 Australian Native Foods
Industry Profile
Processors and Marketers
Processors and marketers are business entities who have a significant role in buying, wholesaling and/or processing native food ingredients and products.
The businesses below are arranged in alphabetical order, by organisation name. Additions and corrections to these entries are welcome - please contact us.
Australian Bush Spices
Australian Bush Spices welcomes you to a vibrant new era of taste, and a premium range of bush inspired food fusions to spice up the menu. Six unique Australian eating experiences feature intense native flavours with exotic foreign twists, as YELLOW, RED, BLUE, WHITE, GREEN and ORANGE transform food into sophisticated cuisine and feasts for the senses.
Each blend is rich with complexity, yet simple and versatile in application and cooking, lends the range to a casual elegance in dining across a broad culinary spectrum. Savour the Australian landscape: discover new frontiers of flavour. Exotic bush-inspired spice blends for food with rustic flair. Blended in the Byron Hinterland.
Postal Address: PO Box 431, Lennox Head NSW 2478
Telephone: +61 2 6687 6118
Email: scott@australianbushspices.com.au
Web site: www.australianbushspices.com.au
Australian Desert Limes
Australian Desert Limes is a commercial arm of the Douglas family from Roma in western Queensland who produce this fruit in their extensive trickle-irrigated plantation and also market grafted seedlings. The exceptional flavour of these native limes is the basis for a range of distinctive products which we process into food ingredients for
conserves, cordial, puree’ and paste.
Postal Address: PO Box 320 Roma, Queensland 4455.
Telephone: + 61 7 4626 8100
Fax: + 61 7 4626 8139
Email: info@australiandesertlimes.com.au
Web site: www.australiandesertlimes.com.au
Australian Finger Lime Company Pty Ltd
Australian Finger Lime Company are growers, packers, tree propagators, buyers and marketers of commercial varieties of finger lime fruits and trees from several growing regions across Australia. We are a major exporter of fresh fruits and are very experienced in international trading. We welcome any commercial finger lime grower’s interest or questions.
Postal Address: 162 Victoria Road, Hawthorn East, 3123 Melbourne, Australia.
Telephone: +61 3 9882 6881 (2 lines) Mobile: 61 438 020 393
Fax: +61 3 9882 9935
Email: info@australianfingerlime.com
Web site: www.australianfingerlime.com
Australian Harvest Fine Foods Pty Ltd
Manufacturers and wholesalers of gourmet foods made from Australian tradition and bush food ingredients, also organic foods with therapeutic applications.
Postal Address: PO Box 527, Lilydale, Vic 3140, Australia
Telephone: 1800 688 150
Fax: +61 3 9739 0208
Email: australian-harvest@bigpond.com
Web site: n/a
Australian Herbs and Spices
A H & S supplies retail products which use native Australian components to mail order, real and virtual stores in several international centres. We specialize in high quality, yet economic gourmet products rather than commodity lines and aim at the discerning gourmand while including the budget conscious connoisseur wanting to experience the distinctive and authentic taste of Australia.
Telephone: +61 2 9817 7182
Mobile: +61 (0)418 405 183
Postal: 167 Kingsgrove Rd, Kingsgrove NSW 2208
Email: info@australian-herbs-and-spices.com
Web site: www.australian-herbs-and-spices.com
Australian Native Berries
We are growers of Australian Native Raspberries (Rubus moluccanus). Fresh berries available Autumn, frozen may be available all year. Raspberry leaf and dried berries are also available for use in medicinal teas. Plants are also available and more growers are required for this expanding market.
Phone/Fax: +61 2 6687 9245
Postal: 45 Tyumba Ave, Booyong via Lismore 2480
Email: ozberries@hotmail.com
Web site: n/a
Australian Native Bushfoods
Australian Native Bushfoods have been pioneering the cultivation of wattle trees for more than 10 years using environmentally friendly techniques. Primary products include Roasted & Ground Wattleseed and a unique concentrated Wattleseed Extract. The extract is highly concentrated, contains no additives such as colouring, flavouring or preservative agents and is 100% natural. The extract is shelf stable and encapsulates the unique full robust flavour of wattleseed in a bottle. It can be used in a wide range of foods including pastries, chocolates, ice cream etc. The product range includes sticky wattleseed balsamic, wattleseed espresso mix, wattleseed toffee sauce and wattleseed biscuits.
