Produce Swap Saturday 9th April 2011

A great follow up to the Harvest Festival with a few new faces, coming along to bring produce.

Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival: Schedule of Events

HARVEST  FESTIVAL  PROGRAM

Cooking Demonstrations in Metaphoria Studio

10am Green Smoothies with Cindy

11 am Boot/furniture Polish with Megan

12 pm Microwave Jam with Mandy

1 pm Pickled Cucumbers with Elena

2 pm Meander Valley Berry Tart with David

Entertainment in the Courtyard

10 am John & Lance

10:30 am Wild Truffles

11 am Wandering Butterflies

11:30 Blind Taste Test!

12 pm Patrick Gambles

12:30 Slings & Arrows

1:30 pm John & Lance

2 pm Patrick Gambles

2:20 Competition Judging & Awards

2:40 Blues Conspiracy

Front of Shed

Gardening Advice with Sandy Tiffin

10 am—3 pm

Ph. Megan 0434 593 430 for more info & to volunteer to help out at the festival 

Produce Swap Day Saturday 26th March 2011

Lots of variety again a produce swap today,appetising apples, zucchuni, tasty cherry & beefeater tomatoes, eggs, elephant garlic, garlic greens, radish, capsicum, kaffir lime leaves, vietnamese mint, sage, fresh marjoram, walnuts, Kohlrabi, kale, coz lettuce, crab apples, carrots, pierre de ronsard roses, chive seed.

Produce Swap Day Saturday 19th March 2011

A very abundant produce swap today, huge amouts of apples, kilos of purple congo potatoes, zucchuni, tomatoes, eggs, walnuts, onions, turnips, kale, coz lettuce, crab apples, green beans and butter beans.

What to do with Walnuts?

The internet provides a rich source of things to do with walnuts if you are seeking inspiration on what to do with some of the generous donation of walnuts to the crop swap.

The following links provides some interesting recipes:

The Daring Kitchen 

Epicurean 30 odd recipes including pickled walnuts, walnut hummus, chickpea walnut burgers & walnut fudge

Walnut Recipes and entire site dedicated to walnut recipes 

Taste has over 489 recipes that include walnuts

The following links provides tips on walnut preservation and storage:

The Sacred Earth has recipes for pickling and making walnut liquer 

About: Home Cooking talks about storage and how walnuts are preserved commercially yuk!

Or check these site for craft with Walnuts:

Make Stuff

Produce Swap Day Saturday 12th March 2011

Another huge range of produce arrived at the Round the Bend Art Gallery.

Items brought along for swapping included, eggs, corn, white jonquil bulbs, huge bulbs of white garlic, flat leaf parsley, lettuce, sorrell, apples, roses,  kilos and kilos of walnuts and hazelnuts, crabapples, silverbeet, mitzuna and a huge range of salad greens of all differant types.

There are still heaps of walnuts available at the Art Gallery.

March Planting Calendar

Seeds to Plant in March
Beetroot, Broad Bean, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Chicory, Carrot, Endives, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Garlic, Mitzuna, Mustard Greens, Oregano, Pak Choy, Parsley, Parsnip, White Onion, Winter Lettuce, Spinach, Radish, Rocket, Salsify, Swedes, Turnip

Seedlings to Plant in March

Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Kale, Leek, Silverbeet, Spring Onion, Chives and Leeks

Gardening Australia Website provides an excellent Vegie Planting Guide

Produce Swap Day Saturday 5th March 2011

Another huge range of produce arrived at the Round the Bend Art Gallery.

Items brought along for swapping included, eggs, lettuce, blackberry & raspberry jam, rhubarb, kale, carrots, kohlrahbi , nectarines, broccoli, butter beans, zucchini, capsicum and a huge range of herbs.

MAKE IT, BAKE IT, GROW IT...SWAP IT!!!

Deloraine Produce Swap’s  Inaugural

HARVEST FESTIVAL 
Saturday, April 2nd 10 —3pm

at Round The Bend Art Shed

The Deloraine Produce Swap meets weekly during the growing season in an effort to reduce waste, reduce food miles - and to live more economically, sustainably and to share our pleasure in gardening over a friendly cuppa.

The Harvest Festival seeks to promote the Produce Swap by getting the community involved in this worthwhile project whilst having a fun day out. We’ve found folks are happy to bring produce to share; however many are reluctant to take food in return. In the hopes that we can overcome this

the Festival is a free event.

Free food, free music, free games, free competitions!

Cooking Demonstrations!

We appreciate the support of Patrick Gambles and DJ Selina, and are busily signing up other volunteers to provide the entertainment, food & drinks, support staff and equipment needed to make this a mellow yet memorable day.

Ph: Megan 0434 593 430 for more information & to volunteer to help.

Produce Swap Day Saturday 26th February 2011

A great range of produce arrived at the Round the Bend Art Gallery for swapping today.

Some of the produce included, mild radishes, potatoes, eggs, lettuce, home baked bread, kohlrahbi , nectarines, cucumber, green beans, butter beans, Vietnamese mint, oregano, marjoram and sage.

The larder includes dried sage & corriander seeds.

Thanks to all those who participated, as we now have a diverse and generous crop swap each week in Deloraine.