Nor'West News: February 04, 2021

6 Thursday February 4 2021
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Get ready to dig in at garden festival
CHRISTCHURCH’S homegrown
garden festival, Grow
Ōtautahi, offers a three-day
feast of food, design, outdoor
living and sustainability in
March.
Set in the Botanic Gardens,
the festival is free will feature
a host of top chefs from
around the region who will
share their culinary skills.
Festival goers will also be
able to sample locally sourced
food, explore innovative
landscape design, take part in
workshops and masterclasses,
learn about food science and
experience gardening through
the eyes of children.
Festival director Sandi
MacRae says that Grow
Ōtautahi has been designed
especially for the garden
city.
“It celebrates our local
community, champions our
environment and supports
education,” she says.
MacRae says that
the festival will appeal
to people of all ages and
interests, offering plenty of
opportunities for exploration.
Along with the cooking
demonstrations and seminars,
the festival will encourage
conversations on food
resilience, water usage and
sustainability.
Jax Hamilton will lead a
team of well-known chefs as
they tackle the plant-based
Meadow Mushrooms Mystery
Box challenge in the Grow
Ōtautahi garden kitchen.
Among those taking part
are Fleur Sullivan (Fleurs
Place), Simon Levy (Inati),
Daniel Jenkins (Kaikoura
Cheese), Alex Davies (Gatherings/Alfred),
Flip Grater
(Grater Goods), Max Perry
and Samson Stewart (Fifth
Street), Andy Bardsley (ex-The
Bicycle Thief), Eeva Torvinen
(The Monday Room) and
Giulio Sturla (ex-Roots).
Working from the Davinia
Sutton-designed garden
kitchen and using herbs and
vegetables from the surrounding
“picking pantry”, the
chefs will take turns to create
dishes from a plant-based
mystery box.
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Hamilton says that the
events of the past year have
meant that everyone has had
to refocus on what’s important.
“It’s also put a spotlight on
New Zealand and Grow is our
chance to show everyone what
we have to offer,” she says.
The Grow Ōtautahi
Christchurch Garden Festival
runs from Friday, March 12 to
Sunday, March 14.