It is no secret that Tasmania has some of the best produce in the world, grown and reared on our doorstep. To celebrate, the Tassievore Eat Local Challenge will be held throughout March with four mini challenges for community members to complete.
Supported by Sustainable Living Tasmania and Urban Farming Tasmania, the Challenge promotes eating, growing, buying and cooking spectacular Tasmanian produce at home and workplaces across the state.
Tassievore co-organiser Ms Lissa Villeneuve says “the first weekly challenge is to try something new. This could be a new food such as Tassie grown quinoa, starting a small vegetable garden or visiting one of the many farmers markets across the state”.
“ At first I struggled to think of what new things I could try, having eaten almost exclusively Tasmanian food for 6 months as part of the 2013 Challenge. But, I just came across a noodle recipe that is made from raw zucchini. I plan to top the zucchini noodles with a local Parmesan and basil pesto, fresh peas and lemon…yum!” said Ms Villeneuve.
Urban Farming Tasmania and Tassievore co-organizer Ms Bridgette Watts is also excited about the week 1 Challenge.“Urban Farming Tasmania are providing free winter vegie seeds for all participants who register on the Facebook page, to encourage people to start backyard veggie gardens, said Ms Watts.
“In addition, we are holding two free food preserving workshops in Launceston at Fresh Café, which will provide community members skills in preserving seasonal produce with details on our Facebook page”, said Ms Watts.
The 2014 Tassievore Eat Local Challenge comprises four weekly challenges which are try something new, support local producers/businesses, eat Tassie fruit and vegies, and culminating in a Tassievore feast’. It is based on the Locavore movement, which aims to reconnect communities with locally produced, reared and grown foods.
For more information and to register, check out the website www.taseatlocal.wordpress.com, Facebook (TassievoreLocalFoodChallenge), or Twitter.
Biographies – Tassievore team
NORTH TASSIEVORE
Ms Bridgette Watts
Bridgette is a General Practitioner and Contemporary Arts student, basing her time between Launceston and Hobart. She is also the founder of Urban Farming Tasmania, a free collective supporting stronger communities through growing, collecting and sharing fruit and vegetables, focusing on equity and sustainability.
SOUTH TASSIEVORE
MsLissa Villeneuve
Lissa is a mother and Project Manager with Sustainable Living Tasmania, focusing on the Sustainable Living Festival and Tassievore Eat Local. She is also a volunteer with a number of community groups including the Source Cooperative, and is passionate about growing, cooking and eating good food.
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Tassievore co-organiser Lissa Villeneuve