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1292, Renmark SA 5341
Phone/Fax: +61 8 8595 5144
Email: mlucas1@hotkey.net.au
Web site: in progress
Australian Native Lemon Myrtle Ltd
Australian Native Lemon Myrtle Ltd is the largest producer, supplier and manufacturer of Lemon Myrtle. Plantations of 1.2 million Lemon Myrtle trees are all certified organic. The plantations are located in the Conway Range, Whitsundays Queensland.
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1057, Proserpine Qld 4800
Telephone: + 61 7 4947 3595
Fax: + 61 7 4947 3011
Email: whitsunday@anfm.com.au
Web site: www.anfm.com.au
Australian Rainforest Products Pty Ltd
The company specialises in wholesale bulk supply of native herbs, spices, essential oils and fruits to customer specification. ARP is a major supplier to food processors and the foodservice sector and the cosmetic, health food and pharmaceutical industries. Recently the company has launched its own retail range.
Postal Address: PO Box 6136, South Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6689 7414
Fax: +61 8 6689 7565
Mobile: +61 (0)427 897 433
Email: ozentico@nor.com.au
Web site: n/a
Australis Native Products
Produces a range of innovative native Australian blended teas with eye catching packaging, some certified organic and others wild harvested.
Postal address: PO box 149 Peregian, Queensland, 4573
Telephone: +61 7 5450 6999
Fax: + 61 7 5450 6998
Email: info@australisnative.com
Web site: www.australisnative.com
Basically Wild Edible Art
Basically Wild Edible Art develops, produces, markets and exports quality Australian native food produce. The business has operated for 11 years. Our range of native berries and spices has recently been expanded to include many high quality food products. The range includes the “Eat me I'm wild” gourmet sauces from seafood to olive oil, wattle seed to muntries. German born Sabine Wienand, founder of Basically Wild Edible Art, markets Australian native produce in Europe and Asia. She travels with celebrity chefs and Aboriginal Elders, holding 5 star gala nights and presenting the foods in conjunction with their cultural significance. We are always interested in new contacts with growers and suppliers.
Postal address: 182 Witta Road, Maleny QLD 4552
Telephone: + 61 7 54 944 970 Mobile: 0412 522 882
Fax: + 61 7 54 944 060
Email: info@wild-foods.com
Web site: www.wild-foods.com
Bellinger Valley Bushfoods
Bellinger Valley Bushfoods cultivates lemon and aniseed myrtle, which are distilled for their essential oils for food flavouring, aromatherapy products and cosmetics. Riberries are also cultivated.
Postal Address: 752 Waterfall Way, Fernmount, NSW 2454, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6653 7146 Mobile: 0412 624 739
Fax: n/a
Email: bellobushfoods@hotmail.com
Web site: n/a
Boofangus Pty Ltd
Supplier of beautiful gift-boxes full of luxurious Australian native products to the Corporate and Conference Sector.
Telephone: +61 (0)427 576 701
Fax: +61 (0)7 3102 6277
Email: enquiries@boofangus.com.au
Web site: www.boofanugs.com.au
Broughton River Gourmet
Broughton River Gourmet creates a range of gourmet bushfood condiments using Bush Tomatoes, Lemon Myrtle, Wattleseed, and Mountain Pepperberry. Products include sauces, chutneys, dressings, dukkah, oil, chocolate sauces, sweet butters. Packaged in 250ml tower glass jars and boxed gifts.
Telephone: +61 8 8634 2234
Fax: +61 8 8634 2214
Email: broughtonrg@westnet.com.au
Web site: site under construction
Brushtail Bushfoods
Brushtail Bushfoods is a home based business in Gippsland, Victoria, with 2 established plantations. Bulk herbs (mountain pepper and roundleaf mint, plus other bush spices) are sold under the Brushtail Bushfoods label and a packaged product that also has a recipe book is sold under Brushtail Bushfoods Pty Ltd.
