PLAYING WITH FIRE in the studio this morning… better warn the fire brigade.
HOT STUFF !!
We were lucky enough to be graced by the presence of Gus Donaghy and Rebecca Barnes on belly today. Too bad if you missed the chat but don’t despair, i’ll fill you in…
Gus and Rebecca are growers, suppliers and manufacturers of award winning Australian native foods and operate under the codename – PLAYING WITH FIRE.
Playing in the bush is where it all began actually, as they stumbled across some delicious wild berries on some land they were exploring. It made sense that with the right amount of love and direction, those wild, unruly delicious berries and many other native fruits, nuts, seeds and foods could be a source of seasonal pleasure that provide us with all the purest nutrients nature intended.
ssssshhhhh just listen .....
Foods – from the lush tropical and sub-tropical rainforests, coastal sand dunes, cool mountains and arid desert – are growing in their natural environment yet we are blinded by flourescent lights and plastic coverings that protect our chemical laden food and we somehow fail to notice that we have forgotten what real food actually is…
I know where i'd rather be...
LOCAL !!! ORGANIC !!! WHOLEFOODS !!! NATIVE !!! SEASONAL !!! …
… this is the food we should be eating ! Spray free, loved and nutured… any or all of the above. Our bodies will crave what grows around us if you take the time to stop and listen. Maybe you can stop and listen to what Rebecca has to say about what it is they do at one of the markets. I found her at the Bangalow weekend market which is the 4th Sunday of the month.
In the meantime though i can fill you in on a thing or two…
All of their products – which range from Rainforest Fruit Jellies to Tea Infusions to Indigenous Spices and Flavourings to Gourmet Treats, oh and don’t forget the rainforest produce such as Davidsons Plums and Bunya Bunya Nuts – are as nature created them. Free of genetically modified ingredients, artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and highly nutritious. We are so blessed in this area with the quality and integrity of our food producers.
One of my favorite things about these guys is that they are so big on the educational side of things. Knowledge brings awareness, brings change, brings inspiration to people so that they may open their eyes and notice more, like what is around us on the very land we stand on. Get in sync with it. If you want to learn more, t hey offer a Plantation Consultation Service if you are a property owner wishing to investigate further into what might be growing or what you may choose to plant on your land in the future.
They’ve been PLAYING WITH FIRE in schools too by offering an Educational School Presentation where children from primary to high school are given a constructed memorable introduction to experience our local native food plants.
… and if all of that wasn’t enough they also offer Plantation Tours which is a 40 minute wander through mature plantation trees, learning while exploring different smells and tasting seasonal produce mmmm… did someone say tasting ??
These guys have such a great website. Find out about the significance of the name PLAYING WITH FIRE and how it relates to the stories of the Aboriginal people. Let your mouth water as you see what’s on offer from the land around us… go in and warm your self up !
Davidsons Plum
Phone: +61 2 66887 9254
Email: enquiries@playingwithfire. com.au
Come on baby light my fire !!
Flaming love,
Sister Rasela