Smoke & Mirrors: A Deep Dive into the Flavours and Future of Local Food and Farming.
It’s time to blow away the smoke and smash the mirrors — to have the meaty, messy, meaningful conversation about the future of food, farming and the truth behind eating local, over a lazy lunch at The Barn.
Smoke & Mirrors is your invitation to take a seat at the firepit and join farmers, producers, chefs, restaurateurs and food lovers for a bold, raw and real conversation. Chefs Jake Nicolson, Kyle McNamara, and Scenic Rim Food Ambassador Daniel Groneberg will prepare amazing dishes using fresh produce from our farm and our fellow farmers in the region.
This isn’t a glossy panel with buzzwords and bite-sized soundbites.
It’s an open exploration of the things we need to talk about: food fraud, broken supply chains, the vanishing abattoirs, the ageing farmer population, and the chefs and small businesses who are going against the grain to support local growers.
We'll tour the farm. We’ll cover the farmer’s love of land and stock – the chef’s love of flavours and produce, and how it comes together.
We’ll ask what consumers really want — and what they’re willing to pay.
We’ll talk seasonal challenges, on-farm realities - what it takes to keep a family on the land and a community fed.
Bring your questions.
Bring your curiosity.
Bring your appetite for change.
TICKETED EVENT. Numbers limited.
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