Postal Address: 2045 Grandridge Road, Boolarra South, VIC 3870
Telephone: +61 3 5664 8315
Fax: +61 8 8634 2214
Email: tparker@vtown.com.au
Web site: www.brushtailbushfoods.com.au
Bushfood Baskets
Bushfood Baskets has "A" Grade certified organic lemon myrtle, aniseed myrtle, limited lemon ironbark oil and leaf and Davidson's plum fruit. At Christmas we also prepare Bushfood Hampers which include handmade bushfood chocolates, liqueurs, biscuits, cakes, puddings, jams, sauces, pickles, chutneys, jellies, spices, teas, coffee, and beauty, skin and bath products.
Postal Address: P.O. Box 590 Nimbin NSW 2480
Phone: +61 2 66897236
Fax: +61 2 66897287
Email: gaiafilm@mullum.com.au
Web site: n/a
Casalare Specialty Pasta Pty Ltd
Manufacturers of Dried Certified Organic Native Bush Pasta. Produced with Australia's premium Organic Durum Wheat Semolina and locally harvested herbs, the range includes: Lemon Myrtle Spirals, Mountain Pepper Spirals, Rivermint Gnocchi, Roasted Wattleseed Tubes.
Postal Address: 37 Crichton Road, Kyabram, Victoria, 3860
Telephone: +61 3 5853 2366
Fax: +61 3 5853 2377
Email: casalare@netspace.net.au
Web site: www.casalare.com.au
Charles Sturt University Chees Factory
Australian Native Flavour Collection - Bidgee Cheese (name for Murrumbidgee River)
These unique cheeses have been developed to truly encapsulate the flavours of the Australian bush. The result is a slightly hard cheese whose delicate flavour strikes a harmonious balance with its texture. The added flavour never overpowers the delicate flavour of the Bidgee Cheese and vice versa.
The flavours collections consist of Bush tomato cheese, native mint cheese, forest berry cheese alpine pepper cheese and lemon myrtle cheese.
Postal Address: Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678
Telephone: + 61 2 6933 2170
Fax: + 61 2 6933 4429
Email: cheese@csu.edu.au
Web site: www.csu.edu.au/cheese
Cherikoff Authentic Australian Ingredients
Vic Cherikoff is a major supplier to the food service sector and has been a pioneer and specialist in this area since 1983. The Food Service Division (Vic Cherikoff Food Services) is a major supplier of seasonings, herbs, spices, fruits, sauces and many other value added products to the food service sector. Products are channelled through established distribution companies in all major Australian cities and many non-metropolitan areas as well as to airlines, cruiseships, railways and other institutional caterers. Cherikoff Rare Spices is the industrial arm of CAAI providing manufacturers with leading edge compounded formulations, seasonings, soluble oils, extracts, concentrates, functional ingredients, cosmaceuticals, nutriceuticals etc for commercial food, beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical production. Product development is a specialty and commercialising recipes is an important activity for us. We also assist with promotions and market development. CAAI has a wide global network of distributors with dedicated representation in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Guam, Thailand, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, the UAE, UK and USA. In addition, nominated agents channel product into many other countries around the world.
Postal Address: 167 Kingsgrove Rd, Kingsgrove NSW 2208
Telephone: +61 2 9554 9477 Mobile: +61 (0)418 405 183
Email: info@cherikoff.net
Web site: www.cherikoff.net
Blog: http://cherikoff.blogspot.com
Chocolate Grove
Chocolate Grove is a part of Australian Native Nuts and Chocolates Pty Ltd.
They are becoming well known in Australia and world wide for their unique premium range of chocolate coated Australian Macadamia, other nuts, native seeds, fruits and nuts, and confections from local sources. Although relatively small, they now export to the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Their objective is to bring to market a catalogue of different combinations of quality chocolate (milk white and dark) with a variety of non standard centres. The company is located at purpose built manufacturing facilities south of Melbourne at Carrum Downs. They are open at a factory shop from 8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday and have a retail outlet at 514 Waverley Road East Malvern – telephone (03) 9572 5846
Postal Address: 50 Aster Avenue, Carrum Downs, Victoria, 3201
Telephone: + 61 3 9775 1888
Fax: + 61 3 9775 1667
Email: will@chocolategrove.com
Web site: www.chocolategrove.com
Diemen Pepper
Diemen Pepper specialises in Mountain Pepper and is developing a line of leaf, fruit and extract products for the Australian native food industry, based on wild harvest and cultivated supplies.
