More than 60 business owners and professionals gathered at Redcliffe Treehouse for the inaugural After Dark at the Treehouse, combining business networking and discussion with support for The Mini Farm Project.
Held on August 19, the Women in Business event featured a panel of business and industry leaders including Queensland Small Business Commissioner Nicolle Kelly, Redcliffe Treehouse owner Cei Heck, Six Fathoms Distillery Principal-Founder Lisa Chesterfield and The Boring Writer’s Robyn Baker.
Pine Rivers Chamber of Commerce President and Ladies That Long Lunch Co-Host Jo Stevens MC’d the panel, which explored the realities of running a business and the challenges facing women in business before opening to a live Q&A.
The Mini Farm Project Founder and CEO Nick Steiner said the discussion was a highlight of the night.
“The panel was terrific and Jo did a really great job MC’ing and getting to the core of how hard it is to be a woman in business and how everyone can support each other,” Nick said.
Guests also sampled a specially crafted Deconstructed Dark Acre espresso martini and an affogato-style Dark Acre, courtesy of Six Fathoms Distillery.
The event raised $1,650 for The Mini Farm Project through raffle and product sales, including 25 bottles of Dark Acre Coffee Liqueur.
The South East Queensland charity builds regenerative farms to provide food for Australian families and children experiencing food insecurity, with a growing network of philanthropic product partnerships helping fund its work.
Products include Mini Farm Coffee, Dark Acre Coffee Liqueur, candles and home scents, and Pim Cha Nok bags, with each product sold funding 10 meals.
“It’s the same spend, real impact,” Nick said. “Whether you’re buying your morning coffee or a gift for someone, choosing Mini Farm means you’re feeding a family at the same time.”
The charity is now targeting 20,000 product sales to help fund its next flagship project, a 10-acre Youth Training Farm offering horticulture training to 40 disengaged young people while growing more than 100,000 meals each year.
Nick said more events and projects were also in development, with details to be revealed shortly.
For more information about The Mini Farm Project, its products and plans for its next farm, visit mfp.org.au.
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