‘We call it our farm’: meet the Australians swapping supermarket shopping for farm shares

Eighty families pay the bills of a family farm in south-east Queensland in exchange for fresh produce as part of a community-supported agriculture modelSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityIn a paddock by an old shed, a crowd of “passionate eaters” and the odd farmer surround Randal Breen. This is Breen’s farm, and crowds are part of the business model.“Before we do anything here, we ask ourselve