If you agree that some of the best road trips involve food, then it is a great time for you to visit the Scenic Rim region with Eat Local Month in full swing.

Plan your journey around Eat Local Month’s events at different sub-regions.

These include The Lost World and Beaudesert from 21–23 June and the Winter Harvest Weekend in Kalbar from 28–30 June.

Visit eatlocalmonth.com.au for more information and tickets.

The Winter Harvest Festival is the signature event, where food ambassador chefs join growers, producers and flavour-makers in celebrating where our food comes from.

There will be demonstrations, more than 60 stalls and local shops to wander, tasting and sipping stations to graze, and Moffatt's carrot ice cream; the Scenic Rim produces 600 million carrots a year and is the carrot capital of Australia.

11 reasons to attend the Winter Harvest Festival

1. Enjoy Moffatt’s famous carrot ice cream. It’s the only time of year to try this.
2. Take part in carrot tossing at Moffat’s Fresh Produce.
3. Hear from our Scenic Rim Ambassador chefs Alison Alexander, Josh Lopez and Cameron Matthews at the Homestead Kitchen stage and from producers Kay Tommerup (Tommerup’s Dairy Farm), Paul Martin (Summer Land Camels) and Jaimi Pennell (Forgotten Sound Farm).
4. Scenic Rim ambassador chef Javier Codina from MODA will cook his legendary paella.
5. The popular Tommerup’s Dairy Farm is celebrating 150 years of dairy farming in 2024 and will offer its multi-award-winning products plus some very special anniversary creations.
6. It’s the launch of Farm Emporium, a Tamborine-based primary producer of herbs, spices and medicinal products grown and made with love locally.
7. It’s the last chance to collect your 'Best of Scenic Rim' Farm Box’ at the corner at the Farm Box headquarters.
8. Recipes and food secrets, held close for generations, will be revealed for the first time just down the road at the Celebration of Lost Culinary Arts.
9. The Tractor Pull is back. Can the butchers or the farmers take back the title from newcomers from Canungra Barracks who won last year? It’s a battle of strength, strategy and stamina and a must-see.
10. 10. Sip on the signature Winter Harvest Tipple – The Cauldron Kalbar Carrot Cake Cocktail with Christmas Gin. It’s been created by the team at The Cauldron Distillery at Tamborine Mountain just for the event.
11. It's a town takeover. The whole gorgeous town of Kalbar is hosting the Winter Harvest Festival.

Eat Local Month, in its 13th year and second in the month-long format, is an authentic paddock-to-plate food and farming experience celebrating the farmers, growers, producers, artisans, chefs and flavour creators and spectacular produce of the Scenic Rim.

There are more than 120 food events including 40 long kunches, degustations and dinners, 23 workshops and classes, 37 tours and experiences, 53 ‘meet the producer’ opportunities and more than 50 family-friendly options.

Pitch a tent you bring your caravan

If you are a camper of caravanner, the region’s campgrounds become vibrant hubs where stories are shared around crackling fires, and sunsets are savoured in harmony with nature.

For those seeking solitude, boutique and solo camping grounds offer a serene escape where the only sounds heard are the birds chirping and water cascading.

There are more than 20 fantastic spots to park for a few days or longer – pack your bags, fuel up, and get ready to hit the road in style!

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