Why Buy Local Food?
The current Global Food system
- Produces 50% of the world’s CO2 emissions
- Degrades our Soils
- Requires the use of chemicals, additives and preservatives, causing ill health
- Uses excessive packaging
- Allows big companies to make more profit due to crazy tax laws and the farmer to receive only 10% of what we pay in the shops
Local food systems
- Restore s0ils, ecosystems and biodiversity
- Produce more food per acre
- Farmers retain approx. 80% of retail price
- Treat animals more humanely
- Provide sustainable, healthy food. No aditives
- Minimises the need for packaging
- Provide food security, meaningful work and connection
- Reduce CO2 emissions drastically
Local Regenerative Food Systems
- Makes improving the health of the ecosystem the primary focus.
- Requires low inputs transitioning away from chemicals and artificial fertilizers
- Animals are treated more humanely and have a higher quality of life and better health
- Provides sustainable, healthy food full of nutrients. No additives or chemicals
Insane Trade! – How Insane is Global Trade? on Vimeo
Local Food Can Save The World – YouTube
Big Picture Activism – why local is vital
We have identified 3 “projects” to increase our community’s resilience and reduce “Insane Trade”
- Purchasing produce from the SW region of WA, from outlets within Bridgetown – Local Food Directory
- Purchasing produce directly from local farms
- Purchasing Australian produce from supermarkets
Local Food Directory
Produce from SW Region, sold from local Bridgetown stores
Blackwood Fresh Foodworks – Supermarket
155 Hampton Street Bridgetown, 9761 0660 (Preferred method of contact)
Opening Hours 7am-7pm 7 days a week. Examples of products below
| Fruit
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Various – In season, depending on availability and price |
| Vegetables | Various – In season, depending on availability and price |
| Preserves
Jams, pickles, olives etc |
The Berry Farm Jams, Vinegars and condiments
Crunch preserves, Dunsborough
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| Other, e.g. Oils, Honey, Flours, Grains, Wines, Bread, Eggs
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Elixr Honey (Denmark)
Margaret River Honey Raw food Factory WA Honey Blackwood Valley Eggs |
| Dairy e.g. Local cheeses, butters, Milk
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Margaret River Cheeses
HaVe cheeses, Harvey Bannister Downs milk, Northcliffe New products being sourced and trialled regularly
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| NOTE | A more extensive range of local products and products from WA as a whole, are being tried in store frequently to determine customer demand. There is a whole display of products on the left as you approach the checkout |
Bridgetown Home of Health – Health Food Store
130 Hampton Street, Bridgetown, Take your own container to be re-filled to minimise unnecessary packaging
Steve and Keeley Greenslade 0409 459 237 bridgetownhomeofhealth@hotmail.com
Bulk staples, flour/nuts/dried friut etc etc. Check out their Facebook page for what local, in-season fresh fruit and vegetables they have in stock
