NEWS FLASH!!!
Hi All
Today I am getting ready for the next Tamborine Mountain State School Market. Despite the chaos and confusion for stallholders last month, it was a fantastic market. So many stallholders - so many visitors. It gave the markets a real buzz. It helped that it wasn’t raining of course.
Saturday 13th June is the day of the South Bank Regional Producers Market in Brisbane. As part of the Queensland 150th birthday celebrations, this special market event will pull together producers from the all the regions in South East Queensland for people to experience. Having done a smaller Regional Growers Market there earlier this year, it promises to be another fantastic event.
We in Tamborine are safe and well after the floods of last week. We had a large chunk of tree fall on the shadehouse. Close enough to give us all a fright. The only other impact was that it put out the smoker fire, and our chipotles had to wait a few days to continue smoking. They are back in the smoker now however and all is normal here.
The kids were lucky enough to stay home from school. I try to avoid driving our challenging roads in such conditions unless absolutely necessary. Our thoughts go out to those whose homes and lives have been affected and wish them well in the recovery.
Sawtell Chilli Festival is set to go ahead on Saturday 4 July 2009. It is going to be a fantastic occasion. Please remember to book accommodation soon. Visit www.sawtellchillifestival.com.au See you there
Katrina
Welcome. We are glad that you have dropped in to see what we are doing. Please keep browsing the site, and coming back from time to time.
Lanacoora = home of the kangaroos.
Chillies = nothing to do with kangaroos.
Where we live is in the Australian bush. The land on which our chillies grow, is land which we share with the kangaroos, koalas, lizards, snakes, birds, bees and other wildlife. We are as committed to this wildlife as we are to growing quality chillies. We also house muscovy ducks, hens, a rooster, a very short pony, two dogs and a guinea pig. This adds to the already full quality of life that exists within our family of Jim, Katrina, Oscar, Monty and Eliza.
We decided three years ago, for some very peculiar reason, to set up a chilli farm. At that stage we had one chilli plant. Now we have over four hundred. We are a small, unconventional chilli farm. Nothing here is in flat, straight rows. We have soil issues, water issues, and slope issues. The wrong soil, little water and huge slopes! Chilli plants are however, very resilient, and will continue to grow as long as they are provided with sun, heat, water, and loads of tender loving care.
What we offer to our customers depends upon the season. As often as possible, we attend local markets and not so local chilli or food festivals. We provide tastings of fresh, dried and smoked chillies, and take people on the “great chilli adventure”. And an adventure it is for many. Chilli is not just about hot and how hot you can go …. it is about experiencing the flavour and learning about different ways of using different chilli. Chillies are seasonal produce, although we always try to grow them year round!
Our mail order page is available here. This will give you the products available, their cost, and an easy way of purchasing what Lanacoora Chillies has to offer. All prices exclude postage, which we will endeavour to provide in the most efficient and economic manner. For fresh chillies, we always use Express Post, so they arrive with you fresh. We accept Paypal, direct deposit or money/postal order. Please note that Lanacoora Chillies sells fresh, dried and smoked chilli product within Australia only. Unfortunately we cannot supply to Tasmania or Western Australia at this point in time. This is in accordance with Quarantine regulations, which we strongly support. We want the integrity of Australian flora and fauna maintained for future generations. For further information on quarantine restrictions, please visit www.aqis.gov.au. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Lanacoora Chillies does not sell seed or plants. Other people do that and we support them. Check our links pages for sources.
Please feel free to browse our site, and contact us if there is anything we can help you with.
Katrina