Postal Address: PO Box 194 Woodbridge, 7162 TAS
Telephone: +61 3 6267 5078
Fax: + 61 3 6267 5078
Email: cd_read@intas.net.au
Web site: www.diemenpepper.com
Dining Downunder™ Pty Ltd
As a means to educate the world about authentic Australian ingredients and Australian cuisine, we have developed a 13 part television cooking series which screens in 39 countries in Asia and the South Pacific. Broadcasts begin in North America in March 2006. In addition to showcasing Australian companies and their products, Dining Downunder™ also conducts on-going Australian cuisine promotions globally in association with Austrade, Tourism Australia, numerous conventional food companies as well as independently. Over a dozen events were run in 2005 from Moscow to Nagoya, Prague to the USA and already more than 7 events are scheduled for 2006. We invite other companies to join our promotions as we deliver, develop and manage demand from and supply chains to international clients.
Telephone: +61 2 9817 7182 Mobile: +61 (0)415 164 536
Postal: 167 Kingsgrove Rd, Kingsgrove NSW 2208
Email: info@dining-downunder.com
Web site: www.dining-downunder.com
Dudley, Lyle
Lyle's main business is raw /roasted and ground wattle seed ( A. victoriae ) from the Flinders Ranges, SA. He has been collecting seed for the past 10 years and deals in amounts from kilos to tonnes. He also deals in quandong, bush tomato, mountain pepper berry & leaf, and lemon, cinnamon and aniseed myrtles. No order too small, and all are dry products. Other bush food can be sourced on request (dry and fresh frozen). The bulk of the product is wild harvested, with no chemical pesticides or fertilisers used in the production.
Postal Address: P.O. Box 104, Wilmington, SA 5485, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8666 2013
Email: bushfood@westnet.com.au
Web site: myweb.westnet.com.au/bushfood
Finger Limeing Good Pty Ltd
Finger Limeing Good Pty Ltd is the largest commercial grower and producer of premium varieties of finger limes within Australia. Their extensive research and development programs have identified and continue to identify premium commercial finger lime varieties. These are propagated in their nurseries and grown only by professional commercial growers. Their finger limes are marketed and sold globally under the "Limeburst" brand. Orders for commercial quantities are welcomed. They are founding members of Australian Native Foods Limited, the peak body representing Australian Native Foods.
Postal Address: 9B Noble Road Blue Knob NSW 2480
Telephone: +61 2 6689 7444
Email: info@fingerlime.com
Web Sites: www.fingerlime.com www.fingerlimes.org www.limeburst.com.au
Galeru
Galeru produces and markets a range of specialty bakery products, rainforest fruit sauces, yoghurt and juice drinks utilising subtropical rainforest species cultivated in the Noosa (Sunshine Coast) hinterland, SE Queensland. The current product range utilises Syzygium luehmannii , Syzygium fibrosum , Davidsonia sps, Backhousia citriodora , with new development to include Diploglottis, Ficus & Acronychia species.
Postal address: PO Box 438, Cooroy QLD 4563 Australia
Telephone: +61 7 5442 5945
Fax: +61 7 5442 5946
Email : galeru@bigpond.com
Web site: www.galeru.com.au
Glovers Tubes incorporating Woolgoolga Rainforest Products
Woolgoolga Rainforest Products are growers and suppliers of Syzygium luehmannii, Aniseed myrtle, Lemon Aspen, Small-leaf Tamarind and Davidson Plum, with no chemical pesticides or fertilisers used in production.
Syzygium luehmannii is their speciality and is available all-year round as frozen product packed in 1kg bags and can be supplied in large quantities of quality produce. Aniseed myrtle oil is also available all year round. Other produce is available in season.
They also supply their own cultivar of Syzygium luehmannii, grown in forestry tubes ready for plantation establishment along with other bushfood planting material. In addition, they can supply consultation services for plantation establishment.
Postal address: PO Box 12 Woolgoolga NSW 2456
Telephone: +61 2 66562338 Mobile: +61 0 419607075
Email: ccare@nor.com.au
Web site: under development
Green Farmhouse
Manufactures and markets bush seasonings..
