'Topsoil' The Festival - May 14 & 15 2022

Welcome to Topsoil! A regional farming and culture festival that takes a closer look at our hyper-local food system.

About this event

A food and culture festival that puts farmers first!!

Why do our experts think we only have 59 harvests left?

What does hyper-local/food-miles/organic/biodynamic/sustainable etc. even mean?

Where does your food & booze come from?

How can I contribute to a more ethical/moderate food system?

At 'Top soil' you'll smell, taste, imbibe and experience the answer to these and so many more questions. You'll have the opportunity to communicate and learn first-hand from the work of some of our Australian farming pioneers, the forgotten heroes of our regional food system. Alongside this, we seek to highlight the human component of our food systems, the benefits of farming on our psychology and the ways in which we can reintegrate society through more naturalistic mechanisms.

DAY ONE

Ticket price includes access to all-day workshops: 

- Bhreu & Jauma Fermentation Masterclass

- Composting and Soil Regeneration with Natalya Griffney

- All Things Seeds: Seed Saving, Seed Sovereignty & Sowing Your Own with Lilly Stephens & Brooklyn Mabbott
 

Plus a long table lunch served by Adam James of Rough Rice (TAS) + philosophical farming ballad by James Erskin (Jauma Farm) & Banjo Jackson

DAY TWO

Ticket price includes 2hr of food, wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverage tasting, 1x 'Son of Dot' Riedel wine glass, panel discussion from some of the industry's brightest + live music all day!

Panellists

Robert Taylor of Kuma Kaaru (Welcome to Country)

Facilitator: Trish Hansen (Urban Mind Studio)

Gayle Quarmby (Quarmby, SA)

Amelia Chaplin (Alkina Wine Estate, SA)

Lauren Mathers (Bundarra Berkshires, VIC)

Stuart Whytcross (Voyager Craft Malt, NSW)

Oliver Edwards (Hazel Restaurant, VIC)

Vanessa Round (CSIRO, SA)

Topsoil Partnerships (Producer & Creative)

The Summertown Aristologist Farm //Adam James - Rough Rice (TAS)

Moonrise Seaweed // Kane Pollard - Topiary Dining 

Bundarra Berkshires (VIC) // Brianna Smith & Oliver Edwards - Hazel Melbourne (VIC) 

Ngeringa Produce // Luke Burgess - Garagistes (TAS)

Nomad Farms // Jake Kellie & Zac Goddard - Arkhe & Ruby McGlashan - Bury by Ruby

Westside Mushrooms // Sarah Jones - National Wine Centre 

Riverside Farm // Justin Healy - DunFor Noodles 

Papershell Farm // Jessie Spiby - My Grandma Ben 

Jauma Farm // Chia & Mug - Muni Restaurant

Goolwa Pipi Co. // Mandy Hall - Mandy Hall Food

Fair Fish SA // Sam Prance-Smith - Angler Stirling

Village Greens // Andrew Douglas - Bhreu Ferments

Small World Bakery // Duncan Reid - Brid Picadilly 

Little Acre Foods // Jim Casey + Shannon Fleming - Forgotten Seasons

Australian Native Food Co. // Rebecca Paris 

Grow for Good // Lilly Stephens & Laura Miller- Topsoil Garden 

Veraison Magazine // Parley Wine //  Olivia Moore - LOC Bottle Bar

Cockatoo Creek Farm // Lachlan Colwill - Port Signet Cannery (TAS)

Wildflower Brewing // Stuart Whytcross - Voyager (NSW)

Kangaroo Island Olives // Michael Esposito

Rogers Farm Barossa // Dishan Vincent -  Manzè (VIC)

Wine

Winemaker: Commune of Buttons // Farmer: Jasper Button

Winemaker: Travis Tausend // Farmer: Fiona Woods

Winemaker: Scintilla // Farmer: Geoffrey Bishop

Winemaker: Rasa Wines // Farmer: Andy Cummins

Winemaker: Tom Shobbrook // Farmer: Tom Shobbrook

Winemaker: Minim (VIC) // Farmer: Tim Sproal

Winemaker: Good Intentions Wine Co. // Farmer: Andrew Birchell

Winemaker: Alkina Wine Estate // Represented by Amelia Chaplin

Winemaker: Gemtree // Mike & Mel Brown 

Winemaker: Frankly // Thomas Colman

Winemaker: The Other Right // Farmer: Ernest Sigel

Winemaker: The Stoke Wine //  Duggie

Winemaker: BK Wines // Brendan & Kirsty Keys

Food 

Uncle D's Fyne Falafel

Aunty Ange's Charcoal Chickens

The Scenic Hotel

Music

To be announced

✨ If you’re thirsty for knowledge yet can’t afford a ticket, please email Jay - jay@sonof.wine for a complimentary ticket. Love ❤️