The 11th Scenic Rim Eat Local Week starts this Saturday with over 125 events running up until the third of next month and stretching from Beaudesert to Beechmont, Kerry to Kalbar, and Mount Alford to Mount Tamborine.
The event is famous for being one of most authentic celebrations of local produce and includes long lunches, flavour-filled dinners, farm gates, degustations, culinary celebrations, food walks, tastings, tours and talks, masterclasses, workshops for all ages and the Winter Harvest Festival on the second of next month.
HAPPENING FROM THIS WEEKEND TO NEXT TUESDAY
Saturday, June 25
– Sunrise Camel Ride @ Summer Land Camels
– Kalfresh Carrot Day SOLD OUT
– Tasting Tables @ Beaudesert Visitor Information Centre
– Tastings @ Rathlogan Olive Grove/The Shed Café
– Tasting Tables @ Canungra Visitor Information Centre
– Brunch & Beer Banter @ Scenic Rim Brewery
– Gin & History Tour @ Cauldron Distillery
– Canungra Foodie Fest
– Make your own Vegetable Bouquet @ Elderflower Farm SOLD OUT
– Tour & Taste @ Summer Land Camels
– Alpaca Picnic in the Vines @ Mountview Alpaca Farm
– Scenic Rim Picnic Box @ Picnic Real Food Bar
– Kalbar-BQ Long lunch @ Kalbar’s showground’s pavilion SOLD OUT
– Tamborine Mountain Distillery Tours
– Sunset Tales on the Deck @ Scenic Rim Brewery
– Sunset Cocktails & Vodka Tasting @ Summer Land Camels
– Jamming with the Lambs @ Towri Sheep Cheeses SOLD OUT
– Paddock Feast @ Hazelwood Estate SOLD OUT
– Chef’s Table Dinner @ The Copperhead Café SOLD OUT
Sunday, June 26
– Various Events @ Summer Land Camels
– Rathdowney Country Market
– Tasting Tables @ Beaudesert Visitor Information Centre
– Tastings @ Rathlogan Olive Grove/The Shed Café
– Tasting Tables @ Canungra Visitor Information Centre
– Beaudesert Street Food Festival
– Alpaca Picnic in the Vines @ Mountview Alpaca Farm
– Gin & History Tour @ Cauldron Distillery
– Tamborine Mountain Distillery Tours
– Make your own Vegetable Bouquet @ Elderflower Farm (some still available)
– Scenic Rim Picnic Box @ Picnic Real Food Bar
– Longest Lunch @ O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards SOLD OUT
– Pinot & Picnic Lunch @ Binna Burra Lodge SOLD OUT
– Brunch & Beer Banter @ Scenic Rim Brewery
– Meet the Producer BBQ Lunch @ Picnic Real Food Bar
– Tapas at Sunset @ Kooroomba Vineyard & Lavender Farm SOLD OUT
– Sunset Tales on the Deck @ Scenic Rim Brewery
Monday, June 27
– Various Events @ Summer Land Camels
– Macadamia Farm Tour & Bush Tucker Talks @ Greenlee Farm
– Alpaca Picnic in the Vines @ Mountview Alpaca Farm
– Tamborine Mountain Distillery Tours
Tuesday, June 28
– Various Events @ Summer Land Camels
– Little Farmer Humpty Day @ Summer Land Camels
– Alpaca Picnic in the Vines @ Mountview Alpaca Farm
– Bush Tucker Cooking @ Scenic Rim Cooking Classes
– Tamborine Mountain Distillery Tours
The event is supported by chefs – Alison Alexander (Queensland Food Fellow), Ash Martin (Spicers Hidden Vale), Dan Groneberg (Kooroomba Vineyard), Brenda Fawdon (Picnic Real Food Bar), Cameron Matthews, Caroline Jones (Three Girls Skipping), Glen Barratt (Wild Canary), Javier Codina (Moda), Josh Lopez (Monstera Group), Kate Raymont (Scenic Rim Farm Shop Café) and Richard Ousby, (Sixes & Sevens and Cru Bar).
Eat Local Week is set against the natural beauty of the Scenic Rim, a region of more than 4,200 square kilometres of rich volcanic soil surrounded by ancient mountains and home to thousands of farmers and food creators. Find out more about Eat Local Week here
