SLF 2012: a cook off, Costas and cudos
Last Sunday Jesse, a few wondrous Food Hosts (Emily, Alissa, Tina & Charmaine) and myself braved the heat and crowds at the 2012 Sustainable Living Festival to educate ‘eaters’ about food box schemes and how they can play an important part in addressing our food security and sustainability issues by better supporting ‘growers.’ We got […]
Fair Food Almanac – March 2012 Newsletter
Our March 2012 Newsletter is out! ‘Name that Van’ Competition Winner announced, ‘Outside the Box’ Episodes 1 and 2 launched, news from our farmers, new food hosts, CERES workshops announced, CERES Harvest Festival is jam packed to say the least… to read more, click here.
CERES Fair Food Newsletter #14
What’s the worst thing that can happen to an environment park that educates kids and grows food? A contamination scare that breaks in the city’s most trusted paper. Appearing on page three of The Sunday Age, March 5th edition, just the week before CERES Organic Farm was given the all clear by Moreland Council and […]
For Love of Onions
It used to be there were just a few onions carefully rotating themselves each week in my root vegetable basket forming a beautiful symbiosis with the potatoes, parsnips, turnips and beetroot residing within. Together, they made beautiful, mouth-watering dishes with a mere dollop of butter and a slow roast in the oven. But that was […]
Fair Food is Safe Food
Update. Original released, Sunday, March 4th, 2012 On Sunday morning, an article in The Sunday Age alleged that produce from CERES Organic Farms was contaminated. CERES Fair Food was established to better connect people with some of Victoria’s best organic producers. Produce sourced by CERES Fair Food comes from certified organic farms, which are subject to strict certification criteria relating to pesticides […]
Roast your grapes
I had hoped to upload this one last week as I had some recipes directly relating to what I did with the end of my Mixed Medium box – but I was thwarted by the full moon – but I’m sure the people who know me are truly tired of me blaming everything on the […]
