Sprout Tasmania in Hobart, Tasmania | Non-profit organisation

Sprout Tasmania

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 419 519 296

Address: 210 Collins Street 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.sprout.org.au

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24.01.2022 Thrilled to introduce you to our 2021 #sproutproducerprogram scholarship recipients! Anthony & Paula from #rosellaroostfarm Libby Graham from South Arm Farm Katt Ferrero from Tamar Valley Pastured Eggs... Anita & Nick Oakham from #augustflowerfarm Cate Marshall & Rupert Standing from #karoolalla We will also be welcoming back to Tasmania, one of our SPP 2020 recipients, who answered the call from WHO to support their work abroad as an epidemiologist, and so missed out on being home in Tassie for her scholarship year! Christine Bishop from Beaupre Cottage farm. Christine, you have given up your year for the good of global community in tackling this pandemic! We think you are amazing, and we can't wait to welcome you back to Tassie later in the year, ready for 2021 in #sproutproducerprogram ! We can't wait to welcome them into the Sprout Family, see them achieve great things during 2021, and best of all see them connect and build relationships with other producers. We all know it takes a village to be a sustainable farmer, as doing it on your own is a challenge, and we all enjoy eating food, so supporting our farming community just makes sense! It's what we need to do. Huge thank you to our sponsor of two of our scholarship for 2021 - Tasmanian Women in Agriculture!! We love collaborating with this crew of amazing women! Thank you! Come and meet them @crosspollinate2020 ! Tickets at www.crosspollinate.org.au/registration

22.01.2022 Tasmanian Women in Agriculture has dug deep and supported some ticket bursaries for our @crosspollinate2020 conference, specifically for meat producers. TWiA is headed up by a formidable Board of incredible people, many of whom we've had the pleasure of working closely with over the years, and we couldn't be happier to have their support, and being able to welcome the following producers to the conference. Kate Plaschke from ESKA FARM Bec Rumble from Lone Goose Farm Sophie Ni...chols from Littlewood Berry Farm and Littlewood Lamb Thanks as always TWIA for awesome collaboration, and supporting the incredible women in our ag businesses.

22.01.2022 We LOVE working with the team at Eat Well Tasmania! They support their vision of everyone eating seasonal, local, Tasmanian food from one end of the supply chain to the other! This year, they are doing it again! They have provided ticket bursaries for two lucky vegetable growers to attend Cross Pollinate 2020 at Spring Bay Mill in November. They are so committed to supporting those businesses that underpin our local food system here in Tassie! Go team Eat Well Tasmania! The lucky farmers are Jenna from @theearlybirdmarketgarden and Wouter from Seven Springs Farm! We can't wait to see you both at the event!

21.01.2022 Did you know that there is a group of people working for the Premier of Tasmania, to provide recommendations about how our state can move forward, recover and grow stronger in a post-pandemic environment? It's called PESRAC. Did you know that they want to hear from you? Everyday Tasmanian community members are able to submit their own views and ideas about what could be done to empower Tasmanians and Tasmanian businesses to build their own future on the pathway to recovery. ... You have until 30th November - don't wait, have your say and let's grow stronger together! https://www.pesrac.tas.gov.au/recovery_ideas : credit to PESRAC site.

19.01.2022 Such a great addition to our Tassie food system, the Tasmanian Produce Collective is celebrating their kick start with a launch in Launceston this Thursday! Why not buy some fresh produce through them and pick it up at the launch (orders close Tuesday).

18.01.2022 Our new Chair Justin Birchmore caught up with Laurissa Smith from ABC Hobart Country Hour...listen in to ABC Radio at 6.30am or midday on Monday!

17.01.2022 #crosspollinate2020 is going to be a bit different this year, which seems to be a theme for the year of 2020 doesn't it. Our two day event will be curated based on the challenges and the new ideas that have come about during the last 6-12 months - how can we do things differently for ourselves, for our businesses and for our community and state? Sunday will be the day when we explore PLACE and SELF. We will learn about the Spring Bay Mill site, its history and journey so ...far and the SBM team's vision for the future. We are thrilled to have Polly McGee with us again! This time, Polly is going to give us an amazing session on how to rise from challenges or trauma in our lives. Then, Di McShane from HealthSeek will take us through an exploration of habits, and how we can go about changing them. 2020 has been a year of upheaval...so working on ourselves as individuals and amazing humans is fundamental. This first day will be wrapped up with a scrumptious dinner of local seasonal produce, cooked by some awesome local chefs. So excited!!!!!!!!! More info about Monday soon.... Tickets to Cross Pollinate 2020 will go live next week!

