Welcome to the Local Harvest newsletter!

Once again there has been lots happening on the Sunshine Coast food scene and I have been hard at work submitting stories to the new Local Harvest Blog (www.sunshinecoastregionalfood.com/blog ), so you can hear about them as they happen rather than waiting for the newsletter to come through.

I would like to make a special mention about the new Slow Food Sunshine Coast convivium which launched a couple of months ago and who are hosting some fabulous activities for everyone to get involved in so check out their website for more information which can be found on the following page:

www.sunshinecoastregionalfood.com/localharvest/produce-focus/160.html

Then there is also the next FBI (Food & Beverage Industry) meeting to look out for which will be on the 23rd November at Spirit House in Yandina, so anyone involved in the food and beverage industry should make sure at this one, not only because it is such a fabulous location, but because it is a great opportunity to get exposure for your products etc. Check our Calendar for dates for these and other food functions:

www.sunshinecoastregionalfood.com/localharvest/calendar.html

I am also hard at work on the new online store – it is not finished yet, but it won’t be long now and then you will be able to buy some of your favourite local products online, I will let you know when it is live.

In the meantime I hope that you are all out and about checking out our fabulous produce at the markets as we enjoy the fabulous spring mornings that we have had lately. Enjoy!

Yours in food
Petra

Produce Focus - Sandy Creek Organic Farm...

The beautiful Beerwah valley is the home of Sandy Creek Organic Farm a wonderful mixed farm that grows and sells fruit, nuts and vegetables through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) system. Les Nicholls moved from a small farm in Glasshouse, to the fertile soils at the base of the Glasshouse Mountains in Beerwah 7 years ago.

>>> Click here to read more

Produce Focus - Palato Gelato...

Authentic, fresh and local, that is what Palato Gelato’s Natalie and Gianmaria (Jimmy) Morelli are passionate about when it comes to the gelato that they have been receiving so much acclaim for. Silver medals for their Pistachio, Chocolate and Double Roast Macadamia flavours from the DIA (Dairy Industry Association) as well as silvers for their Chocolate and Mango flavours at the recent Ekka (RNA) and Bronzes for their Passionfruit, Mocha and Coconut.

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Product Focus...

Let us show you some regional food products that will make your mouth water. Some are new products, others just so yummy we don’t want you to overlook them them.

This month: Blindman's Bluff Wines, Spirit House Curry Pastes, Montville Coffee...

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Blog Stories...

Local Harvest now has its own blog where you can read about some of the foodie things that are happening on the Sunshine Coast as well as stories about our producers, recipes and a whole lot more Subscribe to the RSS feed and be informed as it happens.

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Some of our postings...

And ‘cheese in a sack’ is…
Posted on 2 September 2009
‘Cheese in a Sack’ it doesn’t really sound like anything extraordinary, but when the sack is the skin of a sheep, then it starts to sound like something a little bit…, um, what’s the word I am searching for… ‘different’… read more...

Support Free Range
Posted on 27 August 2009
Something I am really passionate about is having a conscience about the food I eat; thinking about what that mouthful has had to endure prior to it reaching my dinner plate.  I know sometimes it is preferable not to think about this but I like to know where my food comes from, how that food has been treated and this is especially so with animal products. read more...

Peter Wolfe’s Vietnamese foodie experience…
Posted on 25 August 2009
Wow, I have just come home from the most wonderful lunch; crocodile spring rolls, sand crab and pork deep fried spring rolls, both with zesty dipping sauces, and the absolute highlight seafood bouillabaisse with green mango salad… OMG it was just wonderful. read more...

Meet Maleny Dairies’ Dolly & Tilly…
Posted on 23 August 2009
At the risk of sounding like I spend my days travelling from one producer to another (which I often do), I wanted to tell you about my recent visit to Maleny Dairies. read more...

FBI at Mooloolah Fisheries… as in ‘food and beverage industry’ that is
Posted on 20 August 2009
On Monday there was another successful FBI meeting (Food & Beverage Industry for the uninitiated) hosted by Martin Duncan. It was a really enjoyable afternoon at the Mooloolah Fisheries upstairs deck that overlooked the marina where fishing boats had found their evening resting place on this glorious day. read more...

Galeru’s Davidson Plum Crumble
Posted on 19 August 2009
I spoke about Martha Shepherd from Galeru’s wonderful Davidson Plum Crumble that she demonstrated at the Back to Nambour festival. Martha has been kind enough to share the recipe with us so here it is. read more...

Slow bird dinner – read and weep like I did…
Posted on 14 August 2009
I am and have always been a great procrastinator and it has never is the past come between me and good food, but alas, the day has come where my procrastinating ways has caused me great regret… read more...

Rachael Bermingham Cook-off at Back to Nambour festival
Posted on 13 August 2009
Wow, what a great day the Back to Nambour Festival was last weekend! For those who didn’t get a chance to go – look out for it next year, it really was fantastic. My only regret was that I didn’t get a chance to get around the rest of the festival much because I was involved in the Local Harvest food demonstrations that were running most of the day, but from the raves I have heard the performances were just wonderful. read more...

Locavore Tuckshop - reducing Nambour State School’s food miles!
Posted on 10 August 2009
Just thought I would share a fun little project that I am working on. With the focus on eating local, food miles and food security, Nambour State School is going that extra mile, setting a benchmark for other schools to follow with the introduction of a ‘Locavore Tuckshop’ which is set to change the way school children eat forever (for the uninitiated, ‘locavore’ means someone who eats predominately locally produced food). read more... 

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This month's recipe...

Hoi An Bouillabaisse

by Peter Wolfe

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