudgen · Gold Coast Hinterland
Currumbin Valley · Gold Coast Hinterland
Currumbin Valley · Gold Coast Hinterland
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This is a market-garden district rather than an orchard one. Currumbin Valley Harvest and Freeman's Organic Farm both grow seasonal vegetables and herbs you can pick yourself, sold by weight at the farm shop. Just over the NSW border at Cudgen, Farm & Co lets you cut your own sunflowers. There's no dedicated fruit farm here yet, so plan a mixed veggie-and-flower visit rather than a fruit-picking day.
Farm & Co at Cudgen, just over the NSW border from the Gold Coast, cuts sunflowers through the warmer months, though its exact bloom dates aren't yet confirmed by the farm. Stems cost $4-5 each to cut yourself. Because timing depends on the season's planting and weather, call ahead or check its socials before you drive out.
Warmer months, roughly spring through autumn, suit the sunflowers at Farm & Co and the vegetable and herb patches at Currumbin Valley Harvest and Freeman's Organic Farm best, though none of these farms publish a fixed season. Because several details here are unconfirmed, always call ahead to check what's growing and that the farm is open before you visit.
Currumbin Valley Harvest sells produce by weight at the farm shop with no published pick-your-own fee. Freeman's Organic Farm charges $15 for a guided adult tour, free for children and students. Farm & Co's sunflowers cost $4-5 a stem to cut yourself. Confirm current pricing directly with the farm, since none of these list a standard entry fee.