Queenslanders Can’t Live Without…
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Can’t without orange marmalade glazed ham with fresh salads with good friends to celebrate life.
Tracy Artiach
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I cannot live without red meat! Beef or lamb! The best way to start the weekend on a Friday night is with a juicy steak!
Sarah Cooper
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A delicious glass of icy cold dairy fresh milk teamed with spicy 🔥 Pad Thai Noodles - perfection.
Cathy Mackenzie
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Summerland camel vodka is a must for a celebration or weekend unwind. I love everything about this product.
Angela Ralph
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Cheese! From a quick toastie, decadent charcuterie platters, and our homemade pizzas every Friday night, cheese is a must have in our household!
Zora Savva
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Excellent, exceptional and wholesome eggs, which enrich and elevate any meal and put a little bit of our precious Queensland sunshine on the plate.
Noella Powell
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Classic organic grass feed rump steak and salad with salt and pepper. The perfect lunch timer filler during hot summer months.
Sarah Chicalas
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Creamed fresh silverbeat and creamed dill chicken are my favourite home grown items. Two fresh meals I can't live without.
Tanya Apple
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I can’t live without my morning coffee with oat milk and the qld beach views.
Jacqueline Callan
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I can’t live without my delicious dairy in my iced latte!!! Always need to have fresh creamy QLD milk & ice cubes on hand in summer!
Brynlea Finn
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I can’t live without full cream milk every morning in my flat white at coffee shop.
Susan Burn
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I cannot live without my homemade Russian Caramel!! I learnt to make this from my neighbour 64 years ago, when I was 10!!
Roslyn Mayes
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I can’t live without fresh Aussie pork rib racks, perfectly smoked to tender, juicy perfection—bringing friends, family, and unforgettable flavors together every time.
Louise Nicholas
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Homemade crushed QLD avo and Tasmanian feta on wholemeal sourdough for breaky.
Rachael Crew
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I look forward to every new Queensland mango season. Each bite is more delicious than the last!
Dahlia Xander
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Steak. In my chaotic, sometimes stressful world, this energy-boosting work of culinary art provides my palate a delectable gateway to a food-lover’s getaway.
Chris Clarke
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This bunch can't live without salad made of fresh ingredients from the Lockyer and Somerset Valley - extra fresh because it's grown only 70km away from Brisbane.
Stephenie Hogan
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It always amazes me how sugar cane can bring so much joy to the world … from my icing, cakes, toffee, drinks, caramel to fairy floss.
Jennie Tritton
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How can you possibly nibble on a cheese platter with a glass of wine in summer without olives ? Just can't do.
Edna Searle
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Can't live without
Agricultural favourite
Pizzas, pastas
Salads
In a rainbow of colours
Curries
Usually on my shopping list
Many many usesKathy Lord
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Definitely can’t live without a good glass of red, makes me very happy and happy to help the grape growers.
Sophie Elliott
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I will not go without sugar, grown along the Queensland coast, always enjoy a sweet biscuit with a cuppa.
Lisa Pozzebon
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I can’t live without a fresh, slightly green banana in the morning pre workout. Always delicious and gives me a boost of natural energy!
Haley Potter
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Homemade steak sandwich. Toasted fresh bread, BBQ sauce, rib fillet, cheese, fried egg, tomato, beetroot, lettuce, with lid on top. In that order. Yum!
Andrew Zerner
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Beautiful flowers from our local bakery (diversification at its best!) light up my kitchen and make me smile every time I see them.
Katie Zerner
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Cherries or any stone fruit says says Christmas to me ♥️
Rosy Chapman
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Wombok - and to be more specific Asian noodle wombok salad. Delicious. Add some shredded chicken or some roasted pork belly, and you can’t go wrong.
Connie Taylor
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I can't live without my banana pancake, made with fresh eggs, a banana & topped with Greek yoghurt & berries.
Kate Reardon
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I can't live without my daily lunchbox of fresh fruit and vege. Fresh, clean and delicious! There is nothing better.
