Local Food Community
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Pre-order produce from the Kiama Farmer's Market online! This service is open to all of the stall holders at the market and other local producers who aren't able to attend the market. We aim to make it easier for people who love the Farmer's Market and love the idea of using fresh local produce in their cooking, but who do not have the time to attend the market each week.
Place your order online and pick-up your produce from the Kiama Farmer's Market, or select home delivery for $5.00.
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facebook.comCabbage - Red (whole)
While there are some veggies that can't handle the winter frosts, some absolutely thrive in the cool weather. Add the head of a juicy, crisp, freshly picked Red Cabbage to your Local Food Community order this week to take the edge off your winter blues... #localfoodcommunity #certifiedorganic #organic #daptocommunityfarm #kiamafarmersmarket #delivery #fresh #localproduce #cabbage #redcabbage #35mm #locallegends
Kiama residents and farmers both benefiting from new business initiative
Intrepid journalist + notorious lady's man Ross Thorley wrote a short article on the background of Local Food Community. Thanks, Ross! Check out his new blog to keep up to date on local news stories happening in the Kiama area.
Local Food Community
This week on Local Food Community, add a carton of Free Range, Certified Organic eggs to your order! The eggs come from Country Range, a family-owned farm who, in their own words "are committed to the production of organic eggs that are free from synthetic additives and GMOs, with organic hens thriving under ideal free range conditions". The online market closes tomorrow at 9.30am, so click here to order a carton of cruelty free eggs while there is still time: https://www.localfoodcommunity.com.au/ For more information on Country Range's organic eggs, check out their website: http://organiceggs.com.au/ and take a look at their happy hens in action in the pictures below!
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Happy Friday Local Legends! Even as the the winter months roll in, there is still plenty of beautiful Summer produce available. This order in the picture is made up of strawberries from Camilleri Farm Fresh Strawberries, tomatoes from Dapto Community Farm (DCF), Bok Choy from Moonacres Farm, carrots from Heart & Sol Organics and much, much more. Get in on the seasonal action and place your order right here! https://www.localfoodcommunity.com.au/
The Green Drink - Peppercorn Creek Farm - 12 Tribes - Wollondilly NSW
New on the Local Food Community website is the delicious, nutritious 1-litre Green Drink from the good folk at Tribal Trading. They blend organically grown leafy vegetables including kale and silverbeet with freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juice, fresh apples, linseed, raw honey and Yerba Mate - a Brazilian green tea extract - to create their energising home brew. Click the link to try one for yourself https://www.localfoodcommunity.com.au/store/p295/Green_Drink_%281_litre%29.html and remember to have your orders in by 9.30 tomorrow morning!
The Health Benefits of Silverbeet
While it may have been overshadowed by it’s trendier “super-food” cousin Kale, the humble Silverbeet still packs a powerful nutritional punch... Discover the full benefits of this slightly-salty leafy green! https://www.localfoodcommunity.com.au/news/the-health-benefits-of-silverbeet
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Avocados, strawberries, figs and lemon from Camilleri Berries, tomatoes from Heart & Sol Organics, beetroot, chard and thyme from Dapto Community Farm (DCF)
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Hi Local Legends, hope you had a great Easter! This week on the Kiama Local Food Community online market, we're featuring the underrated member of the cabbage family: Kohlrabi. This purple vegetable has a sweet and peppery flavour. Eaten mainly for it's the bulb, the entire plant is edible and packed with Vitamin C. Also available this week are Certified-Organic dried black beans, and the anti-oxidant filled leaves of curly-leafed kale... Make sure to have your orders in by 9.30 tomorrow morning!
Heart & Sol Organics
The Kiama Local Food Community online market is still open! It will shut tomorrow morning at 9.30am. Click the link below to begin placing your order: https://www.localfoodcommunity.com.au/store/c2/Kiama.html Heart & Sol Organics have been trading in Kiama for almost five years and stock a huge range of fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy and dried goods. But easily one of the most popular items in the store is the muesli, a homemade recipe created by store owner Sol Paans. Made from rolled oats, cashews, coconut flakes and much more, everything in this blend is Certified-Organic and Certified-Delicious!
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This week's orders are packed full of produce picked fresh this morning and are now ready for delivery! If I get on the road now there might even be time to sneak in a quick evening surf...
Dapto Community Farm
Pre-order your weekly produce from local growers and have it delivered to your door for no extra charge! The online market shuts tomorrow at 9.30am, so click the link to begin placing your order: https://www.localfoodcommunity.com.au/store/c2/Kiama.html The crew at Dapto Community Farm grow their produce on the sprawling Mountain Range Nursery located on the outskirts of town. This gives them plenty of room to grow your favourite vegetables as well as exciting varieties of some old classics. Taste the rich, succulent leaves from a bunch of Ceylon Spinach or bite into the cool, crisp flesh of a white cucumber...
Savory Meals
Local Legends! The Kiama Local Food Community website is still open! It will close tomorrow at 10.00am so there is still plenty of time to place your order: https://www.localfoodcommunity.com.au/store/c2/Kiama.html. Every week, Adriel from WHAT A TART creates unique meals made out of seasonal produce. While it may not feel like Autumn is upon us just yet, the staple fruit and veg of the season (mushrooms, apples, pears, figs) have begun to arrive, some of which feature in Adriel's gourmet cooking this week...