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Eat Local Week – A feast of food, farms and delicious experiences
Scenic Rim farmers, food producers, winemakers and chefs will showcase the region’s diverse bounty of local ingredients during Eat Local Week, which plates up from June 30, 2018. Scenic Rim Eat Local Week 2018 celebrates the smorgasbord of fresh produce, wine, beer,...
Meet the Makers
The Scenic Rim is home to some fabulous farmers, producers, and chefs. These talented people are the backbone of Scenic Rim Eat Local Week, where you can visit the farms, taste the food and meet the makers. Four Scenic Rim foodie locals spoke with ABC Gold Coast's...
Dairy diversification good news for Tommerup family
The Tommerup family are proud small-scale dairy farmers. They're sixth-generation farmers, based in the Kerry Valley south of Beaudesert. Kay and Dave Tommerup spoke to ABC Landline's Pip Courtney recently, sharing the story of how they have diversified from milk...
Feast from our delicious Scenic Rim Gift Guide
Looking for some Christmas gift inspiration? You’ll find plenty of delicious present ideas in the Scenic Rim. Fresh produce, amazing wines, liqueurs and craft beers, plus memorable food and farming experiences are available right around the region. Make your Christmas...
Funding for interactive food & wine adventure platform
Sourcing Scenic Rim produce, and taking a regional food adventure, will be easier than ever thanks to a new interactive platform showcasing the businesses producing, preparing and serving local products. The Scenic Rim Regional Council, and its signature food and wine...
A festive dessert – verjuice, white port & rose jelly vacherin
Verjuice, white port & rose jelly vacherin This recipe is from Eat Local: Food, Farming and Conversation in the Scenic Rim and uses Bunjurgen Estate Vineyard’s verjuice and white port to make a jelly, which forms the base and garnish of these vacherin-inspired,...
Glen Barratt’s Roast Winter Vegetable Salad
Roast Winter vegetable salad, hay smoked beetroot hummus, camel Persian feta, finger lime carrot vodka vinaigrette. Glen Barratt is the executive chef at Wild Canary restaurant located within the Brookfield Garden Centre. We're thrilled that he is one of our Scenic...
Record 12,000 Winter Harvest Festival Crowd
A record 12,000 people flocked to the Winter Harvest Festival on Saturday to celebrate the Scenic Rim’s world class produce and the benefits of eating and drinking local. The Eat Local Week signature event was a feast of the Scenic Rim’s produce and people and...
Brenda Fawdon’s Chicken Laksa
Brenda’s Chicken Laksa If you were at the Winter Harvest Festival this year, you may have been lucky enough to see Brenda Fawdon create this incredibly aromatic recipe live on stage. The smell was intoxicating. Here's Brenda's recipe so you can try it for yourself...