For 21-year-old Hannah Petrowski nothing compares to live music. When she moved from Melbourne to a small town in north Queensland she felt like she was going to be missing out. Then she attended a festival on a farm.
abc.net.au/news/music-events-head-bush-as-farmers-open-up-fields-for-festivals/102213266Country kids have always had to go the extra mile to see their favourite band or festival, but that could be changing.In some instances, these festivals are held on farms out of town.
Farmer Margaret Ballantyne, artist Donna Robinson and event organiser Chris Cann in the camping area. "I feel like it's been a bit harder to find live music gigs, or festivals, situations where you can go on a weekend and hang out with your mates," she said. "But it was such a safe space for me to be by myself and meet new people and I just came home with so many new friends."
Ms Ballantyne and husband Alan open up their strawberry farm every year for people to come and pick their own fruit, and they've noticed an interest in learning about food production.Ms Ballantyne said they're planning to continue hosting live music events in the future. "I think it's great that we can combine the whole horticultural farming thing with a live event experience.
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