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RSSAnne Coote (Cattle Farmer) – a necessary rethink
Anne Coote runs a small cattle station near Moree in northern New South Wales. The way she sees it, she’s farming soil and dung beetles as much as she’s...
The Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and makers..
The Producers comes from Deep In The Weeds, Australia’s leading food podcast network. Listen to find out where your food comes from. Food journalist hosts Dani Valent and Anthony Huckstep share the stories of farmers and food artisans.
Dani Valent is a journalist, restaurant critic, cookbook author, travel writer and screenwriter. She loves telling stories! Her professional writing career started with travel publisher Lonely Planet and she’s continued to thread food and travel through a writing career that’s included interviews with actors, politicians and even an astronaut. These days, she’s focusing on chefs, restaurants and cooking. if it’s tasty, she wants to know about it, and she wants you to know too.
Known in the industry as Huck, Anthony Huckstep is an award-winning journalist, restaurant critic and cookbook author who constantly threatens the final notch on his belt in the name of a good story. Huck is the co-founder of MetalMouth, a dinner that deconstructs the heavy metal and fine dining contradiction by celebrating the beauty of both.
The Producers is an Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.
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Jacki Hinchey (Blue Dog Farm) – To the salad bar
After growing up on a sheep and cattle property Jacki Hinchey (Blue Dog Farm) headed to the city to build a career. But the strong connection to the land...
Nick Holliday (Belvedere Farm) – shaking up the system
Nick Holliday runs Belvedere Farm on Jinibara country in the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland. Nick was a lawyer and union organiser before buying a property he originally thought...
The Producers: Lee Towle (Longview Garlic) – A new perspective
After a long career in the city Lee Towle (Longview Garlic) had a yearning for an off-grid lifestyle. Lee and her husband set the GPS for the Southern Tablelands...
Georgie Rogers (Rogers Farm, Barossa) – provenance and flavour
Georgie Rogers raises White Suffolk sheep on the edge of the Barossa Valley in South Australia. As a solo newbie hogget farmer, the four-year journey has been challenging but...
Lucy Dodd (Lowan Park Produce) – Back to the farm
After a career in environmental management and finding more sustainable farming practises fourth generation farmer Lucy Dodd (Lowan Park Produce) returned to the farm in the Dodd family since...
Deniz Karaca (Cuvee Chocolate) – the world of chocolate
Pastry chef, chocolatier and chocolate maker Deniz Karaca is so embedded in the world of chocolate that he sees it as part of him: it’s his identity and passion,...
Stan Robert (Fat Carrot Farm) – Dangle a carrot
Inspired by the farmers’ markets while working as scientists in the US, Stan Robert (Fat Carrot Farm, Tasmania) started forming a greater connection to the food that fuelled their...
Sallie Jones (Gippsland Jersey) – kindness foremost in mind
After growing up – and running wild – on a dairy farm, Sallie Jones founded Gippsland Jersey in 2016. She ensures farmers are paid a fair price for milk,...
Greta Donaldson (Bendigo Brittle) – finding balance and bringing joy
Greta Donaldson eased her way into confectionery as an escape and alternative from her stressful work in public relations. Slowly and surely, her passion has turned into a thriving...