Mahurangi Matters, Local Cuisine Feature, July 2015

31 July 15, 2015 Mahurangi Matters Local cuisinefeature

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A local delivery service for fresh fruit and vegetables is catching on in the Mahurangi area and customers are loving it.Ooooby – Out Of Our Own Backyards – started in May and now has around 100 subscribers, with the majority making orders on a regular basis.One of the local coordinators, Angelica Garcia-Petersen, says the feedback has all been very positive.“People say it’s like Christmas when the boxes turn up,” she says. “They say that because they are receiving a set amount of food every week, they are eating more fresh fruit and vegetables, and putting more effort into planning their meals.“The fact that recipes are included when more unusual produce is in season is a bonus.”Angelica says that although the service is still taking deliveries from Auckland, this is expected to change soon.“Once we have around 120 regular customers, the service will be based in Matakana,” she says. “We’re looking forward to taking that step because it will mean we can offer a lot more locally grown produce and product.”

Fruit and vege delivery programme proves popular

Whangaripo Valley resident Katherin Norman, picks up her Ooooby box at the Matakana Ooooby hub.

Ooooby is a community-based initiative to source and supply fresh local produce at affordable prices, and shorten the supply chain between growers and consumers.Orders are placed online at ooooby.org.nz ‘Sneak peak’ emails are sent out on Thursday which let customers know what’s likely to be in their box. This gives them the opportunity to swap foods – “they can ask for apples instead

of broccoli” – or customise their box for their own tastes and needs.The boxes are then available to be picked up from strategic locations on Tuesday afternoon. There are pick-up points in Warkworth, Matakana and Leigh. A Wellsford pick-up will be available soon and Kawau Islanders are also keen to join the scheme. “We are still looking for somewhere at Snells Beach, which would make it a

lot more accessible for people out that way.”Once the distribution hub is set-up in Matakana, Angelica says Ooooby can offer local “extras” such as roasted coffee.“We are very keen to hear from people who have food or products which they would like us to distribute. They don’t have to be commercial growers – it could be someone who just has surplus fruit, veges, eggs or so on.”Every Ooooby produce box contains at least five to seven varieties of vegetables and two or three types of fruit, with prices ranging from $33 to $58.Angelica says Ooooby is a commons based enterprise. All profits are reinvested into developing local food production, while ensuring that all participants in the supply chain are rewarded fairly for their contribution.“This includes paying our growers a static 50 per cent of the total retail value for the supply and delivery of their produce to the Ooooby hub – this is about twice what they would receive if they went the conventional wholesale/supermarket route.”Info: [email protected] or phone 027 430 4300.

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New food safety legislation introduced by the Government takes effect next year, but food businesses are able to opt into the new system now, to make the transition easier.The Food Act 2014 takes effect in March next year. The Act creates a more comprehensive set of food safety rules throughout the country, over-riding council food safety bylaws.The Ministry for Primary Industries website says the new law recognises that each business is different, and provides a structure where food safety issues can be dealt with in ways that best suit the business.The central feature of the new Act is a sliding scale where businesses that are a higher food safety risk will operate under more stringent food safety requirements and checks than lower risk food businesses.Under the Act, businesses that prepare and sell meals, like restaurants, cafes and caterers will have to register a Food Control Plan.There will be a transition period

New rules for food industryand during the first year (1 March 2016 to end of February 2017) all businesses within the food service and catering sectors of the food industry (restaurants, takeaways, cafes/lunch bars, and catering businesses), will need to operate with a registered template plan.Business are able to get a template plan, which provides a step by step guide on food safety procedures that can be tailored to suit business needs. The template identifies potential food safety risks at each point, from receiving and storing food, to preparing it and selling to customers. Step-by-step information and checklist-style tools, like pre-printed recording forms and a diary, will help a business show how it manages food safety. The Ministry will be developing a range of templates for retailers such as butchers, bakers, delicatessens and fishmongers to tailor to suit their business. Auckland Council is running mentoring sessions to assist businesses to create a Food Control Plan. Mentoring sessions are being held in Takapuna three times a month until November.Council is currently reviewing its Food Safety Bylaw to comply with the new regulations. Under the current Auckland Council bylaw and food hygiene regulations, Environmental Health staff inspect food premises on an annual basis. Under the new Act a restaurant or cafe will use a Food Control Plan and manage their food safety requirements, and Council will verify these records and premises.Businesses will also no longer need to have 50 per cent of staff with food hygiene qualifications. In addition, food stalls and mobile food premises that are currently regulated under the bylaw will in the future be regulated by the Food Act.The Food Act 2014 replaces the 1981 act and the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974. Food that is not sold or traded commercially is not covered by the Food Act.If you would like to transition early to the template Food Control Plan, contact Council’s Environmental Health Team on 09 301 0101.Info: foodsafety.govt.nz

