Tasmanian Gourmet Products & News

Miellerie means "the house of honey" in French

• Honey produced by Yves Ginat
  
  
  
  • a Frenchman now living in Tasmania
  
  
  • Yves began keeping bees as a young boy in France
  
  
  • brought his techniques with him
  
  
  • his honey, "it is a subtle marriage of French tradition and Tasmanian flowers."

• Miellerie honey is 
  
  
  
  • unprocessed
  
  
  • unheated, thus maintaining the honey's
    
    
    
    • optimum natural aroma
    
    
    • health qualities
    
    
    • characteristic crystals
  
  
  • each of the honeys in the Miellerie range are crystallised, with a smooth, velvety texture that melts in your mouth!
  
  
  • based on biodynamic principles (including essential oils and herbal remedies) to harness the vitality of the bee’s colony
  
  
  
  
  • extracted at room temperature and packaged at bee hive temperature, thereby maintaining the optimum natural aroma and health qualities and our characteristic crystals
  
  
  • Miellerie is currently producing 5 varieties of honey

Miellerie endeavours to explore the Tasmanian landscape and wilderness for endemic floral diversity. We thank the Earth and cosmos for providing gourmet nectars and the bees for their honey.

Yves Ginat began beekeeping as a teenager, growing up in central France, in the medieval capital, Bourges. His mother’s family was from Bretagne, and his father’s family from Berry. Yves extended his education into organic farming before moving into commercial beekeeping in 1998 during which he arrived in Tasmania and it was November 2005 that the Miellerie business began.

Since 2006, Miellerie has developed from working 40 hives to 160 hives during which we have produced 5 different varieties of honey:

• Leatherwood


• Lake Pedder’s Nectar


• Prickly Box


• Blue Gum


• Tea Tree (Manuka)

As apiarist, Yves nurtures the bee community using organic and biodynamic beekeeping practices to maintain health and harmony from the hive to the jar. Essential to the integrity of Miellerie is our trade practice of cold extraction of the honey from the comb to harness the vitality, aroma, flavour, colour and texture of the delightful nectars from Tasmanian native floras. As the seasons change, Yves continues to explore the floral diversity of this beautiful island, Tasmania.

Grandvewe is Tasmania’s only Sheep Milk Cheesery.  Located in the picturesque Huon Vally overlooking the D’Entrecasteaux Channel

They make a wide range of sheep & goat cheese made on their farm.

• Fresh cheeses


• Aged hard cheeses


• Sheep cheese


• Goat cheese


• Blue cheese


• mature ewe’s milk Manchego


• cheese is made in the traditional Roquefort style


• traditional Manchego style of cheese

Cheese From Grandvewe  

This Australian Organic Quinoa has a mild and nutty flavour, and has been compared to the likes of couscous in terms of taste and its light and fluffy texture when cooked. Quinoa can be cooked the same as that of rice, but in half the time. There are also several other ways to prepare Quinoa...it is one of the most versatile grains you will ever come across!

This freshly harvested Australian Organic Quinoa from Kindred Organics is a low food miles crop, which is grown, harvested, polished and packed, all on the certified organic Damen family farm, on the North-West coast of Tasmania.

Most organic quinoa is grown in Bolivia, then transported to the USA and distributed all over the world. Our organic quinoa is grown right here in Tassie - Australia's first ever organic quinoa crop!

Quinoa was of great nutritional importance in pre-Columbian Andean civilizations, being secondary only to the potato, and was followed in importance by maize. In contemporary times, this crop has become highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content is very high (12%–18%). Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), and like oats, quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete protein source among plant foods. It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten-free and considered easy to digest. 

Quinoa has a light, fluffy texture when cooked, and its mild, slightly nutty flavor makes it an alternative towhite rice or couscous.

The first step in preparing quinoa is to remove the saponins, a process that requires soaking the grain in water for a few hours, then changing the water and resoaking, or rinsing it in ample running water either in a fine strainer or in cheesecloth. Removal of the saponin helps with digestion; the soapy nature of the compound makes it act as a laxative. Most boxed quinoa has been pre-rinsed for convenience, however this is not the case with Kindred quinoa.

Imported Quinoa is usually prewashed and dried at origin. This Australian one is not, so it is essential to wash it well, to rinse off the saponin. Saponin is the natural bitter seed coating that quinoa has, it stops the seed from being eaten by birds!

A common cooking method is to treat quinoa much like rice, bringing two cups of water to a boil with one cup of grain, covering at a low simmer and cooking for 14–18 minutes or until the germ separates from the seed. The cooked germ looks like a tiny curl and should have a slight bite to it (like al dente pasta). As an alternative, one can use a rice cooker to prepare quinoa, treating it just like white rice (for both cooking cycle and water amounts).

Vegetables and seasonings can also be added to make a wide range of dishes. Chicken or vegetable stock can be substituted for water during cooking, adding flavor. It is also suited to vegetable pilafs, complementing bitter greens like kale.

Quinoa can serve as a high-protein breakfast food mixed with honey, almonds, or berries; it is also sold as a dry product, much like corn flakes. Quinoa flour can be used in wheat-based and gluten-free baking.

Quinoa may be germinated in its raw form to boost its nutritional value. Germination activates its natural enzymes and multiplies its vitamin content. In fact, quinoa has a notably short germination period: Only 2–4 hours resting in a glass of clean water is enough to make it sprout and release gases, as opposed to, e.g., 12 hours overnight with wheat. This process, besides its nutritional enhancements, softens the grains, making them suitable to be added to salads and other cold foods.

Introducing Eenee Compostables – the world’s first ZERO WASTE disposable nappy

They are:-

• Tasmanian designed
• Australian made
• have won a Sustainable Cities Award
• Keep Australia Beautiful Award in Victoria
• 4 childcare center have used Eenee Compostables for over a year, all their waste sent for commercial composting
• They are also the only product to have ever been endorsed by Compost Australia.

Eenee Compostables are the only nappy that can be included in the new Eenee Organics Recycling collection service for the greater Hobart area and it is an ideal way to divert this type of waste from landfill.

Available in three sizes, the nappies are used with a reusable gripper belt for babies or inside close fitting underwear for children and adults.

Your babies comfort and health are most important.

Eenee Compostables provide the very best of current environmental technology. 

You do not have to compromise convenience or absorbency whilst using these ZERO WASTE disposables. 

You demanded it, they have made it .... 

• The super absorbent disposable ensures your baby stays dry. 
• The breathable waterproof biofilm reduces sweating. 
• The technology ensures no harmful chemicals. 
• The design ensures a comfortable slim fit. 
• The renewable plant based materials ensure sustainability. 
• Their concern for the environment encouraged them to develop a disposable suitable for commercial composting, helping to keep them out of landfill.  

How to fit the compostable nappies on YouTube

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Weenees Baby Pouch Pants and Flushable Weenees Pads or Eenee Microfiber Cloth Nappies

Weenees Baby Pouch Pants and Weenees Eco Disposable Pads are the perfect alternative for families who want to use an environmentally friendly nappy that won't confine them to the laundry.

Weenees have the convenience of a disposable nappy while being flushable and compostable (and can be included in the Eenee Organics Recycling Waste service).  They are easy to use and easy to dispose of.   Weenees are a bit different to a normal disposables in that they work as a two part system (pads and pants), alternatively they can be used with rectangular folded cloth nappies or  Eenee Hi Tech Microfiber Cloth Nappies, they can even be used with the Eenee Compostables. 

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