Can you taste that? That’s the SCENIC RIM EAT LOCAL MONTH in full swing!
There’s flavour flowing from every tiny town, historic dairy, olive grove, flower patch, furrowed paddock and rustic shed from Boonah to Beaudesert to Beechmont, and it’ll continue until the end of June!
There’s 139 food events – the largest offering in the event’s 12 years, so grab those stretchy pants and an empty esky, fill the car and whet that appetite!
WHAT’S ON LIST BELOW.
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Eat Local Month is headlined by 37 Long Lunches, Degustations and Dinners, 43 Workshops and Classes, 37 Tours and Experiences and Meet The Producer events that take you behind the scenes. There’s classes on gin blending, spirit distilling, edible flower picking, cupcake decorating and floral tea blending (how cool!), fondant and charcuterie classes at The Paddock at Beechmont Estate, gourmet mushroom growing and cooking, garlic and ginger growing, and a new class at Tommerup’s Dairy Farm called Our Bread and Butter. This year the producers from Towri Sheep Cheeses, Witches Falls Winery, Summer Land Camels and the Scenic Rim Brewery are opening their produce homes and sharing their stories. Of course there’s also a dedicated program for foodie families and curious kids. From vineyards to breweries, mountaintops to wood-fired cafes, under 120 year old jacaranda trees, in flower fields, on dairies, in olive groves and right across the region’s best restaurants, this is where local flavours shine.
WHAT’S ON
Check www.eatlocalmonth.com.au as tickets are selling FAST and many events may be sold out!
FRI 9 JUN
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Floravescence - An Evening in the Flowers @ Scenic Rim Farm Shop & Café
SAT 10 JUN
Kalfresh Carrot Day @ Kalfresh Vegetables
Kalfresh Carrot Picking @ Kalfresh Vegetables
Fermented Food Festival @ Summer Land Camels
Make a Vege and Flower Vase with Pick Your Own Flowers @ Elderflower Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
The Paddock Fireside Fondant Masterclass @ The Clubhouse - Beechmont Estate
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
KALBAR-BQ Gourmet Long Table Lunch @ Kalbar School of Arts & Memorial Hall
Spicers Hidden Vale Roaming Degustation @ Homage Restaurant - Spicers Hidden Vale
Eat Local with a Vue! @ The Vue Restaurant
SUN 11 JUN
Pick your Own and Meet the Farmer @ Valley Pride Produce
The Paddock Woodfire Charcuterie Masterclass @ The Clubhouse - Beechmont Estate
Edible Flower Picking, Decorate your own Cupcake @ Elderflower Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Cauldron Distillery's Gin Blending Class @ Cauldron Distillery
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
Longest Lunch at O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyards @ O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyards
Tastes of the Forest @ Cedar Creek Lodges at Thunderbird Park
Tastes of the Scenic Rim: A Guest Chef Collaboration Lunch @ Moda Tapas Brasa Bar
Time to Feast @ Kooroomba Vineyard and Lavender Farm
Floral Tea Picking, Tasting and Blending Workshop @ Elderflower Farm
The Paddock - Feast Amongst the Fields @ Beechmont Estate
Sunset Cocktail and Canapé Class @ Scenic Rim Cooking Classes
TUE 13 JUN
Native Flavours of the Scenic Rim @ Teaspoons and Aprons
THU 15 JUN
Native Flavours of the Scenic Rim @ Teaspoons and Aprons
FRI 16 JUN
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
SAT 17 JUN
Breakfast with the Jersey Girls @ Tommerup's Dairy Farm
Edible Flower Picking, Decorate your own Cupcake @ Elderflower Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
Be Seen on the Green - Presented by The Weekend Edition @ The Bowl Boonah
A Country Cook and Taste with Mrs Frost's Kitchen at My Country Escape @ My Country Escape
A Truffle Evening Under the Stars @ Sarabah Estate Vineyard
SUN 18 JUN
Make a Vege and Flower Vase with Pick Your Own Flowers @ Elderflower Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Cauldron Distillery's Gin Blending Class @ Cauldron Distillery
Mediterranean Long Table Feast in the Olive Grove @ Olive View Estate
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