Postal Address: PO Box 92, Millicent, SA 5280, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8735 2043
Fax: +61 8 8735 2090
Email: gfh@seol.net.au
Web site: www.greenfarmhouse.com
Ildoura Wild Fruits
Ildoura Wild Fruits produces a range of processed products, some made from wild harvested Kangaroo Island ingredients. The range includes native currant, muntries, wild grape, lilly pilly and quandong jams and jellies. It is also cultivating muntries and is trialling the cultivation of other native crops. Its products are mainly marketed through retail outlets on Kangaroo Island.
Postal Address: PO Box 19, Parndana, SA 5220, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8559 4209
Fax: +61 8 8559 4209
Email: ildoura.fruits@bigpond.com
Web site: n/a
Kuranga Native Nursery Pty Ltd
Kuranga Native Nursery retails more than 150 varieties of pre packaged, processed native foods, including jams, chutneys, confectionery, spices, sauces, dressings, flavoured oils and vinegars, teas coffees, rubs essences and extracts etc. They are constantly adding new products to our range and are interested in hearing from any processor of native foods. They also make information sheets available free of charge on various native foods and sella wide range of native food reference and recipe foods, and bush food plants.
Postal Address: 118 York Road, Mount Evelyn, Victoria 3796
Telephone: + 61 3 9760 8100
Fax: + 61 3 9737 1968
Email: info@kuranga.com.au
Web site: www.kuranga.com.au
Kurrajong Australian Native Foods
Kurrajong Australian Native Foods produces a wide range of top end gourmet native food products for the foodie, education, export and tourist industries, especially in Sydney. The company supplys bulk native spices and fruits.
Postal Address: PO Box 6430 Baulkham Hills BC,2153 NSW Australia
Telephone: +61 2 8883 3955 Mobile: 0405 147 174
Fax: +61 2 8883 3900
Email: wow@bushtuckershop.com
Web site: www.bushtuckershop.com
Mahogany Creek Distributors
They have been supplying the Western Australian Hospitality industry with the finest Bush tucker for 20 years. They have an extensive range from bush tomatoes to wattle seed, chutneys to oils, and berries to spices.
Postal Address: PO Box 2017, Malaga W.A. 6944
Telephone: + 61 8 9249 2866
Fax: + 61 8 9249 2867
Email: info@mcd.com.au
Web site: www.mahoganycreekdistributors.com.au
Marvick Native Farms
Situated at Red Gully, W.A. and backing onto the Moore River, Marvick Native Farms grows and provides top quality native limes of several varieties. They grow Blood Limes, Sunrise Limes, Desert Limes, Finger Limes and also Tahitian Limes and Kaffir Limes. Mark Andrew, part owner of the farm and qualified Chef has developed a sensational range of marmalades using some of these limes. Their newest product, which has proven to be very popular, is Desert Raisin Relish containing bush tomatoes which are also produced on the property. All the goods come in a 200mg jar and Desert Lime Marmalade also available in a 40gm size which is fantastic for hampers. Everything is handmade, contains no additive or preservatives and is gluten free.
They welcome any enquiries or orders regarding the fresh produce and the marmalades and relish.
Postal Address: 10/160 Hampden Road, Nedlands W.A. 6009
Telephone: + 61 8 6389 1599
Fax: + 61 8 6389 1588
Email: marvickfarms@westnet.com.au
Web site: www.marvicknativefarms.com.au
Muntrie Magic Native Bush Foods
Growers and suppliers of muntrie berries (muntries), located in the Adelaide Hills, Muntrie Magic Native Bush Foods have grown muntries commercially for over 8 years. Their berries are graded for size and frozen within 24 hrs of picking. Fresh berries are available in season (February – March). Their range also includes Muntrie Chutney, Muntrie Jam and Muntrie and Apple fruit straps, and they supply gift baskets to the tourist industry. Muntries are particularly high in anti-oxidants and muntrie products are keenly sought after by the health food industry.
Postal Address: Box 80 Mt Pleasant S.A. 5234
Telephone: + 61 8 8568 2355
Email: muntriemagic@internode.on.net
Native Tastes Pty Ltd
Native Tastes Pty Ltd manufactures 'Native Tastes' range of Lemon Myrtle Tea products from certified organic Lemon Myrtle. The product range includes - Lemon Myrtle Tea (certified organic), Lemon Myrtle Green Tea blend, Lemon Myrtle Black Tea blend. All teas are attractively packaged in tea boxes containing 25 tea bags per box.
