The countdown is on to this weekend’s annual Ginger Flower and Food Festival at the Ginger Factory, Yandina, from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 January.
The festival is free to attend with an outstanding line-up of amazing chefs and garden experts to watch and learn from, thousands of gingers and heliconia plants for sale, a stunning floral display that has to be seen to be believed, stall holders, face painting and roving entertainment, even the naughty Dame Edna Average will be up to her crazy antics.
This year marks the 21st year for the festival which will have a world of information on cooking with ginger, its many health benefits, and how to grow and nurture ginger and heliconia plants at home.
The presenters at this year’s Ginger Flower and Food Festival are:
Food Presentations
* Gympie’s food ambassador Matt Golinski
* Free ranging chef Peter Wolfe
* Spirit House’s Kelly Lord and Tom Swapp
* Chris White from Hungry Feel Eating House
* Noosa Boathouse’s Shane Bailey
* Jodie Williams from Black Ant Gourmet
* Josh Smallwood from Rickys River Bar
Gardening Talks
* Soil to Supper’s Cath Manual
* Paul Plant from Subtropical Gardening
* 104.9’s Glen Jeavons
* Ginger Factory’s bee keeper Gayle Currie
* Sustainable farmer Gary Hands
* Ornamental ginger expert Kim Taylor
* Dezley Hughes from Twig and Grace
The cooking demonstrations are always a favourite with festival-goers and this year’s theme is how to best use locally grown and sourced produce.
Complementing this will be informative garden talks which all have a focus on the home garden, whether large or small, and visitors can learn how to easily attract and care for precious native bees.
Children are well catered for at the festival, and in addition to rides on Moreton the Ginger Train and on the boat ride Overboard, there’ll be a native animal display and face painting.
Don’t miss seeing the Ginger Factory come alive across three spectacular days of food, flowers and entertainment suitable for the entire family this Friday to Sunday, 20-22 January.
For more information visit www.gingerfactory.com.au.
