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Two men stand in a field with a broadfork between them.

Honeyeater farm aerial 1960's showing the pioneer cottage and shed in the background.
Honeyeater farm aerial 1960s showing the pioneer cottage and family home.(Supplied: Lachlan Hughes)

A barefooted farmer with his dog.
In the 1980s James 'Jim' Whitall Hughes grew avocados and pineapples.(Supplied: )

A black and white photo of three farmworkers having a cup of tea with a dog sitting beside them in a pineapple paddock.
Pineapple workers enjoying a tea break in the 1950s.(Supplied: Lachlan Hughes)

A woman slashing a paddock on an old tractor.
Kerryanne Hughes slashing Honeyeater Farm's paddocks in the 1980s.(Supplied: Lachlan Hughes)

A black and white photo of two children sitting on a pineapple bin trailer outside a house.
James and Ellen Hughes's children Peter and Sandra in 1962.(Supplied: Lachlan Hughes)

A steep hill planted with pineapples and a workers cottage at the top.
Tom Atkinson's pineapple farm at Woombye pineapple in 1919.(Source: Vintage Queensland)

Crops with a bare hill behind them.
Honeyeater Farm continues a family tradition of farming.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

A close up of the rows of vegetables
The rows are carefully planned and planted.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

A group of people looking on as two brothers talk.
Young Farmers Connect members met at Honeyeater Farm.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

A greenhouse in the background with a field of mixed crops in front of it.
Honeyeater Farm's greenhouse protects young seedlings.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

A woman smiling under a tree.
Grace O'Connor believes there is power in young farmers connecting.(ABC News: Jennifer Nichols)

Rows of crops.
Honeyeater Farm grows a diverse range of crops.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

A man holds up a pipe like piece of equipment that you slide seedlings through to plant them.
Honeyeater Farm's seedling planter makes the task a little easier.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

A man hoeing between rows of vegetables.
Lachlan Hughes is passionate about farming.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

A man reaches over kale in a field.
Riley Hughes grows produce for the Pomona Country Markets.(ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

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