17.01.2022 2021 Application round for the Sprout Producer Program is now open! With the incredible journey the world is on at the moment, we know that connection, support and empowerment are what people are really craving! We all can rise stronger from the challenges of 2020 and COVID-19, and here in Tassie we have an opportunity to come together, to show what we can achieve, to build a robust and sustainable local food system.... Small scale producers play a pivotal part in this system, and we want to see you all thrive! We want to see more of you bring your ideas to the table, and be empowered to make them a reality and play your part in feeding Tasmanian’s and caring for our communities and the environment at the same time. To apply, head to our Link-tree to find the application form. https://linktr.ee/sprouttasmania We are excited to see your application. Applications close 11.59pm October 2nd.

16.01.2022 Have you got your biosecurity sorted on farm? Then consider contacting Mandy Bowling at Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association who have these biosecurity signs for free. Having a sign on your gate is a great way of reminding people that come to your property, to STOP and think....BEFORE they walk or drive on your land. Biosecurity is everyone's responsibility and this is a great first step.... You can order the sign online, and then collect it from their Launceston office, or pay $15 for postage, or, if you are heading to the Cross Pollinate 2020 conference, then Mandy will be there on Monday and can bring it along (just make sure you tell her that this is your option when ordering). Here is the link to order: https://tfga.com.au/environment/biosecurity-sign

16.01.2022 Wondering what you might be missing out on, at the Sprout Cross Pollinate 2020 dinner? There will be so much going on, and we really want to see you there! Enjoy a night of local wine, local produce with your herd of locals, being curated and chef'd by Vladimir Panevin and Josh Andree!! These two are soooo passionate about local Tassie food.... Hear an inspirational story from Scott Rankin, founder of Big hART and Tassie of the Year in 2018. Hear from Kate Field from Tongola Cheese and Leap Farm. Kate and Iain were our Small Producer of the Year Award winners from 2019, and they will be passing on the 'baton' so to speak, to the 2020 winner! So exciting! Formal presentations of the Sprout Producer Program Scholarships for 2021! Take part in an online auction of awesome Tassie produce and experiences. Tickets close 29th October. Head to www.crosspollinate.org.au/registration

14.01.2022 Another expert.....so many people to connect with @crosspollinate2020 this year! James Hutchinson from ActiveVista. Tickets are now closing on Wednesday 4th November at 3pm. Having evolved as an SPP participant, James Hutchinson from Longley Organic Farm started ActiveVista as a way of arming microfarmers with the tools literally to make their methods efficient and profitable. With a national and international reach, ActiveVista provides specialised equipment including some ...of Australia's best specialised seeding solutions for commercial scale growing. Being Tassie based, James is committed to supporting local Tassie small scale farmers, and wants to see them not just survive, but thrive! ActiveVista provides diversified cropping market gardeners with the leading industry appropriate products and seeds to develop productive bio-intensive farm systems. Soon to launch a hire shop, which will be a game changer for those farmers that are starting out, and can't afford the initial outlay of cash to purchase the equipment outright! Great work ActiveVista!!! James will be at @crosspollinate2020 for you to connect with, to pick his brain about all things entrepreneurial, urban farming systems, market gardening, seeding solutions and more. James will be one of our Experts at Lunch, so aim for his table! Here is James on his farm in Longley, speaking to the team from @whatsgrowingonpodcast (credit to the podcast team)

12.01.2022 More experts that you will have access to during @crosspollinate2020! We are thrilled to have FermenTasmania support as a sponsor of our event for this year, and Karina Dambergs (CEO of FermenTasmania) will be there for you to connect with throughout the day on Monday. Karina has her own experience running a small business as co-founder of @redbrickroadcider, as well as deep knowledge about all things to do with culture and fermentation! ... Tickets close date has moved - now close on Wednesday 4th November at 3pm. Credit: The Examiner newspaper

