I am a sucker for a pig story. I donāt know what it is but I just love pigs ā both on the plate and off! If there is an opportunity to visit a farm and interact with some piggies, it doesnāt take much to convince me. It was with this in mind that I [...]
Our Farm to Your Plate is a pastured beef producer based at Gunalda, north of Gympie. They are relatively new to the direct beef sales industry, though not at all new to the lifestyle and hard work to make it all happen, producing quality pastured beef that has been grass fed, grass finished and which [...]
Visiting Sunshine Coast beef producer Maleny Black Angus Beef in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterlandā¦ There is nothing quite like the taste of grass fed beef. The only problem is, what is often passed off as grass fed, isnāt really, and the point of difference to observe here, is that what you really should be [...]
I am such a sucker for cute baby farm animals. So when Phil Stringer from Tamworth Flyers mentioned that his sows had just had a batch of piglets that week, I was out there! Pronto! Well, that was not the only reason. Tamworth Flyers had been on my radar for a little while. I had [...]
Bone broth has become rather fashionable of late through the paleo movement. I am not paleo ā not because I think there is anything wrong with it. In fact, of all the diets, I think it is probably one of the few that has real merit. I just am not paleo. But I LOVE bone [...]
Goats are such adorable creatures. I remember having a couple of goats while I was growing up. The barren Blanchet, who we were forever waiting on having to have a kid that she never had, and the mischievous Billy, who was given to me (as a 10 year old) by some āwell meaningā neighbours who [...]
Living on the Sunshine Coast, writing about our food industries, I spend a lot of time visiting farmers and seeking out food producers. I love the industry and everything that comes with it. The Sunshine Coast in particular is blessed with a number of producers that are focused on ethical farming practices, and wherever possible, [...]
Peter Brettell's (Wild Rocket @ Misty's in MontvilleĀ Head Chef and passionate local beef supporter) shared his braised beef recipeĀ with me some time ago. Ā It is delicious! Ā With the cold weather it isĀ a true 'nose to tail' winter warmer. If you are not familiar with the 'nose to tail' concept - it is the art of [...]
Being a seafood lover, I love a good fishtale (pardon the pun), so when invited to The Fishtales Fishermanās Club showcase at The Golden Pig, it took me all but 2 seconds to give a resounding, āIāll be thereā. It was an opportunity to meet some representatives of the seafood industry that are leading the [...]
Days like today always bring joy to my heart!! I was fortunate enough to be invited along on a road trip to visit Johnnoās farm out near Imbil and his free range pigs. Okay, so that is not exactly true, I kinda gatecrashed. Katrina Ryan of Slow Food Noosa, mentioned that she was going on [...]
