Food

Food, Nutrition

How about mineral supplements?

Last month, I wrote about vitamin supplements. This month, let’s turn to some commonly used mineral supplements. As with vitamins, a well-chosen diet will meet most people’s needs for minerals, although some people may benefit…
Food, Wine

60 Years of Screw Cap

This year 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of screw caps for wine bottles. In Australia and New Zealand, a whopping 90% of wines are sealed with screw caps. However, in China, USA…
Food, Nutrition

Sustainable diets and protein

Last month I discussed some of the issues we’ll need to address to ensure our food system remains sustainable in the face of climate change. I also mentioned one of my Facebook posts on this…
Food, Nutrition

Dietary guidelines and sustainable food systems

Australia’s first dietary guidelines were announced by the Commonwealth Department of Health in 1979. They included a world first by recommending breast feeding, and advised the population to reduce total fat, refined sugar, alcohol and…
Food, Cheese, Events, The Kangaroo Valley Show

Cheese and Wine Tasting at the Show

Sixty attendees enjoyed a sold-out Cheese and Wine Tasting Event as part of the Kangaroo Valley Show program, hosted by Valley Cheesemakers. This year the theme was Australian vs European cheeses and wines. While no…
Food, Nutrition

Olive oil

Enjoy this healthy oil and remember to buy Australian! 
Food, Community, FIG Community Garden

FIG Community Garden

Thankfully the dry hot summer predicted never eventuated and the rain we have received has been great for the community garden  At FIG we have been having great success with our zucchinis, eggplants, silver beet,…
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