ACT Food Safety Management Consultation
Food businesses are invited to participate in a joint Australia and New Zealand food regulation system consultation on future options to improve food safety outcomes in the ‘food service and closely related retail sectors’. These sectors [...]
A late Summer harvest lunch
We might technically be in autumn, but the full autumnal harvest is still a little ahead of us. There are the early apples giving savour to salads and sweets, and we’re in full tomato, zucchini [...]
Zucchini Zazzle at the Farmers Market
What can you do with too many zucchinis? Have a zucchini bake and raise funds for those affected by the recent bushfires! Bake your heart out and bring your offerings along for sale by donation [...]
Bungendore Harvest Festival to celebrate local food
The Bungendore Harvest Festival is a chance for all local businesses to get involved, whether you have a retail store, are on a rural property or run your business from home. The weekend Festival will [...]
Small Scale Poultry Producers Under Threat
Pastured poultry farms across NSW face being put out of business by unfair and out-of- date legislation, being enforced by governments who consistently fail to acknowledge the needs and requirements of healthy, small farming businesses. The [...]
Advice for a new chook owner
Keeping backyard chooks is fun, easy and can benefit your family and garden in so many ways. Our resident chicken expert Leisa provides this advice for people considering keeping backyard chooks. Crack an egg from a well-tended [...]