Connect with a community of fingerlime enthusiasts, farmers, and industry professionals, fostering valuable relationships and collaborations.

Stay at the forefront of fingerlime research, benefiting from shared knowledge on new varieties, sustainable farming practices, and advancements in crop management.

Attend exclusive events, workshops, and conferences organized by the alliance, providing opportunities for continued learning, skill development, and networking.

Participate in joint marketing efforts and promotional campaigns to raise awareness about fingerlimes, creating a stronger market presence collectively.

Gain exposure to potential markets and distribution channels, helping members showcase and sell their fingerlime products to a broader audience.

Collaborate on orchard management practices, including agronomy, irrigation, harvesting and storage of fingerlimes.

Access expert advice on fingerlime cultivation techniques, best practices, and innovative farming methods from experienced growers within the alliance.

Unite for a collective voice on policy issues affecting fingerlime growers, advocating for the interests of the alliance at local, regional, and national levels.

Collaborate on strategies for disease and pest management, sharing insights and solutions to protect fingerlime crops and ensure their long-term sustainability.

Jade King is a passionate fingerlime producer on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. She is on a mission to build the fingerlime industry to ensure Australia leads the way in producing, researching and knowledge of this extraordinarily unique native fruit.

Jade has a Bachelor of Science in Soil Science, Masters in Agriculture and Graduate Diploma in Education. Jade is a 2022 Australian Nuffield Scholar and has traveled extensively gathering knowledge on fingerlime production and research worldwide. Jade is passionate about all aspects of agriculture, education and research, and has been a producer for 10 years, has 20 years experience in agronomy and is Head of Department in Agriculture at her local college.

Chip and his partner Jo both come from farming backgrounds and have owned Halo Farm in Hampton, South East Queensland since 2004. Jo and Chip met in the Australian Army and retired in 2021 after 37 years of service. They planted their first fingerlimes in 2019, growing Byron Sunrise and Emerald fingerlimes for the local market.

Chip joined the ANFA Board to help build and guide the expanding community of fingerlime growers, educators, researchers and consumers in Australia. Chip is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Bachelor of Management from Southern Cross University. Chip is also on the Board of Avocados Australia Ltd.

Vlad is an entrepreneur with over 30 years experience in the horticultural space. After graduating with a Diploma in Microbiology, a Bachelor of Horticultural and Agricultural Science, and a Masters in Horticulture from the University of Belgrade, Vlad migrated across the globe to New Zealand. Here he utilised his expertise in viticulture to transform the New Zealand grape growing industry, founding Misty Valley Nursery which produced over 1 million grafted grapevines annually and influenced the country’s current grafted grape vine standard.

After relocating to Melbourne, Australia, Vlad founded OZ Fingerlime and became the pioneer in the cultivation of Australian native fingerlime. For over a decade, Vlad has successfully established a successful business model within the novel fingerlime industry, become an expert in fingerlime cultivation in cool climates, and has established several new varieties.

As a horticultural scientist, Vlad is passionate about connecting science with field application and continuously seeks new and innovative ways to apply this to fingerlime cultivation including the development of unique, fingerlime-specific grafting methods and cross breeding to develop new varieties.

Sharon’s dairy farming background in Hunter Valley exposed her early on to the impacts on the agricultural industry and the need to develop and promote sustainable farming practices for future generations. She brings varied skill sets in public relations, communications, leadership and expertise in governance after a 27 year NSW policing career in investigation and middle management.

Her desire to return to the land saw a career change managing a landscape and horticulture business servicing Sydney to the Mid North Coast of NSW. This was the beginning of an eight year obsession with fingerlimes and continuation of sustainable farming practices.

Sharon operates the family fingerlime orchard in the Northern Rivers of NSW. She understands the critical and immediate need for this unique native fruit to be protected, researched and heralded as an Australian icon on the world stage through the establishment of ANFA and its members.

Dale Chapman is an Indigenous woman born in Dirranbandi in south west Queensland on Yuwaalaraay and Kooma tribal lands. She has lived and worked on Gubbi Gubbi land, known as the Sunshine Coast, since 1976. Dale’s totem, emu, is passed on to her through her father’s family and the possum through her mother’s family.

Regarded as a leader in her field, Aunty Dale is the founder of My Dilly Bag, a celebrated and award-winning chef, cookbook author, public speaker, television personality, and lecturer. Active in Aboriginal affairs, Aunty Dale is a member of the Queensland Indigenous Chamber of Commerce, Slow Food International and Chair of Stepping Black Indigenous Australia.

Dale is an Adjunct Senior Fellow in the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland. Her research is passed on to you.

Dale’s goal is to introduce these unique foods and tastes to the public but also to re-introduce her People to using bush tucker again. She considers traditional food to be an effective weapon in the fight against Heart Disease and Diabetes 2 which are some of the major health problems affecting many Aboriginal people today.

Dale conducts numerous Bushfood Workshops and Training Sessions designed for the participants to become aware of the unique array of flavours and textures of Bushfood and how easy it is today to incorporate in our daily lives

Steve Raine is a newcomer to the Finger lime industry with hope of becoming a small scale producer in the coming years.

Steve started his career as a biomedical electronics technician before moving in to operational leadership roles while attaining a Master’s in Business from Griffith University.

As an operational manager for a global medical equipment supply and service organisation he hopes that he can apply his diverse 30 years’ of experience to the Australian Finger lime alliance.