20 Kilometre Lunch
Low 'food miles' lunch
The community of Newham is preparing a very different kind of lunch for the Newham Sustainability Expo on Saturday March 13. Dubbed 'The 20km Lunch', the offering will be assembled from produce grown and reared within 20 kilometres of the town. Fruit and vegetables will be provided by residents from their own gardens. Local producers are donating eggs, meat and tomatoes.
All will form the ingredients of a lunch prepared by the Newham General Store as a practical demonstration of the rich availability and quality of 'low food miles' produce. 'Many local gardeners are growing fresh, organic produce that is better than anything found in the shops,' says Julia Niall, operator of the Newham General Store.
Menu
Takeway lunch packs as follows:
$10 - corned beef or roast beef sandwich, muffin and apple
$ 5 - zucchini slice/frittata and muffin
and will be available at the Primary School, General store and the Mechanics Institute hall.
Delicious beef stew and other dishes
available only at the General StoreDonations received so far:
- Hanging Rock Hens - eggs
- Gus Walta - tomatoes
- Lemah Pastoral - meat
- Red Beard Bakery - bread
- Bruce Hedge - apples
- Narelle Kudnig - tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, salad onions