Postal Address:
Postal Address : P O Box 703, Kellyville, NSW 2155 Telephone : Facsimile : 02 9672 8749
Telephone: 1300 301 808
Fax: + 61 2 9672 8749
Email: sales@nativetastes.com.au
Web site: www.nativetastes.com.au
Outback Bushfoods Pty Ltd
Outback Bushfoods is one of Australia's most important suppliers of wattleseed and bush tomato (Solanum centrale). Outback Bushfoods works closely with Aboriginal collectors from across central Australia, and is committed to the continuation of wild harvest practices in the region.
Postal Address: PO Box 8283,Alice Springs, NT, 0871, Australia
Telephone: +61 08 8953 3354
Fax: +61 08 8953 3354
Email: diliji@outbackbushfoods.com.au
Web site: www.outbackbushfoods.com.au
Outback Chef
Outback Chef are processors and marketers of a vast range of Australian native spices, fruits and value-added products. The Outback Chef online shop provides restaurants, manufactures and interested individuals an opportunity to purchase these products quickly and easily. The shop also houses an extensive range of bush food seeds for farms and home gardens.
Postal Address: PO Box 582, Gisborne, Victoria 3437
Telephone: + 61 3 5428 2828
Fax: + 61 3 5428 2828
Email: info@outbackchef.com.au
Web site: www.outbackchef.com.au
Outback Foods
Award wining OUTBACK and MALLEE products feature ingredients indigenous to Australia. Outback confectionery - Tribal Rock, is a range of 4 flavours, hard rock confectionery with soft centres from Australian Bush Fruits. Rastoo treats are a range of portion pack breakfast spreads made form Australian Native Fruits. Droonadoo Tea is a range of four teas with blends of herbs from the Australian bush. Outback condiment feature a range of sauces, relishes and spices, they do not contain any artificial colour, flavours or preservatives. They have a shelf life of 24 months.
Postal Address: Factory 6, 51-53 Power Road, Bayswater, Victoria 3153
Telephone: + 61 3 9729 5579
Fax: + 61 3 9738 2319
Email: outbackfoods@bigpond.com
Web site: www.outbackfoods.com.au
Outback Orchard International Pty Ltd
The company markets the Jaggard label quandong, lemon myrtle and aniseed myrtle spirits and liqueurs, domestically and internationally. Production occurs at Austvin Loxton Winery in SA.
Postal Address: Suite 111/63 Crown St, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 9363 3700
Fax: +61 2 9363 3755
Email: admin@jaggard.com.au
Web site: www.jaggard.com.au
Outback Pride
Processors and marketers of Australian Native Food products in conjunction with Indigenous Communities throughout SA & NT. Outback Pride produces sauces, relishes, chutneys, fresh packs and bulk food service lines.
Postal Address: PMB 221, Kingston SE SA 5275
Telephone: + 61 8 8768 7220
Fax: + 61 8 8768 7209
Email: info@outbackpride.com.au
Web site: www.outbackpride.com.au
Oz Tukka
Specialise in Australian native flavours. A range of native Australian spices available in attractive retail packaging, food service sizes and bulk. The range also includes macadamia oils infused with native spices. The retail range is supported with recipe and information cards and a Web site featuring recipes to get people started.
Oz Tukka products are now found in Germany, Denmark, UK, Hawaii and Mauritius.
Postal address: PO Box 7039 Redhead, NSW 2290
Telephone: +61 2 4942 6356
Fax: +61 2 4942 6358
Email: info@oztukka.com.au
Web site: www.oztukka.com.au
Pipers Creek Grove
Pipers Creek Grove is extremely reliable growers, processors and suppliers of fine quality Australian native bush foods, exotic fruits and spices grade organic. Using organic growing methods the plantation produces Davison Plums, Australian Blood limes, Aniseed and lemon myrtle and Illarwarra plums. Officially certified ‘A’ Registration no., 931. Pipers creek is located at Dondingalong near Kempsey NSW in the Macleay Valley. It is a mature, family run plantation currently in its first year of organic certification. The entire family is dedicated to supplying you with the very freshest and best produce, delivered in a timely manner and at competitive prices.
