Are you Hungry for Local?

Are you Hungry for Local?

Dear Localvore

PUBLIC TASTE AWARDS TASTING - 10 th of May, 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm, $20 per person for very limited tickets - Click here to register It is not a easy job but somebody has to do it, luckily NZ Chef judges Jonny Schwass, Nadia Lim and Julie Biuso have skipped breakfast as it is going to be a very filling day. If you would like to sample the best of Farmers Markets NZ's food producers then register your interest now for limited places at the public tasting, and you to could be sampling the real grass roots food producers of NZ.

Producers will be judged in their selected categories (kitchen bench, water, butchery, paddock and dairy), Jonny Schwass says that “Food that tastes of where it is from has provenance. It is ingredient focused and not technique driven. New Zealand food is still to be discovered by most New Zealanders.” Over 70% of localvore's when asked why they like shopping at their local Farmers' Markets said freshness was the key - other reasons included

•A relaxing way to shop ambience, freshness, yumminess, entertainment
•An array of fresh produce and fresh ideas
•As it is always fresh atmosphere, fresh produce
• Atmosphere fresh produce, local growers
•Atmosphere, fresh produce, atmosphere, produce, music, friends
• The best thing about Saturday morning :)
•Beautiful Fresh Local Produce,
•Quality Food, Atmosphere, Morning Out because its fresh
•Because it's more enjoyable than shopping in the supermarket
•Because of the fresh food choices, new products, opportunities to taste and speak with the growers
•Best fresh seasonal straight from the fields better quality of food
•Buying direct from the producer/Fresh cheap and healthy produce community and freshness
• Community relations, nutrients on the plates, less food miles and its fun

All current voting results are in the Press and Media Tab at www.tastefarmersmarkets.org.nz


The Taste Farmers' Markets awards is proudly supported by Taste Magazine and Marketground Websites

Category Winners 2011
Best food producer from the Kitchen Bench:Rowandale Homestead, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Tastiest food producer in the Paddock: Grown, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Tastiest food producer on the Paddock: Cressy Farm, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Freshest producer from the Sea: Moko Freshwater Eel, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Tastiest food producer from the dairy:Kingsmeade cheeses, Wairarapa CLICK HERE

Highly Commended 2011

From the Kitchen Bench: Cheviot Hills, CanterburyCLICK HERE
In the Paddock: Pinoli Pinenuts, MarlboroughCLICK HERE
On the Paddock: Havoc Pork, Otago CLICK HERE
From the Sea: Bay Quality Fish Smokers, TaurangaCLICK HERE
From the dairy: Wangapeka cheeses, NelsonCLICK HERE

For More information on the Farmers' Markets NZ Association http://www.farmersmarkets.org.nz/
For more information on the Taste Farmers Markets Awards http://tastefarmersmarkets.org.nz/

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