From Paddock to Plate

  


Nathan serving bruschetta

I used to call  Nambour Namboring. However, I am changing my tune. Our daughters were born in Selangor, one of the few midwife run birthing hospitals in Australia. And it has a state primrary school with a unique and exciting food education program.


The Nambour State School has been holding an amazing program for school kids over the last couple of weeks. It's the From Paddock to Plate program organised by Petra Freiser of Local Harvest fame. As part of their curriculum students in grades 4 & 5 are introduced to the idea of fair trade by learning about locally produced foods. The tuckshop at the school provides fresh locally produced food for lunches.


Olive oil from Alexina, sourdough breads by Casey, Maleny Milk dairy products and my buffalo mozzarella were made into delicious dishes by chef Nathan Hoeksema of Chochlate provisions. Nathan made a bruschetta featuring Alexina's just crushed olive oil and my bufala on some of Casey's ciabatta. This was followed by his own homous and desert was frozen Wamuran lady finger banana on a stick dipped in organic chochlate.

We can only hope that more schools and communities take the example of the Nambour State School and introduce food education programs emphasising local produce , healthy eating and fair trade.

                                                        Casey smells Alexina's olive oil

Fab photos by Petra.
http://www.sunshinecoastregionalfood.com/blog/