Postal address: Lot 93 Mary’s Bay Road, Dondingalong, NSW 2440
Telephone: + 61 2 6562 4701
Fax: + 61 2 6562 4701
Email: jules@piperscreekgrove.com
Web site: www.piperscreekgrove.com
Playing with Fire
Suppliers of Australian bushfood and bushfood products. Provide an 'exciting new range of tastes and culinary adventures'. From the lush tropical and sub-tropical rainforests, the coastal sand dunes, the cool mountains and the arid desert, foods are sourced from all over Australia. Some of the product is wild harvested, some plantation grown, and some we grow ourselves (organically, of course). Have a range of delicious native fruit conserves, marmalades, preserves and sauces, a fantastic range of pre-packaged spices from the bush, rainforest medicinal teas as well as fresh or frozen fruits, nuts, flavourings and meats. Also have a range of lemon myrtle soaps & cleaning products manufactured by our local growers co-operative.
Postal Address: 45 Tyumba Ave, Tyumba, NSW 2480
Telephone: + 61 2 6687 9245
Fax: + 61 2 6687 9245
Email: ozberries@hotmail.com
Web site: www.playingwithfire.com.au
Rainforest Foods and Lemon Myrtle Refreshed
Rainforest Foods commenced operations in 1998. Producing a range of native food preserves including Davidson plum jam and Davidson Plum and sweet chilli sauce; Finger Lime marmalade, Small Leaf Tamarind jam, Riberry jam and Lemon Myrtle Honey.
Postal Address: PO Box 1929, Byron Bay, NSW 2481, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6685 8097
Fax: +61 2 6685 8028
Email: rainforest@rainforestfoods.com.au
Web site: www.refreshed.com.au www.refreshed.com.au/rainforest
Rainforest Liqueurs
Rainforest Liqueurs manufactures and wholesales a range of about 16 different liqueurs from the fruits, flowers and leaves of Australian native plants, most wild-harvested locally. Lilly pilly, Kandertal (desert lime), Ke-ril (sandpaper fig) and Wattle flower are specialities.
Postal Address: 272 Ahern Rd, Conondale, QLD 4552, Australia
Telephone: +61 7 5435 0074 or +61 7 3284 2202
Fax: n/a
Email: jrmrk@bytesite.com.au
Web site: www.rainforestliqueurs.com.au
Robins Foods Pty Ltd
Robins supplies native ingredients and processed products to the foodservice sector and has a range of retail products under the 'Outback Spirit' brand.
Postal Address: 8 Braeside Drive, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9587 8820
Fax: +61 3 9587 8821
Email: admin@robins.net.au
Web site: www.robins.net.au
Shoalmarra
Australia's largest quandong plantation and a wholesaler and retailer of quandong jam, chutney, sauce, chews, fresh and dried fruit, as well as information packages for growers.
Postal Address: PO Box 21, Tumby Bay, SA 5605, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8688 2700 Mobile: 0428 882 700
Fax: +61 8 8688 2700
Email: shoalmarra@ozemail.com.au
Web site: www.shoalmarra.com.au
Southern Cross Botanicals Pty Ld
Southern Cross Botanicals specialises in the production and supply of bulk Australian botanical ingredients for the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Their activities include large-scale tree propagation, plantation establishment & management, processing, specialty manufacturing and marketing (domestic and export). The product range includes native fruits, essential oils, dried herbs & spices, nuts and seeds. Specific products include Macadamia Nuts, Macadamia Nut Oil, Lemon Myrtle Oil, Lemon Myrtle Dried Spice, Aniseed Myrtle Oil, Aniseed Myrtle Dried Spice, Lemon Tea Tree Oil, Lemon Tea Tree Dried Spice, Tea Tree Oil, Tea Tree Dried Herb, Wild Rosella, Davidson Plum, Kakadu Plum, Lemon Aspen, Riberry, Lilly Pilly, Tamarind, Wild Lime, Desert Lime, Finger Lime and Acacia Seed (Wattle Seed).
Factory Address: 1506 Pacific Highway Knockrow (Byron Bay) NSW 2479
Postal Address: PO Box 213, Lennox Head, NSW 2478 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6687 8828
Fax: +61 2 6687 8737
Email: info@scbotanicals.com.au
Web site: www.scbotanicals.com.au
Tarnuk Bush Foods and Flowers
The product list highlights Australian native culinary herbs (mountain pepper, round leaf mint, river mint, island celery, wattle seed, strawberry gum, peppermint gum) and also fresh fruits and vegetables such as warrigal greens, appleberries, and the startling blue berries of flax lilies. All are certified organic by NASAA. Tarnuk also onsells pastas and teas which feature herbs from the property.
