Winter Harvest at Venner

On Wednesday 10 June, the menu at Venner will be shaped by what arrives from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

The Falls Farm grow market gardens in Mapleton, about 90 minutes north of Brisbane. The elevation sits at around 400 metres. The soil is cooler, the rainfall more reliable than the coast. It suits root vegetables and brassicas that would bolt in the summer heat. In June, the farm gives up things worth cooking.

They are a human-scale operation focused on soil health above all else. Award-winning, organically grown produce, sold direct from their farm to the people who cook it. From their soil to the table, as they put it. No warehouse. No middleman. The produce moves from the paddock to the kitchen.

That matters at Venner. The fermentation work, the preserves, the garums - all of it starts with ingredients grown with that kind of attention. The Falls Farm grows things that way.

The menu on the night will follow the winter harvest. What they bring, the kitchen will cook. There is no contingency if something isn't ready. The discipline is in building something worth eating from what the season actually offers rather than working around it.

Brisbane dining in winter is underrated. This is why.

Wednesday 10 June. Bookings are open now.


Date Wednesday 10 June 2026
Format Special menu — winter harvest
Location 237 Boundary Street, West End, Brisbane
Bookings Reserve a table →

Farm The Falls Farm
Location Mapleton, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD
Produce Seasonal fruit and vegetables, organically grown
Method Human-scale, soil-first farming
Website thefallsfarm.com
Follow @thefallsfarm

The Falls Farm, Kerry Valley, Sunshine Coast Hinterland at dawn Working the market garden at The Falls Farm, Mapleton Queensland