Businesses that work with food are being asked to adopt Food Control Plans as new regulations come into force next year.

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A community meal bank is starting in Snells Beach and Wellsford to help people going through a rough time.The service will be resourced by meals donated by the public, which anyone can access from a public freezer when they are in need.Rodney Plunket coordinator Kim Love has helped organise the programme.“It’s to give people a helping hand. We are looking for people to donate an extra portion of a meal they have cooked for their family or donate a full family meal.”Because the meals are donated, and not for sale, they don’t have to be cooked in a commercial kitchen.“But we will have guidelines for hygiene and a range of ingredients and meal suggestions.”It will be an honour system, where people are free to donate and take meals as they need, with a log of how many meals have been taken and

donated.Kim is now looking for venues to host freezers for the programme.Fred’s Place in Wellsford has offered to donate freezers and Kim is in discussion with a venue in Snells Beach, but she is still looking for a site in Wellsford.“It needs to be somewhere which is regularly open to the public and has the space for a freezer.”The project started after Kim posted on a Warkworth community Facebook page to see if anyone was interested in donating meals to help Rodney families.The post generated 50 comments supporting the idea and the group was established within hours. The Nourish Facebook group now has over 70 members.Info: Kim Love 021 482 268 or [email protected] or join the Nourish group on Facebook

Rodney meal-bank starting

Masquerade for a good causeThe community is invited to dress up and don a mask for a good cause this August. The Masquerade Ball at Leigh Sawmill Cafe on August 1 is a fundraiser for Leigh Preschool. The non-for-profit community-run preschool want to raise $3500 this year to put money into a teacher reliever budget to continue to offer a high teacher to child ratio. It follows a successful inaugural ball last year, which raised $1800 to fund a teacher’s nature education course called The Natural Phenomena. This year, acoustic trio White Chapel Jak will be performing. There will be prizes for best mask and best outfit, which last year went to Melissa Crockett and Shara Green respectively. Info: Tickets $30 at Leigh Sawmill or Leigh Preschool. No mask, no entry.

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Veteran rocker Tom Waits is the subject of a revue with a twist, which will play at Leigh Sawmill on Sunday July 26, at 4pm.The Rain Dogs cabaret encapsulates all the drama of Waits’ songs, played in gypsy-acoustic style by some of Auckland’s leading musicians. Rain Dogs recently enjoyed a sold-out run of shows for the Auckland Fringe Festival, winning best music/cabaret.More than just a gig, the show incorporates the quirkiness and theatre that Waits’ fans would expect with plenty of fun, high energy and drama, and some special guests.

Violinist Jess Hindin grew up in Puhoi, and is excited to bring the show to Leigh.“The local community really love great music so we are going to make this show extra special,” she says.The other core members of Rain Dogs are Nina McSweeney (vocals), Dave Khan (violin, mandolin) and Dylan Storey (guitar). Between them, they have performed with acts such as Don McGlashan, Tim Finn, Tami Neilson, Gin Wigmore, Auckland Philharmonia, and Dave McArtney, as well as playing festivals such The Big Day Out and performing major arena shows.

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The Rain Dogs will present Tom Waits’ music at Leigh this month. Critic Daniel Durchholz once described Waits’ voice as sounding like “it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.”

ticketgiveawayMahurangi Matters has a double pass to giveaway. Write your name and number on the back of an envelope, post to Rain Dogs Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth or email [email protected] with the subject line: Rain Dogs. Competition closes July 22.

Mahurangi Matters, Local Cuisine Feature, July 2015

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