The Producers, a Food Podcast. Podcast
1) Ann Lyster (Apple grower) - bravo to great apples
West Australian apple grower Ann Lyster is also the chairperson of Fruit West Co-operative. She didn’t start life as a farmer but she finds it extraordinarily satisfying, rich and diverse. Not only is...Show More
2) Astrid Birt (Fresh Tracks Farm) - Raise the kids
Keen to escape the city life, Astrid Birt (Fresh Tracks Farm) took over the family property in rural Western Australia where she is now raising a young family, cattle, sheep and chickens on a small-sc...Show More
3) Bruce Maynard (Wheat and Sheep farmer) - valuing diversity and soil health
Bruce Maynard isn’t farming like those around him. His fields at Willydah, west of Dubbo in NSW, look different, greener, wilder, a little more chaotic. He’s a wheat and sheep farmer like many in the ...Show More
4) Grampians Wimmera Mallee Episode 7 - The Producers: Claire Morgan (Rupanyup Living) - farmer, maker and regional advocate
Claire Morgan is a farmer, maker and regional advocate, helping people understand where their food comes from and how important it is to have thriving rural towns. She’s growing chickpeas and making c...Show More
5) Rob Lockhart (Potato Farmer) - celebrating the spud.
Central Victorian farmer Rob Lockhart grows wheat, oats, lambs and beef but potatoes are his main deal. We talk about the ups and downs of farming, small town life and SpudFest, a festival that takes ...Show More
6) Gemma Deavin (Mount Henry Honey) - A new story to tell
At the base of the Blue Mountains former journalist Gemma Deavin and her family are producing Mount Henry Honey that truly captures a sense of time and place in each jar. https://www.mounthenryhoney....Show More
7) Courtney Young (Woodstock Flour) - the flavour of flour
Flour isn’t just the stuff that makes a loaf of bread stand up. It’s an ingredient of provenance, with its own flavour and backstory. At least, that’s how it’s done at Courtney Young’s Woodstock Flour...Show More
8) Caroline Kropack (Brazen Brownies) - Fortune favours the brave
After working their entire careers in the corporate world, Caroline Kropack and her husband George decided to throw it all in and do something they love. After years of experimentation they took the l...Show More
9) Andrew Fairley (Yarra Valley Cherries) - multi-generational fruit producer
There aren’t many truly seasonal products but cherries are one of those fruits that only appear as the weather warms up. By January they are more or less gone again. For me, they are more exciting tha...Show More
Andrew Fairley (Yarra Valley Cherries) - multi-generational fruit producer
24:16 | Nov 25th, 2024
10) Genevieve Muir (Coast of Gold) - Shito Hot
After losing her business during Covid, Genevieve Muir spent more time in the kitchen cooking the food of her West African heritage. Keen to master a prized condiment, she spent months tweaking the re...Show More