“A
thriving household depends on the use of seasonal produce and the application
of common sense.” Olivier de Serres (French agronomist
sometimes referred to as the father of French agriculture 1539-1619).
Enjoying seasonal produce is one of life’s most
simple and healthiest pleasures. Tender fresh herbs and baby new potatoes in
spring, thirst quenching watermelons and ruby red grapefruit in the height of
summer, Barham Avocados’ giant creamy Reed avocados and crisp new season apples
in autumn and the arrival of mandarins and sugar snap peas at the commencement
of winter are some of my personal favourites.
Beginning next Thursday 21st June, our
inspirational seasonal produce producing foodies, the Red Gum Food Group will
be holding their first big workshop festival, conducting twelve different
workshops and events over four days.
The impressive array of workshops include
learning all about succession vegetable planting and composting at Barham
Primary School’s Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden; curry making; sourdough
bread making at Barham High School; matching wine with food; a winery tour and
wetlands walk at Jo and Don Hearn’s Restdown Winery; talks by acclaimed food
writer and The Age newspaper columnist Richard Cornish; a family (food) movie
night at the Faulkner Pavilion; making pasta and cheeses; join a panel of
experts to discuss Australia’s Food Security; cooking with fire… culminating in
an undoubtedly hotly contested camp oven cook off on the Sunday. Organizers are
hoping to entice the district’s many enthusiastic weekend camp oven cooks out
into the open for the afternoon competition (you know who you are).
With Club Barham holding their very popular annual
four-day Jazz Festival at the same time (next Thursday to Sunday), locals and
visitors alike can relish food together with great music by attending a mix of
both events. Food, fire and music, is there a better way to enjoy wintertime?
Next Tuesday if all goes according to plan Edgar
and I will be setting off on our epic excellent adventure to the other side of
the world. With the itinerary looking nothing short of spectacular… keep
watching this space.
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