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Speaking of launching, we will also be rolling out our new Riverina Grove Pasta Sauce labels soon. Still the same delicious pasta sauce – just a makeover on the label!

Don’t forget – Whether you’ve lived here all your life or are visiting Griffith for the first time, make Riverina Grove a part of your day! Come in and see where it all happens, with free tastings 6 days a week and an ever changing selection of regional gourmet products, there’s always something new to try.Enjoy a locally roasted coffee from Art of Espresso, or pick up antipasto pack to enjoy after a hard day’s work or play.

Find us at 4 Whybrow St  GRIFFITH NSW 2680.

Most girls wouldn’t complain about this I guess but I want to know what happened to the simple days when a nice bunch of flowers or a heartfelt card was all you needed.

I personally think the best gift I could get this valentines day would be a beautiful home cooked meal that I didn’t have to cook (hope you’re reading this hun!), im sure there are plenty of women out there would agree!

So for a the guys out there get in the kitchen tonight and make the one you love something special from the heart… you never know what you might get for dessert

Intrigued by recent articles regarding the importation issues, I did some further research and was shocked and discussed with the amount of food being brought in from other countries. Whats wrong with our own produce?

Australians have some of the best farming practises in the world and our regulations on food health and safety ensure our consumers are given  safe, quality, fresh produce to take home to their families.

At Riverina Grove our motto is “Fresh from the Riverina”, our customers relate to this and can straight away identify our products as Australian grown and produced. It concerns me to think that people are serving their families food that was grown in a manner we have little knowledge about, was harvested and then transported for an unspecified period of time before it sat on a supermarket shelf, and finally found its way into your trolley and onto your dinner table. Even if these products were a little cheaper than our Aussie grown produce can you really put a price on the safety of your family?

At the end of the day what’s that $1.99 per kilo fruit really costing? Your family’s health? Your job security? The Australian agricultural industries sustainability? The prosperity of the Australian economy? Our way of life as we know it now?

Please think twice next time you’re tempted to buy offshore, if not for us, or for you, but for your family.

Today Riverina Grove are making their famous Bum Hummer Onions which are onions grown fresh in the Riverina and  pickled in a blend of fresh chilli and spices. They’re called Bum Hummers because… well you can probably guess! They’re a popular gift for tourists to the area who want to take something back with them.

Needless to say this is one of our products I won’t be having for morning tea!

A jar of our famous Bum Hummers

After looking at Gourmet foods all day here at work it was great to actually play tourist and taste some. We took a day trip to Mt Tambourine where we visited an organic coffee farm and tasted some of the best espresso ever. We visited the Mt Tambourine brewery and enjoyed a tasting tray of 4 of their exclusive beers brewed right in front of you. There was the cheese factory that had almost every cheese imaginable, if I didn’t have to fly back I would have bought some back to have with our RG Tapanade and Aurelio Olives…. My personal favourite was the fudge factory, do I even need to say anything else?

We had the best seafood platter at Koi in Broadbeach and some fantastic pasta at Uno (it was a close rival to the pasta sauce we make here).

I was a little concerned about what it would be like in QLD following the floods but It was every bit as enjoyable as when we visited there 2 years ago, plus its a great way to help the flood appeal by sinking some tourist dollars into the QLD economy. Now where should i go next…..

 Its been a busy week at Riverina Grove with new goodies coming in daily. Making new years resolutions  seemed like a good idea until I  had to sample the new moorish nuts and charlies cookies that have just arrived! Tomorrow will be another exciting day for my tastebuds as we hold free samples of the new range of Milawa cheese we’re now stocking! mmmm If you’re in Griffith tomorrow come down and say hi and help me eat some of this cheese!

Ciao for now!