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PRODUCE AWARDS

Our delicious food winners

- BLAIR RICHARDS

• Bruny Island Cheese Company - George

• Elgaar Farm - Organic Fresh Cream

• Red Cow Organics - Red Cow Organics Persian Feta

• Tongola Cheese - Tongola Curdy

• Bream Creek Community Market Garden Inc - Seasonal Fresh Produce

• Campo de Flori - Campo de Flori Premium Culinary Lavender-Imperial Gem

• Eladnelle Farm - Eladnelle Farm Saffron

• Felds Farm - Seasonal Annual Vegetables

• Kindred Organics - Certified Organic Wholemeal Spelt Flour

• Tasmanian Natural Garlic & Tomatoes - Heirloom Tomatoes

• Tunnel Hill Mushrooms Oyster Mushrooms

• Arundel Farm - Arundel Farm Lamb

• Broadchurc­h Farm Broadchurc­h Farm Pasture Raised Chicken

• Bruny Island Game Meats Wallaby

• Fork it Farm - Fork it Farm Pasture Raised Berkshire Pork

• Leap Farm - Leap Farm Tasmanian Free-range Goat

• 42 South Fishing Co Tasmanian Sea Urchin

• Mollusca - George’s Bay Clams

NATIONAL food magazine delicious has named 18 innovative Tasmanian enterprise­s among the country’s best producers.

The Tasmanian producers were among the 124 finalists from across the country in the 2020 delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards.

Judged across the categories of Dairy, Paddock, Sea and Earth, the Tasmanian finalists produce some of the state’s finest cheeses, vegetables, spices, meats and seafood.

The Tasmanian producers were judged by a panel of local chefs: Analiese Gregory, Christian Ryan of Aloft, Rodney Dunn of The Agrarian Kitchen Cooking School & Eatery, and Massimo Mele of Grain of the Silos.

Andy Jackman of Oldina dairy and artisan cheesemake­rs Red Cow Organics said it was rewarding to be honoured for their Persian feta.

“It was quite a surprise that we were one of the state winners, and it’s definitely a recognitio­n of our hard work,” she said.

“(The feta) was one of the first cheeses we produced literally in our kitchen. Every step of the way it’s a handmade process, there’s no machines involved.”

delicious editor-in-chief Kerrie McCallum said state winners would go through to the national judging phase.

“The delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards are committed to celebratin­g new, innovative, native and consistent­ly outstandin­g Australian ingredient­s grown, caught, sourced or produced with dedication, passion, knowledge and regard for the environmen­t,” said Ms McCallum. “The awards give credit to the producers who care deeply about the produce that is served to us in restaurant­s and on our plates at home.

“Affected by the severe drought, devastatin­g bushfires and now the COVID-19 challenges, it has never been more important to support our farmers and producers.”

The full list of 2020 delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards state winners from around the country will be published in the June issue of delicious, on sale Thursday.

 ??  ?? HANDS ON: Red Cow Organics’ Andy Jackman with an Aussie Red cow and Hereford cross Aussie Red calf at Oldina.
HANDS ON: Red Cow Organics’ Andy Jackman with an Aussie Red cow and Hereford cross Aussie Red calf at Oldina.
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FUNGI FINALIST: Dean Smith of Tunnel Hill Mushrooms.
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