Australia's largest flour mill happily hums and buzzes around-the-clock, churning out millions of kilograms of product it calls the "gem of the west".
Em Reynolds, married to one of the workers at the mill in Manildra in central western NSW, takes just a little bit of that product and turns it into another Australian gem: the honey jumble biscuit.
"Everyone loves a honey jumble, especially because you can't buy them at the supermarket anymore," Ms Reynolds tells AAP of her honey treats iced in pink and white.
Ms Reynolds' baking business, The Flour Millers Wife, is a homage to the three generations of mill workers in her husband's family and to her grandmother, who passed down her famous recipe for sprinkle yo-yo biscuits.
"She used to hold out the biscuit tin and there was 20 of us grandkids, so she would only let us have two each.
"She would glare at you if you went for any more.
"We've all got really strong memories of that."
Starting as a small project to sell her wares at the local craft shop, Ms Reynolds' business has since expanded exponentially into cafes right around NSW.
Her sweet treats were featured at the Australian National Field Days at Borenore, west of Orange, an event that showcases innovation and ingenuity in Australian agriculture.
Punters take in sheep dog trials, prize bulls, wool shows, hunting displays, ag-tech drones and devices, rural fashion, gardening workshops and classic country cooking demonstrations at the nation's oldest agricultural exhibition in October every year.
Not far from farmers inspecting towering tractors, Megan Milton sold bouquets of flowers grown on her property between Canowindra and Cargo.
Dahlias, billy buttons, fox gloves, sweet peas and zinnias resplendent in pinks, purples, reds and yellows sprout across an acre on her family's farm, nestled between paddocks of oats and grazing sheep.
Edellen Flower Farm is a way for Ms Milton, a pharmacy technician by trade, to diversify the family's income and to carry on the tradition of her grandmother Hilda, who established a sprawling garden on Tasmania's northwest coast.
"She had wattlebirds flying everywhere in the garden, she had beautiful roses and a vegie garden," Ms Milton said.
"She lived until she was 97 and she was my driving force because she was a tough, old-school, amazing nan."
Ms Milton supplies fresh bouquets to the village of Canowindra and surrounds, meaning locals don't have to travel to florists in larger centres or have their flowers trucked in.
Local production also means the bouquets are affordable and stay fresh, she said.
"A lot of families ring from Sydney to deliver flowers to their elderly parents in Canowindra and I'll know where they live and what they like," she said.
"It's a personal touch that's making a huge difference."
— AAP
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