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Eat Your Way Across our Region this Autumn!
NRF Presents the Inaugural Harvest Food Festival
April 21 - 24
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Autumn is upon us and in the abundant food bowl of our Northern Rivers region we have plenty to celebrate - and harvest! For this reason NRF is proud to announce an exciting new festival to our region – Harvest Food Festival. The inaugural Harvest Food Festival kicks off April 21-24th 2016, promising a celebration of our abundant, fabulous local food & amazing food producers.
From paddock to plate and seed to flower, the Harvest Food Festival will offer our community an opportunity to connect with local food producers and celebrate our abundant local food - Northern Rivers style.
Food lovers will be taken on a culinary journey across the region and NRF encourages people to attend at least one or all events this April – sample fresh and beautifully prepared food by renowned local chefs, hear how it is grown and pay homage to our much loved local food producers!
So what can you expect? NRF Harvest Food Festival offers four glorious days of events covering our vast and beautiful region, including an outstanding welcome dinner at 100 Mile Table, an epic food tour discovering local macadamia, native bush foods and coffee farms, a beautiful sunset dinner on the river at Ballina where you’ll learn how to shuck your own oysters while gaining insight from a marine biologist into our local, sustainable seafood industry and a fabulous Big Harvest Picnic celebration in the dramatic foothills of Mt Warning, at Mavis’s Kitchen. There really is something for everyone to celebrate and enjoy at our Harvest Food Festival.
All events are proudly supported by Stone & Wood local brewing legends. Places strictly limited – don’t miss out, book now!
For more information & to book tickets to all four events go to the NRF website & don't forget to like the new Harvest Food Festival FB page for regular updates!
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Harvest Food Festival:
Long Table Harvest Dinner @ 100MT…welcome to Harvest Food Celebration!
Thursday April 21st
6.30pm - 10.00pm
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We’re kicking the Harvest Food Festival off in style with a sumptuous two course long table feast at 100 Mile Table – who acknowledge the importance of food miles, the health, wellbeing and good treatment of animals and crops, so we shop and cook accordingly. Our welcome dinner will feature seasonal, local food cooked with love by Chef Sarah Swan and the 100 Mile Table team. Places limited - book now!
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Harvest Food Festival: Epic Northern Rivers Food Adventure!
Bus tour of local farms: Macadamias, Native Bush Foods & Coffee Tour
Friday 22nd April 2016
8.30am - 3.30pm
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It’s harvest time in Northern NSW!! Take a sneak peek and visit some of our region’s top local producers, including: Brookfarm’s macadamia farm, Zentveld’s coffee plantation & roastery, and Rainforest Food’s macadamia & native bushfoods farm. See how food is grown, harvested and transformed into delicious offerings by real artisan food producers. Finish with a truly delicious lunch at The Spotted Pig showcasing our region’s finest produce - meet the farmers, taste the food, drink the coffee and share the experience.
The food tour will be hosted by local chef and regional food advocate Terase Davidson from Taste Byron Bay & Phil Wilk from DPI, offering guests both a foodie insight and an in depth knowledge of the region’s strong horticultural backbone. The bus will pick up and drop off from Byron Bay. Places are limited so we urge you to book now!
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Saturday 23rd April 2016
Sunset by the River - a focus on local, sustainable seafood
Venue: The Point, Ramada, Ballina
4pm – 7pm
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Join us for a lovely sunset seafood dinner by the river at The Point, Ballina. Hear all about sustainable seafood choices from Steven Hay, Marine Biologist, The Good Fish Project. Our resident Chef at The Ramada Ballina will present simple, sustainable seafood cooking tips & meet Lucy Ashley from Shuck - our local oyster expert who will educate us about our local oyster industry and share insider’s tips on where to find the best local oysters! Finish with a beautiful, early sunset seafood dinner at The Point. Families welcome. Book now!
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Sunday 24th April 2016
Harvest Festival Picnic @ Mavis’s Kitchen, Uki
Venue: Mavis’s Kitchen, Uki (Mount Warning)
Time: 11.30am – 3.30pm
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Does the idea of a celebration of communal tables and rustic platters of bountiful produce to be shared excite you? Then do not miss our first Harvest Festival Picnic at the ever popular Mavis’s Kitchen at Uki, at the base of the majestic Mt Warning.
Our rustic Harvest Festival Picnic will be held at “the barn” at Mavis’s Kitchen Uki. A long table festive seasonal selection of freshly harvested food will be served for entrée and main including:
- To start - enjoy platters of homemade terrines, local cheeses, condiments and local sourdough bread.
- Mains: rustic share platters of slow roasted pork with apple sauce, gravy and crackling; bowls of roasted potatoes and rustic vegetables, to share.
- Desserts: a decorative dessert table where guests can help themselves to a selection of sweets (e.g. seasonal fruit pies, cake etc.). Or if you prefer, pick up one of our picnic blankets and take your dessert selection with you to enjoy in a private picnic by the river, or on our gently sloping grounds.
You cannot miss this epic food event. Book now!
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