Slow Food Hunter Valley

Don't forget: Our four-hour garlic growing workshop is next Wednesday at Tocal College. This is a great primer to growing your own delicious garlic at home. It starts at 9.30am and finished just after lunch (included). Book here!

Mango salad !

Today at the earth markets in maitland we will celebrate our local farmers, the mangoes from Townsville/food waste rescued, diversity and most of all community spirit. This post from Slow food international confirms that change is possible. #foodforchange

Another reason to get your fresh local produce from the earth markets Maitland in The levee from 12.30pm today. Freshly dug potatoes taste so delicious. ! Don’t forget to cook a dish from your market produce add some pulses, grains, lentils and seeds and enter the #menuforchange competition. Win a $100 voucher to spend at #estabar

The #EarthMarkets are back tomorrow from 12.30pm at The Levee Central Maitland. This month's special are Kensington Pride mangos from QLD. If you can't make it to the markets, but want to pick up a Prepaid Box late in the afternoon, there'll be mangos in there too!
Order TODAY for pick-up tomorrow. Remember: We will deliver right to your business on The Levee if you request it. See you soon!

This Thursday at the Earth Market you can get pesticide free, biodynamically grown Kensington Pride mangos right here in Maitland. They'll be $2 each or 6 for $10 and this is a one off since the mangos are coming from QLD.
The mangos are are on their way from Townsville and will be sold at the Earth market this Thursday 15th November (remember the earlier start time of 12.30pm).
Seven pickers picked all day to rescue a ton of mangos! They couldn’t rescue them all but they ha...ve done their best and the result is a ton of mangos bound for Maitland.
This food rescue has come about because when the mangos are ready in the Townsville region, they are picked in a three week period, creating a glut. Small-scale farmers like Helen and Bruce Hill cannot compete on price and volume so their prod, so this ton of mangos would be wasted and another farmer left without an income.
So in keeping with Slow Food’s “no waste” philosophy and in support of our current November Food for Change campaign, shoppers can stock up and know that an Australian farmer is selling their crop right here in Australia and Maitland is doing its bit.
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Mango rescue at earth markets on Thursday 15th! Don’t miss out!

Take our #FoodforChange Challenge and showcase your best meals featuring lentils, chickpeas, peas or beans! You could win a lunch for four at Estabar Newcastle or a copy of the Power Pulses cookbook by Tami Hardeman.
Contest details below:

Soaking dry beans overnight before cooking (for hours) can deter people from cooking with dried beans and peas. BUT, you can always used the canned versions which are cheap and convenient.
Ever tried black-eyed peas? They are delicious when cooked with a little pork. This recipe only uses 150 grams of pork or ham and four slices of bacon. For a faster version, just add canned black-eyed peas to the pork and simmer for 15 minutes. Try it this weekend!

The Slow Food movement is not about "slow cooking!" You might think we're just those farmers market people, but we do a lot more than that. Take a look!

Veggies on the Verge? YES!

High in protein, low in fat, good for the environment -- and your waistline! Here's why we love pulses!
Show us your Pulselious creations at our #FoodForChange Challenge! https://www.slowfoodhuntervalley.com.au/f ood-for-change-co…/

No Earth Markets this week, but we'll be back next Thursday with fresh spring garlic, flowers and plenty of your regular fruits and veggies.
If you don't have time to shop and want us to deliver to your Levee business, just order a $35 box here! It'll have fruit, veggies, honey, eggs and bread. So fast and easy!

EARTH MARKET AWARD & TERRA MADRE CELEBRATION -

Great to see the Eat Local philosophy growing in Newcastle! Be there Novocastrians!

What's for dinner tonight? If you're working on our #FoodForChange Challenge and hoping to win lunch for four at Estabar in Newcastle, give one of these recipes a go!
Beans are cheap and filling, high in protein when served with rice or grains and very "meaty" when flavored with a small bit of meat (a sausage, beef bones, a slice of ham). Check them out!
And don't forget to enter the competition by posting your meals on our Facebook or your Instagram page. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/159390238 0710298/

Let's do this in the Hunter!