Beef
www.capegrimbeef.com.auMelt in your mouth grass fed beef. John and Angela are the farmers we visit in Stanley. This meat is of the highest quality and used by top chefs not only in Australia but around the world.
Beer
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Berries
www.theberrypatch.com.auWendy and Craig grow four types of berries and
have a lovely cafe at their Turners Beach property. The varieties they grow are full of flavour
and their fabulous reputation is known far and wide.
Cheese
www.ashgrovecheese.com.auThis family business with it’s amazing product
has become very well known throughout Australia. This multi award winning business has a
product range which aside from their cheeses, includes milk, cream, butter and
ice cream.
Cheese
www.mathomfarm.com.auGoat cheeses, milk and yoghurt are some of the
wonderful items that Peter and Marilyn are making in their onsite
cheesery. Definitely happy goats living
a blessed life in Gunns Plains.
Cheese
www.redcowdairies.com.auMatt and Andi moved family and herd from
Victoria a few years ago and have built up a wonderful business making their
own cheeses produced with milk from their Aussie Red Cows.
Cheese
www.elgaarfarm.com.auOrganic products are what Elgaar are all
about. A family business making milk,
cream, cheese, yoghurt and butter – they are one of Australia’s premium
producers.
Cherries
www.cherryshed.com.auPaul is not only growing cherries, but different
varieties of raspberries and prime beef – his signature beef and cherry pie is
a winner and his cherries are put to good use in a variety of products sold at
his restaurant and function centre in Latrobe.
Chocolate
www.anvers-chocolate.com.auIgor has turned chocolate making into an art form.
Using the best quality ingredients including Tassie cream and butter which make
his product exceptional. Chocolates,
truffles, pralines and fudges are just some of the delights you can get at
Anvers.
Cider
www.spreytonciderco.com.auThe new family owned company is an extension of
their juice business and one that is already being enjoyed by many. Cider is made with 100% Tasmanian apples and
pears using traditional techniques.
Feijoas
www.kindredfeijoas.comChristine and John have the only commercial
feijoa property in Tasmania. This
delicious fruit (pineapple-guava flavour) comes into season late autumn/winter
and aside from the fresh fruit itself, they turn this into amazing jams,
jellies, ice cream, cakes, relish and chutneys.
Hazelnuts
www.hazelnutstasmania.com.auGeorge and Lisa have a beautiful property at
Hagley with over 5,000 hazelnut trees in their orchard making them one of the
largest groves in the Southern hemisphere.
Being local, the consumer gets to enjoy a very fresh product which in
the nut world has a huge impact on taste.
Honey
www.bluehillshoney.comRobbie and Nicola produce a range of honey
including some fully organic and the famous Tasmanian Leatherwood variety sold
locally and also exported to Asia. Honey
is sourced from the Tarkine rainforests (home of the world’s cleanest air and
water).
Honey
www.thehoneyfarm.com.auThe Beerepoot family have made an art of
combining honey with other ingredients creating amazing flavours. They manufacture and sell not only a wide
variety of honey, but also offer skincare, condiments, nougat, health care and
candles.
Olives
www.cradlecoastolives.com.auCarol and Tony produce a sublime olive oil. Their grove is planted in rich red volcanic
soils of the north-west and the micro-climate of this area is ideally suited to
the five varieties they grow and press themselves at their Abbotsham farm.
Olives
Wattle Hill OlivesVeronica and George planted their grove from scratch 10 years ago and have gone on to win awards for their oil. They have 2,000 olive trees, with 4 oil varieties and 4 table varieties as well as 200kg of table olives marinating in brine which will be ready for sale this year.
Pork/Beef/Lamb
www.mountgnomonfarm.blogspot.comEliza and guy give their pigs a good life which
certainly goes a long way towards show-casing their fabulous end result
product. They grow rare breed Wessex Saddleback
pigs, sheep, cattle and not to forget the odd duck and chook.
Pork/Goat/Lamb
www.blackridgefarm.com.auKeryn and Don see their animals from birth through
to when they go to their own abbatoir.
They only sell what is grown on their farm using very high animal
welfare and environmental standards.
Providore
www.providore24.com.auPatricia shows off the best of Tasmanian produce
in her quaint Stanley cottage shop. This
specialty food store which sits at the base of “The Nut” is definitely worth a
look.
Quinoa
www.kindredorganics.com.auHenriette and Lauran not only grow organic
quinoa, but also spelt, milling wheat, oats, linseed and adzuki beans as well
as raising organic beef on their property.
Their Quinoa is grown, harvested, cleaned and polished on their farm.
Saffron
Steven has been growing saffron for Tas-Saff for many years now and the Australian product is definitely of supreme quality. This is the world’s most expensive ingredient, but the small amount needed to impart flavour into savoury and sweet dishes is well worth the outlay.
Salmon/Ginseng
www.41southtasmania.comThe Pyka family certainly know how to grow
amazing salmon and their ginseng products are very innovative. Their property (not far from Deloraine) is
home to a few platypus and set amongst beautiful wetlands with many species of
flora and fauna.
Truffles
www.trufflesaustralis.com.auTim and Adele Terry were not only the first
growers of the Black Truffle in Australia, but also of the summer truffle which
allows this product to stay on menus for a longer period of time and not just
the short winter season. It is used by
fine dining restaurants throughout the country and also exported to Asia.
Venison
www.springfielddeerfarm.comNew ownership here, but same fantastic quality
meat. They have their own abattoir on
site and many types of smallgoods are also made from their animals – no chemicals,
drenches, antibiotics or growth hormones used on this farm.
Vineyard/Distillery
www.wilmothills.comRuth and John make fruit wines, ciders as well
as spirits in a still that John hand built himself. This is a boutique vineyard producing unique
blends not produced anywhere else.
Walnuts
Walnuts at HowthDiane and Ian press their own walnuts making a
lovely smooth oil and also have a range of other products at their farmgate
including fresh and pickled nuts, fudge and a nut opener using wood from the
walnut tree.
Wasabi
www.shimawasabi.com.auStephen has just had the slow process of
relocating his business, but it has not slowed down the use of his wasabi by
many local producers in their products such as cheese and mustard. He is the largest grower and supplier of
fresh wasabi in Australia.
Whiskey
www.hellyersroaddistillery.com.auThis business is wholly owned by local dairy
farmers. It is a fully operational on
site distillery producing a variety of whiskeys and spirit. There is history and an interested story to
be told behind this unique Tasmanian product.
Wine
www.ghostrock.com.auCate and Colin product award winning wines at
their boutique property on the North West coast. They have a restaurant and function centre
and also manage to squeeze in the odd concert at the vineyard each year, much
to the delight of the locals.
Wine
www.threewillowsvineyard.com.auPhilip and Lyn run a boutique vineyard set
amongst the picturesque scenery around Deloraine. These handmade wines are produced based on
organic principles.
Wine
www.barringwoodpark.com.auThis
vineyard may be under new ownership, but it still produces a very high quality
wine. The cool climate in Tasmania
proves to be a magnificent ingredient for wine making and had earned a
wonderful reputation in all the right circles.
Wine
www.bluepenguinwines.comMarji and Alan are located, as the name suggests,
in Penguin and not only producing lovely wine, but also growing lemons and
making Limoncello. They are doing a
wonderful replica of this famous Italian drop.
