Things to do – Food & Wine

Producers

Apple and Pear Growers

Keep an eye out on roadsides along the Huon Trail for farm-gate sales of locally-grown fruit and other produce. Tasmania is one of the last places left where you can choose a bag of fresh apples or pears from a roadside stall and pay in an honesty box. Some producers also make their own delicious and healthy fresh-pressed juices – look out for Lucaston Apple Juice in the region’s restaurants and cafés.

Bruny Island Berry Farm

Located on a 12 hectare property at Adventure Bay on South Bruny Island, the Bruny Island Berry Farm offers a ‘pick your own’ berry farm experience. Here you can escape, relax and enjoy the picturesque landscape and stunning beachfront location as you enjoy delicious berries, yummy berry ice creams, assorted berry jams, berry sauces, sweets and berry-themed gifts. Bring your lunch and enjoy a picnic or barbecue amidst the native bush and learn about the history and diverse wildlife.
More information at www.brunyislandberryfarm.com.au

Bruny Island Cheese Company

The Bruny Island Cheese Company is located on Great Bay on North Bruny Island. The cheeses are made and matured using traditional techniques and are some of the finest artisan cheeses made in Australia. Owned and operated by Nick Haddow, the cheeses made are the product of his extensive travels and training throughout the great cheese producing regions of France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Bruny Island Cheese Company will provide you with a taste of artisan and traditional cheese from Tasmania and abroad.
More information at www.brunyislandcheese.com.au

Bruny Island Providore

Located at Adventure Bay on South Bruny Island, this factory outlet is famous for its fudge, truffles and chocolate products. Producing over twenty five varieties of fudge, the small boutique chocolate making business is a sweet-lover’s delight. Tastings and sales are available daily.
More information at www.hiba.com.au

Get Shucked

Get Shucked on Great Bay is one of the original Bruny Island oyster leases. It sells Pacific oysters to some of the best restaurants in the State (including Peppermint Bay and Marque IV) and in Melbourne and Sydney. Get Shucked also sells direct to the public via a mobile oyster van every day through summer (Monday and Thursdays only during winter – please phone to place your orders).
More information at www.getshucked.com.au

Bruny Island Smokehouse

WINNERS OF SEVEN MEDALS 2011 TASMANIAN FINE FOOD AWARDS

Situated just 3km from the ferry terminal, over looking the stunning waters of Sykes Cove and Barnes Bay, you'll find the Bruny Island Smokehouse (BISH). The Smokehouse is fully licensed, serves award-winning fine foods, local wines and ales – the perfect stop. All of our produce is smoked on site and served on our menu: D'Entrecasteaux Channel Atlantic Salmon, McQuarry Harbour Ocean Trout, Pomegranate Quail Tas) Leatherwood Duck (Tas)… just to name a few. BISH is the Gateway to your Bruny Island Food and Wine Experience. Call in to the Bruny Island Smokehouse for TASTINGS and DOOR SALES. Pick up your smoked produce before journeying down the road to the Get Shucked oyster farm, Bruny Island Cheese Company, the Adventure Bay Berry Farm (seasonal) and Bruny Island Premium Wines. BISH is a beautiful stone building, made with timbers and stone from the property. A very unique and funky little venue, with a great deck over looking the water. Musicians play most Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons through summer. Open 7 days from 9.30am. Opening hours vary through seasons, so please phone for meal bookings: 03 6260 6344.
More information at www.brunyislandsmokehouse.com.au

Grandvewe Cheeses

At Birchs Bay near Woodbridge on the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Grandvewe is Australia’s only organic sheep cheesery. The range of sheep cheeses includes a delicious variety including traditional styles like pecorino, primavera, farmhouse and a superb spreadable ricotta, all made from milk produced by ‘the girls’, Grandvewe’s flock of East Friesland sheep. The cheesery’s signature product is the magnificent Grandvewe Blue, using the famous penicillium roqueforti. Children are welcome to pat and feed the lambs (in season) and watch sheep milking demonstrations at 4.30pm daily (September-March). Lunch is also available at the café where you can enjoy spectacular views of the Channel.
More information at www.grandvewe.com.au

Huon Valley Mushrooms

This innovative local producer has made the Huon Valley Australia’s fungi capital. As the leading national grower of specialty mushrooms, the company produces the popular Whites and Honey Browns as well as some of the world’s most exotic varieties, including Oyster and the wonderfully subtle Matsutake, prized above all others in Japan. Over seven tonnes of mushrooms are grown and sold each week, so you’ll be sure to find the products of Huon Valley Mushrooms on the menus of restaurants all along the Huon Trail and throughout Australia.

Tassal

The cold, clean saltwater of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel and the Huon River is perfect for raising succulent Atlantic salmon. Freshly harvested from Tassal’s sea farms, Tasmanian salmon is exported to eager markets around the world – but the best place to savour it is right here close to the source. Look for Tassal salmon when you dine along the Huon Trail and when back in Hobart, visit their Salmon Shop in Salamanca Square just off Salamanca Place.
More Information at www.tassal.com.au

Tassie Blue Blueberries

Blueberries are an ideal pick-your-own fruit because they have no prickles and there is no need to get on your knees or climb a ladder. During the January and February harvest time, Tassie Blue welcomes visitors who want to pick their own blueberries, or buy a punnet or a kilogram of pre-picked berries. The farm is also the home of Poverty Point fruit wines. There are picnic and barbecue facilities at the farm, or you might want to take your berries to nearby Drip Beach (good for swimming) or Kays Beach, where just about every stone contains a fossil.

Hartz Mineral Water

The source of the world’s finest and purest mineral water is deep beneath the pristine wilds of Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness. The typical analysis of the mineral water is a well-balanced blend of elements and minerals with a subtle natural 'sweetness' that is appealing to the palate. The Hartz range includes mineral waters enhanced with natural flavours and fruit essences, carbonated and cold filtered to maintain the integrity of the flavours. They’re available at Huon Trail restaurants, cafés and bistros.
More information at www.hartz.com.au

Fruit Growers Association of Tasmania

The Fruit Growers Association of Tasmania is an active body representing the fruit industry in Tasmania. They provide support and marketing for apple, cherry, pear and stone fruit growers throughout the State, including the Huon Valley and Channel regions. The Farm Gate Guide is produced annually and provides helpful information on orchard information on orchard locations and places where you can have a farm gate experience. The Association also provides a pickers' register for anyone interested in coming to Tasmania to assist with fruit picking operations over the season.
For more information and to download the latest Farm Gate Guide, please visit www.fruitgrowerstas.com.au

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