Bridgetown Home of Health | Bridgetown WA | Facebook
Shop 1 Southwest Highway, Balingup, WA, Australia, Western Australia
Clovers General Store& Liquor Store
98 Steere Street Bridgetown.
General Store 9761 1233 or 0467 280 734 Bottleshop 9761 2017
Opening Hours 7am -7pm 7 days a week
(1) Clovers Store | Bridgetown WA | Facebook
Deliveries available Examples of products, below
| Fruit
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In Season – All produce is from Bridgetown/Manjimup
Apples, Oranges, Peaches, Strawberries, Lemons, Limes, Figs, Apricots, Plums |
| Vegetables | In Season – All locally grown in Bridgetown and surrounds
Potatoes, Pumpkins, Zucchini, Broccoli, Cucumber, Cabbage, Cauliflower |
| Preserves
Jams, pickles, olives etc |
All locally made from local products
Strawberry, Plum and Apricot Jam, Marmalades, Real Lemon Syrup, Glasynfryn Black Garlic, Zucchini Relish, Tomato Kasundi (fiery or spicy), Rokewood Olives, Balajup Garlic Granules |
| Other, e.g. Oils, Honey, Flours, Grains, Wines, Bread, Eggs
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All local products & suppliers
Cider and Apple Juice (The Cidery) Rokewood Olive Oil, Wandoo Grove Olive Oil, Southern Forest honeys, Tasty Edibles sour dough bread, ORFA Bakery Turkish bread Wines: Bridgetown: Shedleys, Karafilis, Pump Shed, Manjimup: Peo’s Estate, Chateau June -Jerome Pemberton: Smithbrook, Hidden River Donnybrook: Barrecas Blackwood Valley: Whimwood Estate Newlands: Smallwater Estate Mt Barker: Gilberts Albany: Monty’s Leap Frankland River: Ferngrove, Alkoomi Margaret River: Skigh Wines, After Hours, Happs |
| Local cheeses, butters, Milk | Margaret River cheeses, Margaret River yoghurt, variety of other local cheeses |
| Fish/Seafood | West Coast Seafood van visits Clovers carpark on 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month 12 noon – 1:30 ish (see West Coast Seafood below) |
The Stables, IGA Bridgetown – Supermarket
109 Hampton Street Bridgetown 9761 1044 (Preferred method of contact)
Opening Hours 7:30am-8pm 7 days a week
Delivery available Examples of products, below
| Fruit
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Pink Ladies, Granny Smiths, Packham Pears from CC Grant Mullalyup,
Oak Estate Macadamias, Deanmill Rhubarb from Galloway Farms Bridgetown |
| Vegetables
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Broccoli and Red Onions
from Southern Forest Products |
| Preserves
Jams, pickles, olives etc |
Gourmet Grub Salad Dressings, Busselton
Chestnut Grove Verjuice, Manjimup
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| Other, e.g. Oils, Honey, Flours, Grains, Wines, Bread, Eggs | Passionate Baker Bread/Cakes, Bunbury
Blackwood Valley Eggs, Bridgetown Apple Juice (The Cidery) |
| Dairy e.g. Local cheeses, butters, Milk | Bannister Downs Milk/Cream, Northcliffe
Harvey Cheese, Harvey Heritage Country Cheese, Nannup |
| Meats | Holy Smoke Pate/Smoked Chicken, Manjimup
TKs Kangaroo Mince/Bones, Bridgetown |
West Coast Seafoods
Although, product is not strictly from “SW region” we have included West Coast Seafoods here, as they are a local business providing WA product, with local delivery
Nicky o438 989 549
Delivery Available – No delivery fees
Purchases can be made from their van, which visits Clovers Store on 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month 12 noon – 1:30 ish
| Fish and Seafood | Western Australian products are
North West Snapper, Red Emperor, All our prawns IN SHELL The “fish of the week will always be a West Australian fish |
Blackwood Valley Distillery
Blackwood Valley Distillery | The Cidery – Bridgetown
Blackwood Valley Distillery | Facebook
9761 2204 blackwoodvalleydistillery@gmail.com
| Wines and Spirits | Grounded Gin
Apple Liqueur |
The Cidery
43 Gifford Road Bridgetown
The Cidery – Bridgetown | The Finest Cider and Beers in the Southwest
The Cidery (@thecidery_) • Instagram photos and videos
The Cidery and Blackwood Valley Brewing Company (facebook.com)
sales@thecidery.com.au 9761-2204
| Wines and Spirits | Ciders, Soft Ciders, Truffle Cider, Truffle Ale, Local Beers and Wines, Grounded Gin, Apple Liqueur |
The Green Man (Balingup)
Shop 1 Southwest Highway, Balingup, WA, Australia, Western Australia
The Green Man is a Providore and Bulk Foods business with a difference “Come in and have a coffee/ drink while we weigh up your bulk food order, At the end of each days trading we package any meals left over into take-away containers that are then snap frozen into take home meals. We then discount those meals from a hot take-away price to a frozen take home meal price.”
Local community initiatives
Ashbil Community Garden
Market Day at the Ashbil Community Garden, 9.00-11.00am on the last Saturday of every month, selling produce grown at the garden.
