These days, when everything comes conveniently wrapped at the supermarket, it can be really refreshing (and a massive privilege) to get closer to the food we’re eating.

This is particularly true for the kids that visit Wildwood who love to get their hands dirty and learn about how things grow. The chance to pick any ripe fruit in a huge orchard full of dozens of different choices and then munch it can be really exciting!

I’ve written before about the magic of being in the forest as a family, and have been reflecting on the connection to nature that comes with picking ripe, delicious, juicy fruit to eat straight from the tree.

We’ve got so many unusual plants here, from jaboticaba with its fruit growing straight from the trunk to jawdroppingly huge jackfruit, chocolate pudding fruit and loads more.

We’re so lucky to live in a country where so much grows: we’ve got 15 fruits here on the property which are all native too.

Visiting as a family can help kids to learn about this incredible rainforest and give them the chance to try something truly out of the ordinary!