With increased demand for local organic produce to ensure clean and healthy food, the fifth annual Sunshine Coast Real Food Festival will hold workshops to educate locals on the importance of local food supply chains and how the community can get involved.
Local food supply pioneer and owner of Good Harvest, Mick Dan, said his presentation will focus on how the local real food movement has gone global.
“After travelling around the world working with local communities and development projects and just having returned from a research trip in the Amazon, I’m passionate about educating the community about their local food supply chain.
Accredited practising dietitian, Cherie Hugo founded The Lantern Project when Cherie discovered an urgent need for change when she was working in aged care.
Just one of those chefs is the force behind Brisbane’s Moda Restaurant and Moda Events Portside, Javier Codina. Award-winning and a leader in the food industry, Javier uses a lot of Sunshine Coast food at his restaurants where his inspired, inventive dishes capture the essence of his cultural influences – Catalan, French and Italian – meshed with his professional expertise and the freshest local produce.
“We are so excited,” Sunreef Whale Encounter supervisor Dan Hart said. “The team is already out doing trials and training ready for the start of the season – its such an awesome experience we just can’t wait to start sharing it with people again this year.”
The Buderim Foundation is pleased to announce for the eighth consecutive year, a record amount of funding will be spent on projects benefiting the Buderim community. The 2015 Community Grants Program provides grants to eligible community groups that provide services to residents within the 4556 postcode.
