CHDC 2022 Farm to Fine Dining

Myana Produce

Myana produce was established in 2017 after an afternoon ploughing with a good friend admiring the beautiful friable soil and talking about what would grow in it.

This lead to a lot of research and we settled on the challenge of growing garlic. This soil is some of the best for it because it is well drained and allows the bulbs to develop the correct shape with excellent size bulbs and large cloves. Our garlic is also a beautiful purple in colour making it premium produce.

We rotate the paddocks every year to spell them. This keeps our plants healthy and our garlic packed with flavour and goodness from that rich soil.

It’s a very labour intensive crop and a real family show at harvest time which is enjoyable and makes it very worthwhile.

Myana produce grows 1 acre each year which yields a little over a ton of hand picked and lovingly sorted garlic.

/ MYANA.PRODUCE

Here at Myana Produce, we are delighted to grow some of the best tasting garlic in the central highlands. From our family farm to your family’s table.

Matthew, Haley and Jasper Abell Myana Produce

Bar H Grazing

A family owned and operated Wagyu operation, Bar H Grazing is based at River Lea, Comet.

The Hornery family began their journey with Wagyu in 1991, concentrating on quality and consistency. This vision has continued and evolved for over thirty years now, focusing on creating a foundation herd that will continue to produce quality replacement females, herd bulls and feeder steers, year in, year out.

Managing Director, Que Hornery and the Bar H team are incredibly passionate about not only the Wagyu breed, but the success and longevity of the beef industry. A unique blend of traditional & progressive methods are used at River Lea, with the intention to continue doing tomorrow, what was done today. A health-conscious approach to beef production is practiced, with grass-fed cattle maturing with no use of hormonal growth promotants and other natural management techniques implemented across the operation.

The product being supplied today has been raised within these conditions, after being intentionally bred for enhanced eating quality. From the time of conception, right through to the day of handover, the Bar H team make it their focus to nurture an animal that can be eaten with a healthy conscious and satisfied tastebuds.

They truly do ‘Believe in the Breed’.

We are proud to be beef producers, not cattle producers.

Percy Hornery, Bar H Grazing

New Dawn Honey

In September 2019, we decided to give bee-keeping a go in the backyard and bought a FlowHive (they made it look so easy...). We were lucky enough to find a beekeeping mentor who supplied our first batch of bees. He talked to us about how addictive beekeeping can get, how amazing bees are and advised us to consider getting a second hive as some hives will be more successful than others. After lots of reading and watching countless videos on YouTube, we slowly learnt how much work is really involved in keeping bees and producing honey. The hive kept growing and eventually we were able to add on its super box (where the bees store the honey). After a year of tending to the bees and sustaining numerous stings, we harvested our first honey. Once you taste your own honey, you realise how much better it is than store bought honey.

Buoyed by the initial success and taking our mentors advice, we decided that we would split the hive and make another one. Unfortunately, these bees were too productive and some of them swarmed onto the neighbour’s swing set. These bees were quickly caught and put in another hive. As we got more honey that we, our families and friends could consume, we decided to start selling some on social media. Word started to spread about our bee-keeping. A friend had bought a property just out of town and had a wild hive of bees in a tree right next to the house. They planned on cutting down the tree but wanted to save the bees. After some assistance from the tree-loppers, we moved the bees into a hive and that friend was kind enough to let us keep the bees out at their property.

We decided that we should create a proper business out of it and called it New Dawn Honey. After rescuing a few swarms around town and splitting our hives, the New Dawn hive count has hit 12. We are now selling our local, raw honey and honeycomb. We have customers eating our honey as far north as Cairns and as far south as Goondiwindi. Our products are also being used by a local Emerald business on their menu.

This experience has shown us how important bees are to the environment and our agricultural productivity. “Bee talk” seems to find its way into so many of our conversations and we love to spread the message of how amazing bees are. We are excited to expand the number of hives and our business.

