Food

  • Collectable curiosities – Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar celebrates birthday

    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…

  • Time to take tea at Plaistow

    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…

  • Hungry for more

    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…

  • Cranberry, crimson and sapphire!

    Cranberry, crimson and sapphire!

    Fifth generation North Blackwood potato farmer John Dunn grows no less than 18 varieties of potatoes! John Dunn and Sons…

  • Queen bee takes title

    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…

  • Market turns 16

    Market turns 16

    Lancefield Farmers Market this Saturday will mark its 16th anniversary. While the Macedon Ranges has a farmers market somewhere on…

  • Tales from Turkey

    Tales from Turkey

    Food and storytelling has always been a way for communities to come together and feel connected. The Social Foundry in…

  • It’s bean a big learning curve

    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…

  • Chooks in my back yard

    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…

  • A way of life under threat

    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…

  • Fun on the farm

    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…

  • ‘Big K’ a big hit

    ‘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…