"A group of 30 volunteers have harvested acres of broccoli just north of Brisbane to help a struggling vegetable producer," reports an Australia's ABC News.

Food Connect, a community food co-operation that connects city residents with farms around Brisbane and the Scenic Rim region, organised the free labour after a personal family tragedy prevented the Birkdale farmer from being able to harvest.

(READ the story from Australia's ABC)

Photo supplied by FOOD-CONNECT – Story tip from Noelene Francis