sustainability

Sustainable food

Sustainable ethically sourced produce is the start of good cooking. You just cant turn rubbish into a good dish. If i dont know where my food comes from and the impact that has I am already a little reluctant to cook with it. With most produce the decisions boil down...

Not all milk is created equal...

Pictures of happy herds on rolling lush pastures on labels may not always be the case. Imagine if the milk you drank was purchased at marginal prices from dairy farmers far and wide . The cows were in "full housing" and not free to access real pasture for the duration...

Eat to Save the Planet

A lot happens between paddock and plate; from water to grow grain to feed cattle, through to packaging, transport and cold storage. Tell me more...

Waste Management Association of Australia - National Conference 2010

Date: 28 October 2010 Location: National Wine Centre, South Australia Event Type: Private/Invitation only Visit website

Eat local?

The issues surrounding food miles can be complex. I'm a believer in a rough appropriation of the so called 100 mile diet, give or take a few miles here and there. While not perfect, it is still a useful tool to apply when buying most produce because its still the...

where's the bycatch?

Depending on who's data you believe there seems to be a growing awareness that the species that appear on most menus and the fishing methods employed for these fish are simply not sustainable. Not to far down the track we will be increasingly turning to fish that during my early...

Organic coconut palm sugar grilled pineapple and banana, chili and lime sorbet.

December, and the quality of pineapples and bananas in local markets is great so this recipe went on a cooking class or three over the last month. It works really well with a few mango cheeks thrown in and is a perfect warmer weather desert with a hint of savoury...

Triple B Biodynamic grass fed shabu shabu

The Willunga Farmers Market celebrated it birthday on Saturday February 26th. William the Rooster ( the market mascot from the original "old" market location) was ceremoniously instated at his new home in the town square by Zannie Flanagan. No doubt he'll be keeping an eye on things for many years...

Rotary District 9800 Conference 2011

Date: 9 April 2011 Location: Adelaide Convention Centre Event Type: Ticketed Visit Website  

lamb with a conscience

There are a growing number of lamb producers who have built a production process around the welfare of their flock. This is one of the happier food industry scenarios whereby the product not only tastes better but these farmers can command a better price for their toil and the sheep...

Kitchen at Kilkenny Primary School

Date: 4 November 2011 Location: Kilkenny Primary School Event Type: Public Visit Website

salt baked MSC Spencer Gulf King prawn with "sort of " nouc mam cham

Serves 4 as a generous entree This method of cooking relies on super heated rock salt and "burying" the whole prawns in it to cook. The result is a paper thin head, tail and carapace ( fancy word for the prawns mid section , shell , feet and flippers) ,...

lucky prawns

Some 25 000 tonnes of prawns are caught from Australian waters per year. A great deal of these will end up on our tables on Christmas day, our enthusiasm for "chucking a prawn on the BBQ," has become almost ritualistic. So mention the word Christmas to a prawn and he...

MSC certified Coorong Wild Seafood Mulloway steamed dumplings

Coorong Wild Seafood MSC certified Mulloway is too good to waste so if you have some fish trim , heres a recipe to use it all up , dumplings ! makes about a dozen 200 g Coorong Wild Seafood mulloway pieces , skin offPinch sea salt1 free range egg whiteBig...

Where the good stuff grows

I am a mad keen veggie gardner and can vouch that homegrown tastes better, organic home grown better still. There are a few challenges to get a good veggie patch going, the right soil, watering regime ,companion planting knowledge, correct planting times and places ,harvest timing , maintenance and most...

Outback Pride warrigal and saltbush tart with B.-d. Farm Paris Creek fetta

Outback Pride have a new range of fresh retail product ( that means home shoppers can get the good stuff that chfes have been getting for years) including warrigal, sea parsley and saltbush in 100 g packs, they are available at the Henley Organic Sustainable Market. Heres the recipe from...