Want the Scenic Rim on a platter? Then clear the diary for next Saturday, July 3 and head to the Winter Harvest Festival. Eat Local Week’s signature event, festival-goers can meet the farmers, growers, cheesemakers, food artisans and flavour creators, taste the food and buy their produce – and don’t forget the esky!
As one of the most authentic food celebrations in the country, the Winter Harvest Festival is home to market stalls, tasting plates, live music, celebrity chefs, cooking demonstrations, kids activities and the world famous Kalbar & District Community Bank Tractor Pulling competition, bringing together everything Eat Local Week is known and loved for!
BRING AN ESKY and stock up from market stalls serving the best of local food, lovingly grown and prepared by local farmers, producers and flavour creators, think:
o Sweet honey from Bee All Natural Honey and Dewars
o Amazing beef from Carabeen Beef
o Crunchy macadamias from Greenlee Farm
o Super fresh, crunchy local vegetables from Kalfresh Vegetables and Moffatt Fresh Produce
o Olives from Rathlogan Olive Grove
o Divine lavender from Scenic Rim Lavender
o Camel meat and milk goodies from Summer Land Camels
o The freshest of local meats and smallgoods from The Butcher Co
o French Black Truffles from the Truffle Discovery Centre
o Delicious sheep’s milk cheeses from Towri Sheep Cheeses
o A dizzying array of fresh veggies and veggie-based goodies from Valley Pride Produce
o Aussie bush tucker-based spices and seasonings from Wilde Foods
BRING YOUR APPETITE because you’ll be spoilt for choice with everything from burgers to smoked meats to curries to hand-cut chips, there’s:
o Ants Fruit Market
o Arthur Clives Bakery Café
o Carabeen Beef
o Fire’n’Dough
o Paddock to Plate
o Pots of Produce
o Rani’s Cuisine
o Summer Land Camels
o Swamp Mountain Smokers
o The Butcher Co.
o Aratula State School stalls
o Lions Club of Boonah hand cut chipos
o 2M8’s BBQ
o Ice cream or gelato from Inside Scoop
NEED A COFFEE FIX? Winter Harvest Festival has it covered with:
o Arthur Clive’s Bakery Café
o Cuppa-licious
o Ginger & Bean
o Scenic Rim eXpresso
FANCY A TIPPLE AND OR TO WHET YOUR WHISTLE? There’s the region’s best beer and wine from:
o Scenic Rim Brewery
o O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyard
o The Overflow Estate 1895
o Witches Falls Wines
PREFER TO WATCH? Cooking demonstrations will be presented on the Harvest Stage by Queensland Food Fellow and Scenic Rim Food Ambassador Alison Alexander and starring Scenic Rim Food Ambassadors:
o Glen Barrett from Wild Canary from 10.45 am
o Josh Lopez from 11.45 am
o Javier Codina from 1.00 pm and more…
CAN THE BUTCHERS PREVAIL? It’s the question that has the whole region buzzing … can the Butchers retain their long-held title and again win the Kalbar and District Community Bank Tractor Pulling Competition or will the Kalfresh team cause an upset and prove the power of vegetables?! The Junior event happens at 11am and the Seniors at 2.30pm; both promise to be 100 per cent entertaining!
LOVE SOME MUSIC? There’s a range of live entertainment on stage.
FANCY SOME FASHION? The famous Fashions on the Field event will take place from 1pm
ABSOLUTELY BRING THE KIDS! There’s free rides and face painting for all the kids!
Winter Harvest Festival – Scenic Rim Eat Local Week
Cost : $10 adults, children under 12 free
Address: Aratula Sports Complex, Carter Road, Aratula
Book tickets here: https://www.eatlocalweek.com.au/winter-harvest-festival/
Contact: 5540 5199, info@eatlocalweek.com.au
Celebrating a decade of deliciousness this year, Eat Local Week is featuring a record 125 events across 48 locations in 2021 from tomorrow, Saturday, June 26 through to July 4.
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