11.01.2022 Our #fielddayfrenzy continues!! Today we all congregated at Huski Greens with Mac and Oli to see and hear about their journey. It all started in the inner west suburbs of Sydney, where they began growing micro greens in their backyard purpose built greenhouse. They moved to Tassie to escape the busy corporate life, and gosh they have achieved a lot. Take homes today were that you need to look at what parts of the business you have (product range etc) but then think about what... you are passionate about and what bits of the business do you enjoy. Work out your own ethos and values and stick to them! Find providers and customers that align with those values, to get the right fit. Oh and another thing we learnt today...Oli is the Macgyver of agriculture and we all need to have one of him on our farms!! Amazing techniques, tricks, systems and thought processes that have made streamlining production so much easier in their business. Awesome work you two! Thanks to Russ and Anita from Tasmanian Kitchen Pantry for our scrumptious morning tea

11.01.2022 One more day to get your tickets to any part of our @crosspollinate2020 event! Tickets close Wednesday 4th November. ***Sunday 15th*** Tour of Spring Bay Mill with Marcus Ragus, sessions with Di McShane HealthSeek and Polly McGee.... ***Sunday dinner*** Amazing local produce, made even more scrumptious by Vladimir from Institut Polaire. Keynote speaker Scott Rankin from Big hART, our Small Producer Award announcement and #sproutproducerprogram 2021 certificates! An auction too! Tickets include the three course meal and your first two drinks of amazing local East Coast wine. ***Monday 16th*** Awesome panel session led by Polly including: *Tom Westcott from Tom McHugo's Hobart Hotel *Lauren Byrne from Felds Farm *Leah Galvin (food system guru) *Holley Jones from Department of Health (legendary nutritionist) *Reuben Parker-Greer from 24 Carrot Gardens Small break out groups to work on challenges or ideas that attendees have sent to us as part of their registration. Group work on how we can grow the Tassie food system to be more sustainable and robust. Awesome food from the team at Gert and Ted catering! Tickets from www.crosspollinate.org.au/registration

11.01.2022 Are you staying on site at Spring Bay Mill on Sunday night?

11.01.2022 With the delays this year due to COVID-19 we are in the middle of a #sproutproducerprogram field day frenzy!!! Another day yesterday on Sue and Narelle’s farm, Bridgenorth Berries. A great day of learning, sharing and lots of laughing too. The take home from the brainstorming session was that in order to be sustainable in farming as people, you need to find the right farming business model that is aligned with your goals and stage in life. It needs to be ‘fit for purpose’ tha...nks Bec for that phrase! Just because you ‘could’ do something doesn’t necessarily mean you ‘have’ to. Look out for the summer season on this farm and get ready for some great Pick Your Own berry opportunities. We did a workshop on pests and disease on farms and thanks so much to @heirloomtony for teaching us about your approach, showing us your books, and encouraging all of us to take notice, watch our plants and always ask others as they may have some good ideas for tackling our problem pest or disease. Thanks also for the most amazing pumpkin soup for lunch from the legends Mike and Loz Felds Farm scrumptious!!!

10.01.2022 #sproutproducerprogram field day number 2!! Valley Fresh Farm has achieved so much in just a short 18months!! Rob has managed this first full season of growing in a glass house so we’ll, by just doing things bit by bit, learning as he goes along. It’s great to get a group if farmers together to share and learn from each other. Great day! Thanks also to Our Mates' Farm Matt Tack, for talking to us about his techniques for calculating cost of production. What gets measured, gets managed! Great moto!

10.01.2022 Great story about the CEO and founder of OzHarvest Ronni Kahn last night on ABC's 7.30. Watch it when you get a chance. The take home for us...."People and planet is really all we have, and the connection between them has got to be to value BOTH. Until we value the food we grow and how we look after our planet, our lives will be fundamentally impacted, for the worst." Couldn't agree more strongly Ronni! ... Our #crosspollinate2020 conference this year is all about changing the conversation about our food systems here in Tassie....let's do this Tasmania! https://www.abc.net.au//ronni-kahn-looks-back-on-/12700434

08.01.2022 Soil....it is everything! It is the life blood of all farming, and well...our existence as humans really. The Federal Government are developing a National Soil Strategy, and they want to hear from you! Take the time to put your views into their survey, so we can really drive some positive outcomes for our climate and future generations. https://haveyoursay.awe.gov.au/national-soil-strategy

08.01.2022 Heads up...there is a grant round open right now, for projects that enhance the Tasmanian Organics industry. Administered by the Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association the round closes on 30th September. Link here for your reference. https://tfga.com.au//advancing-organic-agribusiness-grants... You don't have to be certified to apply, you can be a primary producer moving into organics. Give the team a call at TFGA if you want to discuss your situation and project idea.