Also offered are short courses for people interested in setting up small acreage plantations of native foods as well as native cut flowers, fruit, vegetables and poultry.
Postal address: PO Box 274 Korumburra Vic 3950
Telephone: + 61 3 5659 8238
Fax: + 61 3 5659 8238
Email: gilmem@dcsi.net.au
Web site: in progress
Tanamera Native Produce Pty Ltd
Distributor of a wide range of Australian native produce sourced from farm gate. Enquiries from purchasers and suppliers are always welcome. Refer to our website for further information.
Telephone: +61 (0)427 576 701
Fax: +61 (0)7 3102 6277
Email: enquiries@tanamera.com.au
Web site: www.tanamera.com.au
Taylor's Foods Pty Ltd
Taylor's Foods is a well established manufacturer of processed food products, including a small 'Wild Harvest' range that utilises Australian native ingredients and was specifically developed for the UK market.
Postal Address: Church St, Kyabram, Victoria 3620, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 5852 1111
Fax: +61 3 5852 1178
Email: support@taylorsfoods.com.au
Web site: www.taylorsfoods.com.au
The Melbourne Food Ingredient Depot
Works with many growers around Australia to establish new markets and promote Australian Native Foods internationally. Manufacturers of the paddymelon range of ingredients and oils.
Postal address: 508 Lygon Street, East Brunswick, Victoria 3057
Telephone: + 61 3 9386 3206
Fax: + 61 3 9386 1888
Email: orders@mfcd.net
Web site: www.mfcd.net and www.paddymelon.com.au
Toona Essential Oils Pty Ltd
Toona Essential Oils consults on aspects of growing and distilling Australian native flora, and are the authors and publishers of ` Backhousia citriodora F. Muell. Lemon Scented Myrtle Biology, cultivation and exploitation'.
Postal Address: PO Box 7529, Sutton, NSW, 2620 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6230 3711 Mobile: 0427 865 216
Fax: na
Email: toona@toona.com.au
Web site: www.toona.com.au
Tuckombil Native Foods
Tuckombil Native Foods is a grower and wholesaler of ingredients to the foodservice sector. Established in 1998, its product range includes wholesale quantities of: Davidson Plum puree, Lemon Myrtle essential oil, Aniseed Myrtle essential oil, and other seasonally available native foods.
Postal Address: PO Box 281, Alstonville, NSW 2477, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6628 5558
Fax: +61 2 6628 5558
Email: tuckombil@nativefood.com.au
Web site: www.nativefood.com.au
Tumbeela Native Bushfoods
Tumbeela is located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. They are growers and marketers of premium quality lemon myrtle and mountain pepperleaf and value add for retail purposes. Small group tours are welcome.
Postal address: PO Box 80, Verdun, SA 5245 Australia
Telephone: +61 08 8388 7360
Fax: +61 8 8388 1065
Email: tumbeela@ozemail.com.au
Web site: www.adelaidehillsfood.com.au
Wild Finger Lime trading as Citrus Caviar
Wild Finger Lime / Citrus Caviar, markets, supplies, and processes Australian Native Finger Limes on behalf of the Australian Finger Lime Growers Association. Established markets in Australia and Export markets for 2005-2006
Postal Address: 601 Friday Hut Road, Possum Creek Bangalow NSW 2479 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6687 1975 or +61 2 6677 0016
Fax: n/a
Email: info@wildfingerlime.com
Web site: www.wildfingerlime.com
Witjuti Grub Bushfood Nursery
Witjuti Grub Bushfood Nursery specialise in quality native food plants for the home gardener and commercial grower. We propagate a wide variety of selected bushfood plants from the sub-tropical rainforests of Eastern Australia . We also offer a consultation service with advice on species selection and plantation establisment.
Postal Address: PO Box 171, Kenilworth QLD 5474, Australia
Telephone: +61 7 5446 0264
Fax: +61 7 5446 0264
Email: witjutigrub@optusnet.com.au
Web site: n/a
See also: RIRDC site on Australian bushfoods.
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