News and Blog

Well Geraldine is currently working in Laos which is the inspirational home for our fabulous Rainforest Fruits Jeowbong.

Margo and Peter are also on their way to Laos and will feast their way around the countryside during the month of February - keep a look out for some great photos and blog postings of their journey.

What could be more Australian than a BBQ ...?
A BBQ with an Australian native rainforest fruit sauce...!
Try using our Rainforest Plum Spicy Sauce with your BBQ red claw, prawns, steak, pork or chicken for an authentic Aussie BBQ.

We will be participating in the Millaa MIllaa Australia Day events, including the humble sausage sizzle, which will get a gourmet 'lift' with our Rainforest Plum Spicy Sauce....see you there..!

The Rainforest Bounty cooking school leapt into action in early January with an enthusiastic group of foodies.
It was an unusually hot day for the Tablelands, however a mountain breeze ensured that we all enjoyed our delicious lunch on the verandha.

To book for the Indonesian class in February, please go to calendar and bookings on the website www.rainforestbounty.com.au



 

We are about to embark on an exercise in re branding...we are so excited and looking forward to what we will 'look' like....:)
Meeting Cairns graphic designer Susanne Ashmore this afternoon...so watch this space...!

Well we can't say that we didn't receive anything for Christmas in 2010. Santa brought us a cyclone first thing Christmas morning. Athy and Geraldine awoke at 5.30am to the sounds of Cyclone Tasha which delivered 400mm of rain and some heavy winds until about 8am. A quick survey of the orchard showed us that only a few branches were down and some enthusiastic chainsawing along the driveway meant that Geraldine's parents could still arrive for Christmas lunch.

Not all rainforest fruit growers in our area were so fortunate and some had significant damage to their trees. We helped one grower pick fruit from some damaged trees so that it would not be lost.


Over at Frog Hollow, Margo and Peter spent the morning surveying the damage to their access road.
A landslide had effectively cut their road and and blocked access in and out.
Some help from their neighbours with a tractor cleared the mud to allow 4 x 4 access until a backhoe could be brought in later in the week.

Again luckily their orchard recieved only minimal damage...!
whew...!

wow...what a great expose' for us and all the other exicting tropical north Queensland food producers that were also featured on the show...!

I especially loved the segment about mud crab harvesting in the Burdekin...cant wait to try some of our Rainofrest Bounty Spicy Sauce with a local muddie....'Burdekin chill crab' (instead of Singapore chill crab)...yum yum...could be a fantastic xmas lunch option in our house this holiday...!

Exciting news....the new 4 part series 'Off the eaten track' with Alastair McLeod, which explores the riches of Queensland’s culinary tourism offerings, features Rainforest Bounty condiments at our slow food cooking school...!
Alastair is a whirlwind of fun and culinary flair, and Geraldine and Athy enjoyed hosting him and the film crew during filming for the series at the Oak Grove native fruit orchard.

The series will run on Channel 7 and starts on Saturday December the 4th at 7pm....so stay tuned to get a heads up on the exact date the series with Rainforest Bounty in it, will be aired...!

Imagine a balmy evening...the sounds of happy people.....a glass of crisp white wine and sharing the moment with someone special while you enjoy a superb creation that evokes the very essence of the tropics....!
Well, all you have to do is get down to the Ochre Restaurant in Cairns and try their winning 'Taste Paradise' signature dish 

Tempura bugs and green papaya salad with sweet chilli lemon myrtle dipping sauce

Craig Squires the executive chef used our Rainforest Fruits Jeowbong in the dressing for the salad, so of course we are pleased as punch that he won...!
Congratulations Craig...! 

The perfect gift for those 'foodie' friends who have everything....a gift wrapped package of 3 of our 100g 'taster' size condiments.

• Rainforest Fruits Chutney - perfect for gourmet sandwiches or cheese platters
• Rainforest Lemon and Lime Pickle - fabulous with BBQ fish or chicken or on cheese platters
• Rainforest Fruits Conserve - beautiful with scones, waffles or icecream...!

Enjoy the pleasure of giving and spread the love...!

Time flys when you are having fun...here we are in October already..!

Back in September we participated in the launch of "Taste Paradise", the new regional food brand for tropical Nth Qld.

It was superb, we had both Ben O'Donoghue ("Bender" from Surfing the Menu) and Marian Grasby (Master Chef favorite and runner up) chat with us after their demonstrations at Farmgate...what great people and such passion about food....they both loved our Rainforest Fruits Jeowbong...!


Margo and Peter with Ben ODonaghue (AKA Bender)

Geraldine with Marain Grasby (Masterchef 2010 runner up)