The Ballarat Local Food Forum is coming up in just two weeks. Up to a hundred local food people – producers, distributors, retailers, restauranteurs, community groups, health professionals, and others – will be gathering...
Happy new year! I hope you had a fantastic holiday break, with lots of tasty local food. Here’s what’s in season for January in and around Ballarat. Stone fruit It’s been a cool spring...
Editor’s note: I’m very excited to have Ballarat gardening legend and much-loved cartoonist John Ditchburn contributing to Eat Local Ballarat this month with advice for local veggie gardeners. If you’re interested in growing your...
Summer’s here – though you might have trouble believing it just yet! We’re off to a slow start, but summer fruit and veg will surely be coming along soon. Here are some of the...
Eat Local Ballarat received two complimentary copies of “Grown and Gathered, to review and giveaway, for this post. “Grown and Gathered” is a modern Australian guide to local eating and connecting with your place...
On Friday, Eat Local Ballarat paid a visit to the Ballarat Show. The show is in its 150th year. Like most agricultural shows Australia-wide, began as an opportunity for local farmers to come together...
November is traditionally the time to plant tomatoes in Ballarat – Melbourne Cup Day, specifically, but with weather like this year’s, nobody will blame you if you’re a bit late. This is the month...
What a great time of year it is for fresh produce! Spring is really ramping up and there’s all kinds of green things in our gardens and markets. Artichokes Although they have a reputation...
It’s a great month for food events in and around Ballarat, with heaps of fantastic opportunities to taste local food and learn how it’s grown and made. These are just some of the highlights...
If you want to grow veggies over the summer, October is prime planting season. As the weather warms up, delicate spring greens like lettuce and bok choy are at their peak, and seasonal treats...
Spring is sprung – though the weather is still pretty changeable, so it’s hard to believe it. We’re starting to see lots of new spring crops in the markets and greengrocers, after many months...
Join us at the Ballarat Local Food Forum, on February 13th 2017.
