The 'Harvest' News

Friday 13th of November - 2009

IT'S TIME TO CHILLOUT, DAYLESFORD

Chillout is the largest celebration of gay, lesbian and transgender pride in rural and regional Australia running over the long weekend in March and centred in our beautiful and historic country town of Daylesford, Victoria.

Chillout usually attracts 25,000 people for four days of fun and celebration.

We hope you are able to pop down to the Harvest Café for a bite to eat and have one of the best organic and fairtrade coffees in town.

Join us for a drink or two and relax in
the courtyard and just chill with friends.

HARVEST PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR CHILLOUT MARCH, 2010

Friday 5th

Rainbow Trivia Night from 7.30pm

Bookings essential.

Saturday 6th

Sit back and relax and listen to the sounds of award winning DJIVA AND HOTBOX from 6.00pm in the courtyard.

Bookings essential.

Sunday 7th

Michelle Parsons live in the courtyard, drinks and food available.

Bookings essential.

Monday 8th

Chillout Recovery Breakfast from 6.00am

TANGLEWOOD COTTAGE

Tanglewood is a renovated miners cottage at its very finest. Set in half an acre of elevated gardens with glorious views over Daylesford from the front verandah, this home is for old souls who still want to enjoy the comforts of modern living.

Tanglewood is a luxurious cottage and retreat renovated to the highest detail, it is a place to relax and rejuvenate in fine style. Soak your soul in our deep clawfoot bath with organic bath oils, Treat yourself to a full organic breakfast with organic bacon, eggs, artesian sourdough breads and linger over the morning papers with organic plunger coffee. Then wander through half an acre of old world gardens, smell the roses, lilacs, lavenders and old world bulbs.

Tanglewood caters for vegans, vegetarians and gourmet foodies, gourmet catering is available upon request and organic produce is used throughout.

Tanglewood specializes in pamper indulgence packages which can be inhouse, massages, reflexology, facials,flower essences, bowen and craniosacral therapy as well as spa treatments.

Tanglewood is having a new website developed so keep watching for the links, so bookings are available through the Harvest Café on 03 5348 4022

ORGANICS ON THE RISE!

A Newspoll survey of 1000 Australian shoppers in November 2008, commissioned by the Organic Federation of Australia (OFA), discovered that 61 per cent of Australians now buy organic - up from 43 per cent in 2003 (according to a University of Central Queensland study). The rapid rise is not surprising given the growth of the industry over the past four years.

The Australian Organic Market Report released in July this year, established that retail value (incorporating imports and adjusting for exports) was estimated above $0.5B for the first time. Retail value reached $578,000,000, with reports of between 10 and 30% growth per annum for some sectors since the last report in 2004.

The trend toward health and wellness and the desire of many consumers to become 'green', is likely to see continued success over coming years.