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Fresh market addition

By Alex Newlove
Northern Advocate·
4 Dec, 2015 03:08 AM2 mins to read

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NorthTec's Lisette Buckle explains how to turn leftover fruit salad into a smoothie, while student Rachel Tribble feeds the crowd. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NorthTec's Lisette Buckle explains how to turn leftover fruit salad into a smoothie, while student Rachel Tribble feeds the crowd. Photo / Michael Cunningham

Cooking demonstrations at Whangarei Growers' Market have proved a hit, with more than 200 people sampling the fruity treats prepared by NorthTec's hospitality students. Jeff Griggs of Re-localising Our Food movement said the idea was to get more fresh vegetables and fruit into the diet of Northlanders, with the cooking demonstrations starting last Saturday.

"The market is obviously the place where you are going to get the freshest locally-grown produce. So this is a logical extension of promoting that," Mr Griggs said.

The demonstrations show how ingredients available at the markets could be combined into healthy meals. All food used in the demonstrations is donated by market growers, who then carry red flags on their stalls to show people where recipe items could be bought.

NorthTec hospitality programme leader Lisette Buckle said it was a good opportunity for her students to get some exposure.

"We got heaps of interest. We did over 150 smoothies and 100 fruit salads, which is a taster of things to come ... By the end we had people queuing up."

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The project would run every Saturday until February 13, between 8.30am and 9am, from the colourful shipping container at Whangarei Growers Market, Water St car park.

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