Approximately one third of all food produced globally for human consumption is wasted… so what simple steps can families make to waste less and contribute more positively to the environment?
What’s the problem?
In 2011, it was estimated that Australians generate 361 kilograms of food waste annually per person, and in 2013, it was estimated that this waste costs households more than $8 billion each year.
The environmental impacts of this food waste are...
Our appreciation for quality meat tends to grow stronger as the weather gets cooler. Fortunately for market-goers, we offer premium, tasty meats every month—and one of our much-loved meat producers is Barongarook Pork.
Owners, Xavier and Laura’s passion for cooking coupled with their love of farming is the formula which created Barongarook Pork—a pork producer based just outside of Colac. Their original vision hasn’t changed: to produce real pork from pigs raised on open paddocks.
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Find out what produce you can pick up at the April Market, learn all about Basalt Plains Produce and how to tell the difference between real and fake honey!
Check out the April newsletter - Please note Imogen Brough will not be playing as advertised! Instead we'll have some live acoustic tunes from local favourite Matt Baird :)
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Did you know a lot of supermarket honey is not really honey at all?
A number of pests and diseases affecting bees in various parts of the world has resulted in a shortage of honey. The lack of supply has led to the development of cheaper alternatives, which are widely distributed. For consumers, this means there’s a chance many of us have bought golden coloured syrup thinking it was real honey… when it isn’t.
Fake honey
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Straight from the garden to you—talk about fresh!
Basalt Plains Produce is a micro-food production enterprise based in the small township of Teesdale in Golden Plains Shire.
Polly (a qualified horticulturist) and Antony (a pastry chef) founded BPP so their family could access unsprayed, clean food as much as possible.
When we asked Polly to tell us about BPP, she said, “We cultivate fresh herbs, garlic and stone fruit on our 13-...
Find out what produce you can pick up at the March Market, learn what’s in season and find out all about Freshwater Creek Garlic.
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Kefir is a milk-based product that tastes similar to a mild yoghurt. Research now shows that it is linked to improved health and wellbeing.
Our health and wellbeing and how they relate to our digestive system are a hot topic of debate. Some scientists claim that our gut bacteria can even affect our mood and state of mental health, our weight and also resistance to infection.
Correspondingly, there is now an abundance of probiotic products available for sale on shelves across the...