Ashbil Community Garden Bridgetown | Bridgetown WA | Facebook
Greenbushes Community Garden
www.facebook.com/greenbushescommunitygarden
Produce Swap
Held at Bridgetown Hub every 2 weeks Sundays at 10:30 am
Facebook Bridgetown Produce Swap | Facebook
River Markets
(section under development – more to come)
Olboa Poultry Shelby 0438 278 402 shelbygentle0@gmail.com Olboa Poultry | Facebook
Vixens Picnic Liz 0434 498 164, margamfarm1@bigpond.com Sells Vixen
Farmgate Sales
Produce purchased directly from local farms (SW/Blackwood region)
Our intention is to encourage local producers to register with the online Local Harvest website https://www.localharvest.org.au/
Currently (November 2020) the following outlets are registered on Local Harvest
- Eden Spring Herbs
- Manjimup Farmers Market
- Marron Farm
- Merri Bee Organic
- Cambray Sheep Cheese
- Williams River Produce
To find details on these producers go to Local Harvest | Finding good food, close to you
enter Bridgetown 6255 and zoom out on the map to locate each producer
Other farms/producers that we have identified in our local area are listed below.
The Organic Fine Food Company
416 Elwins Road, PO BOX 738, Bridgetown, Western Australia 6255, Ph: 9761 2901 https://www.organicfinefood.com.au/
| Chestnut Brae is 15 minutes south of Nannup (off Vasse Highway and Chalwell Road) and 55 minutes inland from Margaret River.
Lot 21 McKittrick Road Carlotta WA 6275 |
| Cape Farm Shop – Margaret River
https://www.capefarmshop.com.au/ Olive oils/balsamic vinegars 0427 802 204 jthew@westnet.com.au |
| Southern Forest produce delivered.
https://www.facebook.com/sfprd/ Anthony 0419920938 Natasha 0437169597 |
| Southampton Homestead
https://southamptonhomestead.com/ 1200 Southampton Rd, (near North Greenbushes)) Jeff Powell and Michelle McManus Jeff 0412 229 564 Michelle 0439 093 868 michelle@southamptonhomestead.com |
| Little Hill Farm
http://www.littlehillfarm.com.au/jam-orders/ 25 East Blackwood Terrace 9761 2161 |
| Karri Country Good Food is an incorporated volunteer run co-operative venture. (Northcliff/Windy Harbour)
https://www.karricountrygoodfood.com.au/ info@karricountrygoodfood.com.au 0455628097 or 9776 6886 (shop number) |
| Margaret River Organic Creameries
A Guadagnino & Co run a farm shop on Seven Day Rd, Manjimup open 7 days a week 7am – 5pm selling produce from the farm 9771 2153 email alfsmcs@bigpond.com |
| Burly Oak Farm
Currently, (Dec 2020) The products available are Ducks and Honeycomb. These products can be purchased at the Ashbil Community Garden Market 9am-11am last Sunday of the month The owners, Jason and Kristen Heath are just starting out on the farm and are doing a lot of work on improving the land with revegetation, and soon commencing multi-species rotational grazing – aiming to have some poultry and lamb products develop in the next few years. 042 369 0368 burlyoakfarm@gmail.com |
| Dirty Clean Food
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WA Products from “supermarkets” and general stores
WA Regions – Buy West Eat Best
The simplest way to identify West Australian foods is to look for the Buy West Eat Best logo
If the product has the logo then, “For fresh products, such as fruit, vegetables, meat, and seafood, the products is 100% grown, fished or farmed in Western Australia. For grocery items, food such as sauces, yoghurts, cheese, bread or pies, the main ingredients are grown, fished or farmed in Western Australia and the product is processed and transformed in Western Australia.”
To further identify the country who own the company and the ethical practices of the company you can access the website Shop Ethical! | Your ethical consumer guide,
Enter the name of the product, eg Heinz Baked Beans,
Or you can use the App Shop Ethical! app | Shop Ethical! and scan the bar code,
Or purchase the pocket guide Shop Ethical! | Your ethical consumer guide