The Progressive Paddock @ Scenic Rim Farm Shop & Café
Floral Tea Picking, Tasting and Blending Workshop @ Elderflower Farm
A Country Cook and Taste with Mrs Frost's Kitchen at My Country Escape @ My Country Escape
THU 22 JUN
Full to the Rim Lunch @ Scenic Rim Brewery and Café
FRI 23 JUN
Our Bread and Butter - Simple Farmhouse Pleasures @ Tommerup's Dairy Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Friday Long Lunch @ Two French Chefs Restaurant - The Overflow Estate 1895
SAT 24 JUN
Edible Flower Picking, Decorate your own Cupcake @ Elderflower Farm
Growing Root Crops Workshop @ Oaky Creek Farm & Harvest Café
Local Producer Market Day (and Barefoot Bowls!) @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Feast in the Valley @ Country Mile Escape
Sunset Cocktails & Vodka Tasting @ Summer Land Camels
SUN 25 JUN
Brunch and Beer Banter @ Scenic Rim Brewery and Café
Edible Flower Picking, Decorate your own Cupcake @ Elderflower Farm
Tommerup's Feast on the Farm @ Tommerup's Dairy Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Cauldron Distillery's Gin Blending Class @ Cauldron Distillery
Long Lunch at Spicers Peak Lodge @ The Peak Restaurant - Spicers Peak Lodge
Edible Flower Picking, Decorate your own Cupcake @ Elderflower Farm
Towri Twilight Woolly Cup @ Towri Sheep Cheeses
MON 26 JUN
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef (for kids!) @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
TUE 27 JUN
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef (for kids!) @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
WED 28 JUN
Little Farmer Humpty Day @ Summer Land Camels
Mini Market Day @ Boonah Library
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef (for kids!) @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
THU 29 JUN
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef (for kids!) @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
FRI 30 JUN
Edible Flower Picking, Decorate your own Cupcake @ Elderflower Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Grow with the Farmer, Cook with the Chef (for kids!) @ Scenic Rim Mushrooms
Afternoon Brew Tales @ Scenic Rim Brewery and Café
SAT 1 JUL
Towri Farm Open Day @ Towri Sheep Cheeses
Winter Harvest Festival @ Aratula Community Sports Complex
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
SUN 2 JUL
Make a Vege and Flower Vase with Pick Your Own Flowers @ Elderflower Farm
Farm Tour and Taste @ Summer Land Camels
Cauldron Distillery's Gin Blending Class @ Cauldron Distillery
Floral Tea Picking, Tasting and Blending Workshop @ Elderflower Farm
Eat Local Month is Australia’s most authentic paddock-to-plate, food and farming experience, shining the light on the farmers, growers, producers, artisans, chefs and creators across the Scenic Rim. When Eat Local Week started in 2011, 10 events were staged, attended by a few hundred people. In 2014, the program featured 80 events with 15,000 attendees and last year, in 2022, there were 125 events and almost 40,000 attendees. This year, there’s 139 events. The event is a significant economic driver for the region, generating over $2 million, and playing an important role in placing farmers, growers and producers centre stage.
SCENIC RIM EAT LOCAL MONTH 2023
June 1 – July 2 www.eatlocalmonth.com.au
Tickets on sale NOW
IMAGERY AND ASSETS:
VNR here: https://vimeo.com/user170863801/review/819673785/89254382cc
Interviews time stamped:
- 00:00 Greg Christensen – Scenic Rim Mayor
- 01:38 Simon Furley – Head Chef at the Paddock at Beechmont Estate and NEWLY MINTED Scenic Rim Regional Ambassador Chef
- 02:58 Alison Alexander – Regional Food Ambassador and Scenic Rim Regional Ambassador Chef
- 05:16 Dallas Davidson – Towri Sheep Cheeses
- 06:42 Jack Stuart – Head Chef at Blume and NEWLY MINTED and Scenic Rim Regional Ambassador Chef
- 08:09 Gen Windley – Scenic Rim Farm Shop & Café
- 09:29 Ren Dalgarno – Witches Falls Winemaker
- 10:55 Paul Martin – Summer Land Camels
ALSO NEW VISION AND IMAGERY HERE:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/67ah86mju8635qf0oxd0o/h?dl=0&rlkey=2o5ubqwxffcsb8btxre77b5al
Contact details:
Kath Rose 0416 291 493
kath@kathrose.com
