Author: Sue Dyson and Roger McShane

Red Cow Organics

Red Cow Organics: Great dairy products

Red Cow Organics (originally called Red Cow Dairies) is run by recent arrivals to Tasmania, Matt and Andy Jackman of Oldina in the north west of the state. Here they milk a herd of Aussie Red cows on their 155 hectare farm. They have built their own factory where they […]

Stephens Leatherwood Honey Mole Creek

Stephens Excellent Leatherwood Honey

There are many Tasmanian firms producing good honey but the distinctive blocks of organic ‘Golden Nectar’ leatherwood honey made by the Stephens at Mole Creek are highly prized. It is highly recognisable from the ‘retro’ label which is, in fact, the very original label that has always been associated with […]

Fundamental-Espresso-Devonport

Fundamental Espresso Bar

♥ Fundamental Espresso Bar in Devonport is a great place to enjoy a properly made espresso (from the gleaming, white La Marzocco machine) or any other style of coffee you prefer. The welcome is very friendly, the music is good, chosen from the large vinyl collection behind the coffee machine, […]

Rough-Rice

Rough Rice – Amazing Ferments

♥♥♥ Rough Rice is the business of Adam James who makes some of the most stunning ferments on the planet. Whether it be miso, turmeric, broad beans, carrots or anything else he can lay his hands on, the products he loads into his array of large crocks become sublime accompaniments […]

Our Mate's Farm Stall

Our Mate’s Farm: Excellent produce

Our Mate’s Farm – Introduction Our Mate’s Farm is a small family-run orchard offering certified organic heritage apples, fresh cold-pressed apple juice and other products including very tasty pork from the farm. The apple juice can be sourced from the stall at their farm (see below) or from Unpacked in […]

Little Farm: Great Organic Berries

Little Farm – Introduction You will find Little Farm some 30 kilometres south of Hobart in a pleasant valley near the town of Cygnet where it occupies some 200 hectares of prime land. It is both a berry and vegetable farm which is run organically (but not certified). The owners […]

Weston Farm: Great organic products

♥♥ Weston Farm is run by Richard and Belinda Weston where they produce great organic products ranging from peony flowers, to padron peppers, to ducks, to olives and also many types of vegetables using organic principles even though they are not formally certified. Their organic products are used to great […]

Seven Springs Farm Harvest Market

Seven Springs Farm: Amazing vegetables

♥♥ Seven Springs Farm introduction Seven Springs Farm is an organic producer of vegetables run by Wouter and Elyse Sels in remote Lorinna on Tasmania’s North-West Coast. Lorinna lies about twenty kilometres south of Gowrie Park in the upper reaches of the Forth River Valley. Seven Springs Farm is an […]

Two Metre Tall Farm Bar menu

Two Metre Tall – Great Natural Beers

♥♥♥ Background to Two Metre Tall The Two Metre Tall Company is a farm that not only makes excellent natural beers but also grows the ingredients that are used to make the beer. Ashley and Jane Huntington also have a bar which opens on a weekly basis from Spring to […]

Miellerie Honey: Tasmania’s finest

♥♥♥ Miellerie Honey is the brainchild of French-born Yves Ginat. He has established his unfiltered, unheated honey in the top echelons of the state’s produce due to its depth of flavour and the finesse of the product. The honey is neither heated nor filtered – rather it is cold-extracted. Because […]