What does a 'locavore' eat? It depends where you live! We are seeing a national movement towards the Locavore Diet, sourcing one's diet exclusively from the local region, following in the footsteps of movements overseas such as the 100-mile diet in the US and UK. Some are even doing the one-block diet! We are very fortunate in Bundaberg to be in the "salad bowl" of QLD, with a huge variety of fresh produce grown here. Nelson Brown, manager of Bundaberg Marketplace Fruits said yesterday, "There's no reason to not eat local."
On September 1st, Jodie Van De Wetering of ABC Wide Bay Radio began the Locavore Challenge as part of a National challenge, using a 160km radius as a guideline. You can read about her experiences here.
ABC Wide Bay Radio is not only conducting and promoting the Locavore Challenge but also asking listeners to send in local recipes to create a Wide Bay Cookbook. Stay tuned to the ABC Wide Bay website for updates.
Next Monday the 15th of September, I'll start the Locavore Challenge. I'm committing to take the challenge strictly for at least two weeks, to find out exactly how easy it would be if we had no other option but local. But it's up to you how strictly to do the challenge. You may decide to eat bread and pasta that's made locally, even though not all ingredients are grown locally. You set your level of participation and time frame.
Are you interested in joining the Locavore Challenge? Call 4196 0043 or email jacqui@sustainabundy.org to register or find out more.
Stay tuned for the Locavore Source Reference List, to be added soon.
September 11th, 2008
Locavore Source List
I want to be a locavore! What local food is available? Where can I get it?
I'd like to use this space to compile a source list of locally-grown and produced foods for locavores' reference. Some of this information is taken from the SustainaBundy Directory, however the list is still just beginning and we need you to contribute!
Local Food and Drinks for Locavores:--------------------------------------------------------
*asterisk denotes organic or chemical free
Local and Fresh Produce
avocados
bananas (lady finger, cavendish*)
capsicum* (red & green)
coffee- Coast Coffee
corn
cream- Baffle Dairy Fresh
cucumbers (continental)
custard apples
dried fruit- ginger, mango, pineapple
eggs- Bryan's Free Range Moore Park, Knights Free Range Gin Gin
eggplant*
eschallots*
fish-see seafood
grapefruit
herbs (basil, chives, coriander, dill, marjoram, oregano, parsley, rosemary, thyme)
honey
ice cream- Mammino
lemons
lettuce (red & green oak, cos, iceberg)
limes
macadamia nuts- Mammino
mandarins
milk- Baffle Dairy Fresh
mushrooms (button)
olive oil*
oranges (navel)
paw paw
pineapples
potatoes* (atlantic)
pumpkin* (jap)
rum- Bundaberg Rum
seafood
silverbeet
snowpeas
softdrink- Bundaberg Brewed Drinks
sprouts (alfalfa, snowpea)
squash (gold)
strawberries- Tinaberries
sugar- Bundaberg Sugar
sweet potato* (gold)
tomatoes (field & truss, cherry*, roma*)
wine
yoghurt- QLD Yoghurt Company Gympie
zucchini*
Local Meat
beef
bacon, pork
Locally-produced, not all ingredients local
bread- local bakeries, e.g. Oven Hot Bread
juice- Bundy Juice
pasta- Emilia's Homemade Pasta- Learmonths' Foodworks or The Salad Bowl
Places to buy:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wherever you go, be sure to mention you're a locavore and ask specifically for produce from within 160km!
Where to find Fresh Produce
Bundaberg Gourmet Lettuce & Herbs, 482 Bargara Rd.
Bundaberg Marketplace Fruits, Maryborough St.
Beemart Enterprises, Maryborough St.
Bundaberg Health Foods, Woongarra St. (bread, honey, eggs)
Lino and Kega's Fruit and Veg Shed, Moore Park Rd.
Nana's Pantry, Barolin St. (coffee, dried fruit, eggs, olive oil)
Nature's Fresh Essentials, cnr. Takalvan and Heidke St.
The Pumpkin Seed (honey, macadamia nuts)
The Salad Bowl, Kolan St. Nth Bundaberg
Service stations, e.g. Mobil.
Where to find Meat
Bauer's Butchery Princess St.
Gin Gin Quality Meats, Mulgrave St. Gin Gin
Ken's Kepnock Butchery, Elliot Heads Rd.
Robert Doyle- (order whole animal) 4157 9916
Saywell's Quality Meats Shop, Hinkler Place
The Chop Shop, Mt. Perry Rd Nth Bundaberg
Zac's Meats, Boundary St.
Where to find Seafood
Bundaberg Cold Stores, Petersen St. East Bundaberg
Bundaberg Seafood Distributors, Walker St.
Mermaid Markets, Electra St.
Local Wineries
Brierley Wines, Childers
Brischetto Wines, Bargara
Isis Winery, Childers
Vintner's Secret, Childers
Wonbah Estate Winery, Mt. Perry
Where to eat out: Restaurants
Across the Waves, Miller St.
Bargara Berries Bar & Cafe, Hughes Rd. Bargara
H2O Bar and Bistro, Quay St.
Indulge Cafe, Bourbong St.
Bundaberg RSL, Quay St.
Zest Cafe, Sylvan Dr Moore Park
If you know of something that's not on this list but should be, call 4196 0043 or email jacqui@sustainabundy.org to contribute. Thank you!
September 24th, 2008
Locavore Report- Week 2
I've been on the Locavore Challenge for a week and a half now, and it's been a really good experience! Yes I have cheated at times, but I've also learnt a lot about what's really local here in Bundy and where to get it.
Here's some more info for those Locavores out there- I'll add it to the master list...when I work out how.
Local Produce
Lychees and longans- Wendy and Bill Fisher, 4155 1926
Olives- Spring Gully Olives, Goomeri 4168 6185
Strawberries- Pine Creek Strawberries (available at Maloneys)
*Sue McLellan Organic Fruit and Vegies 4159 4422
Currently available local and organic: capsicum, pumpkin, snowpeas, tomatoes and zucchinis
*Amsler Market Gardeners, 264 Electra St 4157 9647
*Organic Beef: Grant Family Farms, 15kg boxes, 4156 1332
Here are some of the totally-locavore meals I've had:
Breakfast: fruit and yoghurt, fresh orange juice, coffee
Strawberry, orange and banana smoothie
Steak and vegies (golden squash, silverbeet, potatoes)
Fish and salad (home-grown lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, dressing- lemon juice and olive oil)
Quiche (zucchini and tomatoe, no pastry base) and salad
More Locavore Outlets (ask what's local, some labelled)
The Health Farm, Bundaberg Plaza Maryborough St.
Neighbourhood Store, Elliott Heads Rd Kepnock
Mid City Meats, Maryborough St (attached to Bundaberg Marketplace Fruits)
Beemart Enterprises, Maryborough St
Mermaid Markets, Electra St (seafood)
Maloneys, Elliot Heads Rd
Are you doing the Locavore Challenge? Call me on 4196 0043 to talk about your experiences, or register your participation. Let's get a SustainaBundy Locavore team going!
*Keep pumping out the positive energy- shine on!*
September 11th, 2008
Locavore Map
Click here to see Bundaberg's locavore area. The map can be adjusted to check the area for any town in Australia.
Thank you to ABC Wide Bay Radio for such a great resource!
September 12th, 2008
Fixed locavore map link
Hi Jacqui!
Thanks for posting this - I just tweaked the link hyperlink to the locavore map (the 'http://' was missing so it was pointing to a broken link).
In case anyone missed it, here it is in full - http://www.abc.net.au/local/features/locavore/?section=myplace
Cheers,
Shelby
relocalize.net team