Food
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Collectable curiosities – Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar celebrates birthday
Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar – and now we are three! “The Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar is turning three and we’re having a celebration!” declares the rarely-sighted Baron von Le’gPulling. “There will be art activities for small and big humans – and face painting. And, of course, there…
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Time to take tea at Plaistow
Renowned for its luscious cakes and home-baked scones, the annual Biggest Morning Tea at Plaistow Homestead has gained a hungry legion of supporters. In preparation for this year’s morning tea Lil and Peter Skilbeck, owners of this gracious country homestead at Joyces Creek, have again been busy preparing delicious morning tea treats ahead of the…
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Hungry for more
Central Victoria’s reputation as a foodie destination stands to gain international recognition from Greater Bendigo’s bid to become a designated City of Gastronomy. The submission to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network could put the region on the world map for food and beverage alongside the likes of Gaziantep (Turkey), Chengdu (China), Parma (Italy) and Tsuruoka…
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Cranberry, crimson and sapphire!
Fifth generation North Blackwood potato farmer John Dunn grows no less than 18 varieties of potatoes! John Dunn and Sons grow coliban, cranberry red, crimson pearl, desiree, dutch cream, exton, kennebec, king edward, kipfler, maris piper, nicola, otway red, pontiac, purple congo, sapphire, spunta, toolangi delight and Wilwash potatoes. John is teaching his granddaughters Sophie…
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Queen bee takes title
Claire Moore has won the prestigious Victorian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, with a plan to boost bee population and genetic diversity through artificial insemination. Minister for Agriculture Jaclyn Symes last week announced Ms Moore as the Victorian winner at a ceremony held at the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne. “It was a huge honour and one…
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Market turns 16
Lancefield Farmers Market this Saturday will mark its 16th anniversary. While the Macedon Ranges has a farmers market somewhere on most Saturdays each month, Lancefield is the shire’s longest-running farmers market. This weekend there will be 65 stalls to choose produce from. A list of the current market traders can be found on the market’s…
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Tales from Turkey
Food and storytelling has always been a way for communities to come together and feel connected. The Social Foundry in Kyneton is about to launch a Feast of Stories series to share stories of migrant communities living within our region. The first of the feasts will kick off on March 29 and will feature home-style…
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It’s bean a big learning curve
A teenage entrepreneur from Newstead has used the skills he learned as a barista and trainee coffee roaster to start up his own coffee roasting business. Seventeen-year-old Josh Rodgers trained under the guidance of Lachy and Laura Evans at Moto Bean Coffee Roasters in Malmsbury and currently works as a barista at the Social Foundry…
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Chooks in my back yard
Do you want to know about keeping chooks in your back yard, but don’t know who to ask? Pipers Creek Landcare, with specialist assistance from Kyneton District Poultry Club, will conduct a chook workshop with an emphasis on family fun for new people to the area both on rural blocks and in town. Talk one-on-one…
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A way of life under threat
A multi-pronged approach is needed to help combat the serious threat posed by fruit fly, advocates say. An action plan to combat the destructive insect pest will be launched at Harcourt’s new twilight market this Saturday. Harcourt Valley Landcare earlier received $5000 from the state government to develop a fruit fly action plan and deliver…
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Fun on the farm
Experience food, wine, beer and craft from across the region at the Carlsruhe Fire Brigade’s Wine and Food Festival on Sunday, November 4, from 11am to 4pm. The event will highlight local producers as well as art, craft and variety stalls, and children’s activities. It will also feature performances by local musicians. The event will…
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‘Big K’ a big hit
Young Ava Coleman has taken the war on waste and waistlines to her school canteen. The grade six Kyneton Primary School student has campaigned to take flavoured milks like Big Ms off the menu and replace them with Big Ks or ‘Big Kyneton’ milkshakes to reduce the amount of single-use plastic bottles generated. “I have…