Shawn Michelmore, New Dawn Honey @NEWDAWNHONEY

Costa Group

Costa is Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. From our farms to your door, we nurture our produce every step of the journey, as we are proud to be synonymous with quality fresh fruit and vegetables.

Costa manages and operates multiple farms and horticultural properties throughout the country and internationally, growing an extensive range of produce. Costa now delivers fresh produce throughout Australia and overseas through its supply chain via our valued partnerships and international initiatives.

Finding more sustainable ways to make fresh, healthy food available for everyone is one of the most critical issues of our times, and we believe we have a vital role to play. At Costa, we call this Sustainable Commercial Farming, and we are proud to lead the way.

Costa has adopted systematic and tailored Sustainable Commercial Farming initiatives to ensure we can progressively improve the yield and quality of our healthy and nutritious products whilst reducing our environmental impact.

For us, it’s about drawing on our roots and staying true to our values as we deal with the challenges of our time and adapt to a new future of farming.

It’s about learning to work together in changing climates and ensuring we keep producing food that’s fresh, affordable, and nutritious.

We’re on a mission to celebrate well grown while setting the standard in sustainable commercial farming.

It’s all part of sharing healthy food on a scale that’s large enough to nourish Australia and beyond.

Together we’re growing a future of real food.

Like Mum Used to Make

Like Mum Used to Make is a small family owned and run Artisan food business specializing in gourmet handmade foods. All our handcrafted products are made in small batches offering the very best in quality and taste.

Our range includes sauces, relishes, preserves and mustards as well as several unique handmade savory biscuits. We have not forgotten the all-important sweet tooth; offering rocky road, nougat and a range of biscotti and biscuits.

In mid-2020 we delved into the tantalizing world of smoked meats and have created a range of hand-crafted BBQ rubs and seasonings, putting a special zing in your meat, and tempting the inner carnivore in us all.

LMUTM also offers a professional catering service for small, medium, or large groups including corporate clients. We individually customize every event and menu to your specific occasion. We work closely with you to select your menu to ensure your event is memorable.

LIKEMUMUSEDTOMAKE.COM.AU

We are incredibly passionate about providing quality handcrafted artisan products to suit every meal and to tantalize your tastebuds! We love that our customers keep coming back time and again, whether they be local or from afar.

Sally & Scott Burnard & Edwina Litchfield Like Mum Used to Make

Marquis Macadamias

The Marquis Group of companies is the world’s largest macadamia grower, processor and marketer, providing superior quality macadamias to five continents across the globe.

With four dedicated and grower owned state-of-the-art factories, we are proud to process over 22,000 tonnes of nut-in-shell per annum through Marquis Macadamias Australia, and over 18,000 tonnes per annum through Marquis Macadamias Africa.

Since 1983, we’ve been using our collective ingenuity to develop a world class approach to farm management, processing and marketing macadamias.

By supporting our growers every step of the way, we create a great sense of community and together, we are able to apply the highest attention to detail in everything we do, from farm to plate.

MARQUIS.COM

At Marquis, we pride ourselves in bringing both the delicious taste and impressive health benefits of Queensland macadamias to customers all around the world. We provide premium, consistent quality and year-round reliability our customers can count on.

Larry McHugh Marquis Macadamias

CONTACT

E: enquiries@chdc.com.au

T: 07 4982 4386 chdc.com.au

Images courtesy of Bar H Grazing, Myana Produce, New Dawn Honey, Costa Group, Like Mum used to Make, Marquis Macadamias. Sharon Houlihan Secretary Ciarán Hallinan Independent Director Cr. Megan Daniels Director Bronwyn Roberts Independent Director Cr. Kerry Hayes Chairman Cr. Christine Rolfe Deputy Chair The Hon. Paul Lucas Independent Director Peter Dowling ICEO

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook

CHDC 2022 Farm to Fine Dining

Menu

CANAPÉS

MAIN COURSE

BEVERAGES