Soaking up some sunflowers: How the Kalbar Sunflower Festival brings joy to the community

Jenny Jenner is the Owner of Kalbar Sunflowers and the Founder of the Kalbar Sunflower Festival. The Kalbar Sunflower Festival is an annual celebration of sunflowers and joy in Queensland's Scenic Rim and doubles as a major fundraising event. In this episode, Jenny shares why she and her husband, Russell, made the switch from farming lucerne to growing sunflowers. She outlines the Instagrammable origins of the Kalbar Sunflower Festival and how it has grown into an event that raised over $160,000 for cancer care and palliative care in 2025. This episode is part one of our two-part chat with Jenny. Resources and links: Kalbar Sunflowers website Send us your story: Do you know someone (or are you someone) who'd make a great potential guest on a future episode of Beyond the Farm Gate? Drop us a line at beyondthefarmgate@bendigobank.com.au . Connect: Bendigo Bank Agribusiness website Bendigo Bank on Facebook Bendigo Bank on X Bendigo Bank on LinkedIn Bendigo Bank on YouTube In this podcast any opinions, estimates and projections are for informational purposes only and any advice provided is of a general nature only and does not take into account your personal needs, objectives and financial circumstances. You should consider whether it is appropriate for your situation.

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Soaking up some sunflowers: How the Kalbar Sunflower Festival brings joy to the community is an episode from Beyond the Farm Gate by Adam Jaffrey.

This episode is 26:03 long.

This episode was published on Jul 14, 2025.

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