07.01.2022 Check out our Cross Pollinate 2020 agenda page...we've updated it. Have you got your ticket yet? Remember you can come to part or all of the conference. https://www.crosspollinate.org.au/cp-agenda

06.01.2022 If ever there was a time to show appreciation and gratitude it’s the year of 2020! Our #sproutsmallproduceraward nominations are now open, so if you enjoy amazing seasonal produce from a legendary local Tassie farmer, then get voting!! Link here - https://www.sprout.org.au/sprout_small_producer_award This is a Tasmanian community nominated award, and we would love to see another hard working farmer like these two, Kate and Iain Field from Tongola Cheese and Leap Farm who wo...n the award last year, receive the accolades they deserve. Immerse yourself in Kate and Iain’s story on our website too; it’s been a truly incredible journey for them, so far! At Sprout, we love to see nominations for Farmers who: grow or farm amazing produce share and collaborate with others want to tread lightly in the land contribute to and are part of their local food community. Thanks to Blundstone Australia for again supporting this award. Winners will receive a new set of boots and a ticket to our #crosspollinate2020 conference too, at Spring Bay Mill! Get sharing and get nominating!

06.01.2022 Our spring enewsletter is on our website now....great read! Check out The Dirt here... https://www.sprout.org.au/the_dirt_in_spring_2020

03.01.2022 Another panel member has joined our ranks for Cross Pollinate 2020 - Tom Westcott. Chef Tom McHugo's Hobart Hotel, fermenting fanatic and amazingly committed and genuine human being. I (Jen) first met Tom when I had just started at Sprout in 2016, when Tom was heading up the Heavy Metal Kitchen at MONA, here is a great snap of him on that day. From then on, Tom has always been a part of our food conversation here at Sprout, always ready to offer his thoughts on various chal...lenging aspects of our food system here in Tassie. We LOVE Tom for his unfaltering commitment to Tassie growers and farmers, he builds incredibly strong relationships in this space, and treats them like a very even two way street, which we think is exactly how it needs to work for both parties - hospitality and farmer! Tom will be bringing his insights and thoughts about the Tassie food system to our panel on Monday at Cross Pollinate 2020. Get your tickets now - they close on 29th October!

02.01.2022 Well, we've been a bit quiet on socials for the last few days....that's because we were having an absolute blast, hosting our annual conference Cross Pollinate at Spring Bay Mill with over 60 producers, foodies, industry reps and more attending. It was an incredible event with great outcomes of openness, problem solving and knowledge sharing in a safe space. It could only turn out this way, because those that attended the conference were honest, collaborative and vulnerable ...and they were all there to get the most out of the day, by putting in 100%. Thank you. Thank you for being a part of the day, the discussion and ultimately a part of the ongoing action that will be required to Grow Stronger together into the future. So many helpers, sponsors, speakers and panel members to thank: Spring Bay Mill NASAA Organic Tasmanian Women in Agriculture Eat Well Tasmania National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency FermenTasmania ActiveVista Blundstone Australia (for our Small Producer Award) Big hART's Scott Rankin (for the most provocative and impactful keynote speech I think we have ever had). Holley Jones from Dept of Health Tom Westcott from Tom McHugo's Hobart Hotel Reuben Parker-Greer from 24 Carrot Gardens Leah Galvin Lauren Byrne from Felds Farm Polly McGee HealthSeek's Di McShane Don Thomson from Co-Design Lab Tasmania Amazing volunteers!!!! Who our GM absolutely couldn't have done without! *Samara and Calum (formerly Broadchurch Farm) who helped in the lead up with sourcing local produce for our chefs, and then coordinated the sign in desk, all front of house jobs like serving, clearing, and more)!!! Gems! *Jess Fitzgibbon (all round helper with anything!) *Michael Santamaria (kitchen guru and general volunteer) *Carolyn Davis (kitchen and front of house guru) *Rochelle (from Institute Polaire, front of house)! *Our chefs who wrangled and did an awesome job - Vlad Panevin from Institut Polaire and Josh Andree from Sunbear! Brilliant team!! You were all amazing! Thank you! We will definitely be continuing the conversations and ideas, and will be forming a 'gang' who want to be involved in the next steps of supporting our Tassie food system to be sustainable, robust and local! Thanks to ABC Hobart Country Hour team for coming along. Listen to our live interview here at about 17.25m in: https://www.abc.net.au//ta/tasmanian-country-hour/12866042 Here are some of our pics from the event care of Jennifer Robinson our GM.