As part of our commitment to the Truffle Festival, there is a dedicated section on the Southern Harvest website that will tell visitors all about truffle activities in our region, as well as where to purchase truffles, how to cook with them, and how to pair them with […]
Well, the Bungendore Harvest Festival is done and dusted for another year!
This year’s festival celebrated the theme of Co-operative Eating, with representatives from local food and farming co-operatives joining us at the launch dinner at Scrumpers Kitchen in Bungendore. SHA legend Ruth provided a wonderful meal while our community heard about the joys and benefits […]
Southern Harvest is very excited to have a brand new community store in Bungendore! This store is right in the middle of town, on the corner of the village square which puts us in a great position to service the local Bungendore community. We have also relocated the weekly Saturday farmers market to the village […]
Southern Harvest Association has recently provided feedback to the ACT Government Draft Canberra Region Local Food Strategy 2023-28. We appreciated the opportunity to share our thoughts with the government about this important strategy that we believe can have a hugely positive impact on our local food system. In addition to our written response, […]
Join us on the 29th of October (Rescheduled from 24/9) to visit two alpaca farms in the Michelago region.
PACAWOOLLY – is a small alpaca stud in Michelago. They breed high quality alpacas in a variety of colours and produce natural alpaca fleece and yarn. We use sustainable, natural and economically viable products […]
Introduction to Permaculture – Living Well
Living Well is a 2 day event to introduce you to the ethics and principles of Permaculture, designing systems to live well with nature… from headspace to home, to garden to out of the gate…
Together, we will explore how living well with the permaculture ethics and principles can make a positive impact on […]
WINTER!
The season of frost kissed brassicas, sweet carrots, hearty veg, sunshiney citrus and cold climate salad greens. A misconception we often hear about our region is that it has a ‘short growing season’. Not true. Sure, we can’t grow tomatoes in July but we are still able to grow beautiful, nutritional and TASTY fruit and […]
Harvest Festival is here again and the 2023 festival is gearing up to be bigger and better than ever!
Harvest Festival is not only the main fundraising opportunity for Southern Harvest, but also a fantastic way for us to bring the community together. We love creating connections between producers and consumers, and […]
Southern Harvest Association is hosting a twilight wine tasting soiree at Sapling Yard cellar door in Bungendore THIS Sunday 19 February!
The evening will feature a flight of wines to taste from Sapling Yard’s award winning range, and will be accompanied by a series of tasty treats featuring Southern Harvest Members […]
Farmer Incubator is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2013 who are contributing to building a fairer food system by reimagining how we access, relate to, steward, and share land. They are currently based in and around Naarm, Melbourne, Victoria but are branching out to Canberra to run one of their successful Pop Up Garlic Farmer […]
