'Topsoil' The Festival - May 14 & 15 2022
Event description
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 ❤️