Show Us Ya Dish
We are on the hunt for the best cooks in Coffs Harbour head to www.facebook.com.au/coffscoastlocalfood to entre now. First prize is a 9 burner BBQ from DeLonghi valued at $3799!
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Dr Vandana Shiva - Give Mother Earth a Chance
"If commerce starts to undermine life support, then commerce must stop, because life has to carry on." This is the central premise Dr Vandana Shiva's passionate address for the 2010 City of Sydney…Continue
Started Dec 7, 2010
Joel Salatin : The Politics of Food
American farmer Joel Salatin, the star of the documentary Food Inc, has become a "pin up boy" for the growing food "re-localisation" movement. On a recent visit to Canberra, he gives his take on…Continue
Started Dec 7, 2010
Australian Food Map
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry commissioned this study to provide a comparative analysis of Australian food distribution channels. The analysis covers grocery retail,…Continue
Started Sep 1, 2010
Uses for blemished fruit
An article which appeared in the Coffs Coast Advocate on Monday highlighted the importnace of finding alternative uses for blemished produce. Researchers in the Queensland Department of Primary…Continue
Started Aug 31, 2010
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Show Us Ya Dish cookoff at Coffs Coast Growers Market
November 8, 2012 from 12pm to 1:30pm
Dont miss the cookoff for the Show Us Ya Dish competition. Three amateur cooks will compete using local food sourced from the Coffs Coast Growers Market to cook their best dish and be crowned Coffs Harbours best cook for 2012. Prizes include a 9 burner BBQ from DeLonghi worth $3799. Entries close 18 October so if you fancy yourself as Coffs best Cook head to www.facebook.com.au/coffscoastlocalfood and get your entry in!See More
Jan Rooney posted a photoShow Us Ya Dish
We are on the hunt for the best cooks in Coffs Harbour head to www.facebook.com.au/coffscoastlocalfood to entre now. First prize is a 9 burner BBQ from DeLonghi valued at $3799!
Jan Rooney posted eventsJunior seed-planting workshops
April 21, 2011 from 11am to 1pmSensatinal Sanga's
April 14, 2011 from 11am to 1pm
Jan Rooney posted an event
Food Inc at Jetty Theate
October 15, 2010 from 6pm to 10pm
Join us at the Jetty Theatre from 6pm for the gala screening of Food Inc, a documentary described by movie critic Margaret Pomeranz as "guaranteed to make you angry but hopefully also make you think again before you do your won shopping this weekend"
Jan Rooney posted an event
Solar Hot Water Options at Coffs Harbour Community Village
September 16, 2010 from 2pm to 3pm
Which solar system is for you?What dose it cost?What dose ti save?Find answers to all these questions and more at the Solar Hot Water Options Seminar.Contact Pia Dollmann on 02 6648 4644 to register for this free event.See More
Jan Rooney replied to Nick Rose's discussion Food for Thought - Towards a Canadian Food Strategy"Thanks for this Nick!"
Jan Rooney posted a discussionAustralian Food Map
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry commissioned this study to provide a comparative analysis of Australian food distribution channels. The analysis covers grocery retail, convenience stores and the various channels and sub-channels that make up what is known as foodservice. The pressures of performance and increasing competition on the major retail chains will continue to compel them to streamline costs and drive category performance in existing supermarket networks,…See More
Jan Rooney commented on Jan Rooney's group Coffs Coast Growers Market"In the comming weeks we will be bringing you the stories of our local producers. There are lots of interesting stories behind the people that come to our market and we look forward to sharing them with you all :)"
Jan Rooney is attending Kristina Cooke's eventSustainable Living Festival at Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens
October 15, 2010 at 9am to October 17, 2010 at 6pm
The Sustainable Living Festival is a new regional festival which will be targeting an audience across the Mid North Coast.The overall goal of the Festival is to empower and engage the community, business and industry in creating a community that enhances and maintains its environment, culture, health, economy and resources for current and future generations.A range of exhibitions, workshops, talks, demonstrations and…See More
Jan Rooney posted a discussionUses for blemished fruit
An article which appeared in the Coffs Coast Advocate on Monday highlighted the importnace of finding alternative uses for blemished produce. Researchers in the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and the CSIRO are busy examining the best use for excess Banana's. The article states that up to 80% of fruit is rejected from retail sales. How can we use this produce to value add and create new businesses and opportunities in Coffs Harbour? See More
Jan Rooney posted a discussionBromley by Bow projectfor social change
A great example of a community grass roots project giving people what they REALLY want. See More
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