We were given the much appreciated opportunity to promote our garlic and therefore our online garlic shop service to the thousands of festival goers (about 16000 peops. attend throughout the 3 day event according to 2009 figures), chefs and other participants.
Team Angelica manning their spot on the Regional Vic. stand.
Whatever the final head count was this year, it WAS HUGE folks! We had a couple of very full-on days, which we enjoyed immensely (we didn't even get to the beach in the balmy 27 deg. as we'd expected!). We were so impressed and somewhat amazed at the throng of seriously interested foodies, all enthusiastically checking out the top foods and beverages on display.
We had many enjoyable and inspiring chats with customers and fellow producers. Attending the festival
was an important opportunity for us in a number of ways and certainly not just 'some junket' . Apart from spruiking
our garlic wares to a large and mostly new audience, it was also a rare chance for us to 'lift our heads' so to speak from our often busy (& somewhat secluded) daily farm and Daylesford country life and to reconnect with other aspects of the food community and with other producers who share a similar passion for what they create as well as sharing successes and similar challenges
Farmer Tim (to the right) pressing the flesh with some lovely foodie folk and
Ashley Read (on Tim's left) from the award winning Cobram Estate Olive Oil.
2010 Produce Awards finalists and some 2009 winners' produce was featured in The Great Australian Produce Awards Degustation dinner held on the Saturday night - our very own Alla Wolf-Tasker from Daylesford's The Lake House was among the acclaimed guest chefs cooking for that feast and many other special meals and demos throughout the festival.
Some of the other Regional Victorian 2010 delicious Produce Award finalists we shared the stand with were 2009 Gold Medalists Sher Wagyu Beef, Warialda Beef, Shaw River Buffalo Cheese, Meredith Dairy fine goat and sheep cheeses, Seven Hills Tallarook Boer goat breeders and fine goat meat purveyers, Yarra Valley Salmon naturally reared salmon and salmon caviar.
All the best to all Produce Awards finalists for this year.
Tim & I would also like to extend a special thank you to Leonie Palmer-Fisher for her support and for helping look after us whilst at the Noosa Food&Wine Festival. Thanks for your hospitality and generosity Leonie!
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