About 250 people of all ages braved atrocious conditions on Saturday for a chance to meet His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, after he dropped to John and Jan Weatherstone's Gunning property, "Lyndfield Park" by Navy Seahawk helicopter.
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They weren't disappointed, with Prince Charles taking his time to stroll along the fenceline and speak with just about everyone assembled, despite the strong wind and freezing rain.
Murrumbateman resident, Patricia London-Rennie said that, despite her nervousness, Prince Charles made her feel completely at ease.
"He was very calming, and very personable," she said.
According to Ms London-Rennie, this was the first time she had met anyone of royalty, and said it was "definitely worth coming out for."
After the meet and greet, Charles made a quick trip to the Weatherstone's house, where he was introduced to some of the family, before hopping in a ute with John Weatherstone and going on a tour of the farm.
"Lyndfield Park" has become well known over the last decade or so for it's successful implementation of environmentally friendly, sustainable farming practices.
While on his six-day tour of the country, Prince Charles - a passionate advocate for organic and sustainable farming - was especially keen to take a look at how these ideals were put into practice in Australia.
Mr Weatherstone walked Prince Charles through a designated native habitat area, where the Prince was happy to get his hands dirty and plant three Red Box saplings.
Charles then took a look at a re-vegetation area, before moving back to an old shearing shed - done up for the occasion - to have an informal talk with local farmers and representatives of Landcare, Greening Australia and the CSIRO.
His Royal Highness then left the same way he came, a Seahawk back to Canberra, where he boarded a plane for his trip to New Zealand.
