Fruit Forest Farm with Dunk Is in background - photo courtesy Peter Salleras

Farm tourism

Farm Tourism is set to become a low impact toursim industry at Mission Beach.

After the dramatic effects of  Cyclone Larry,  Fruit Forest Farm improved production systems designed to establish sustainable orchards.  Having improved the quality and quantity of the yield and working adjacent to World Heritage listed rainforest, owner Peter Salleras is now working towards food tourism as a value added product and additional source of income. 

Peter is planning on developing the first fruit farm tour in the area.  His habitat friendly farm maintains a commercial property but also has a high emphasis on the preservation of surrounding rainforest further adding to the appeal for visitors to the region.

Peter contributed many articles for the local environment newsletter, the Mission Beach Bulletin, where he outlines his innovative approach to farming in the Wet Topics.
You will find some interesting reading in the following selected editions;

No 147 Nov 2008
No 150 May 2009
No 151 Aug 2009

Farm tourism a win/win for the environment and local economy

The Cassowary friendly pig trap (left) was designed by Peter as far back as  the early nineties and yet Cassowaries are still being trapped and dying in cages set for pig control.
He presented a paper to the Cassowary Summit held in Cairns on Sept 8 2009

Cassowary Award recipient

Peter was presented with the 2009 Cassowary Award for World Heritage Neighbour.               

innovative rat trap for target species only

trellises used for supporting fruit trees

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