Leonie Weston
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I can't live without sugar. I recently had the chance to visit the Sugar Research Australia office in the Burdekin and a few cane farms and a mill in Ayr and have a stronger appreciation for the work that goes into producing this sweet commodity.
Jak Kirwin
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Can’t live without our local ‘Pomona’s little pantry’ store who source and sell the bestest local farm grown produce. Thanks Kay & Jeff.
Tony Green
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Scrambled, poached, boiled or fried…eggs are the thing I won’t be denied. Omelettes, sponge cake or even pavlova… without eggs life would be over.
Sharon Gardner
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I cannot live without the delicious steak, sausages and chops my husband cooks for me on the bbq or camp fire grill!!
Maree Conroy
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Chillies! Super hots and any complimentary chilli peppers that can create a sauce so moorish it amplifiers even the most tantalising dish!
Orienn Geisler
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Can’t live without great quality lucerne hay from the Scenic Rim so this little guy’s mum can keep him fed and growing!
Tanya Mulder
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Bacon, cheese, cream, mushrooms, garlic, onions and pasta - I can’t live without a cabonara with fresh ingredients and it all started with a farmer.
Sonia Morris
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Whether it’s a morning kick-start at the house, or a quick smoko under a tree in the paddock, we can’t live without MILK in our cuppa!
Meg Bassingwaighte
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Queensland’s farms are the heart of our tables, where sun-ripened fruits and crisp veggies burst with flavour, reminding us we truly live off the land.
Rajani Kumari
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I wouldn’t be able to LIVE without my fresh herbs - such an easy, effortless way to spruce up the flavour in any simple weeknight meal!!
William Finn
Rebecca Cover
I can't live without kicking off my weekend without my go-to breakfast of avo on sourdough with poached eggs. The perfect start!
Aaron Kiely
I can’t live without my towels made from Australian cotton.
Monique Jackson
Our pets that become family. Sometimes our cows can't feed their young, so we step up & take over. MAXCARE CALF MILK & Feeder allow me to do this.
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I grow Davidson Plums and I cannot live without the jam made from this incredible fruit. Nothing compares to the old fashion sweet sour taste. ❤️
ESKae van Eck
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I can’t live without visiting a beautiful vineyard and enjoying a delicious glass of wine and a grazing platter. Driving in our beautiful county and seeing all our crops growing on the way out to the vineyard is a great way to enjoy the outdoors.
Deirdre Carey
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Beetroot’s - love to pickle them to sit on my shelf to them after they mature turn them into beetroot relish. I also love to repurpose old jars by filling them with the pickled beets and relish. Homemade beetroot relish is going to be my wedding favour.
Roselyn Woods
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Juicy, sweet, salty fresh Eastern Ocean Mooloolaba King Prawns. By themselves or on fresh white bread. Best thing EVER!
Melissa Robinson
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I can’t live without steak! I love a medium steak it’s just my favourite thing to eat! Whether at the pub or at home I can’t get enough of grass fed steak.
Chealsea Hurring
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A day starting with blueberries freshly picked from the bushes - you know it's gonna be a wholesome day!
Manda Wang
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The QFF board and council can't live without Tommerup's ice cream!
QFF Board and Council
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Australian Organic grass fed and finished beef...best beef in the world...Thankyou Camilla.
Camilla Clark
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I can’t live without tomatoes and fresh herbs! I love making pasta or gnocchi dishes with a tomato base from scratch!
Lindsay Abbott
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You can’t live in Queensland and not love pineapple. Waited months till almost ripe then in one night -gone. Even the qld rats or possum love pineapple.
Michelle Green
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Fresh limes, so bright and green,
Squeeze them in, add zest unseen.
In drinks or food, they bring delight,
A tangy burst, pure and light!Yasmyn Schneps
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ZUCCHINI! it's a family favourite, my 4 year old & 2 year old love it. Without a doubt we eat it every night.
Emma Stark
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Every juicy bite of mango takes me on a journey to the childhood memory lane. This Man-goes where there is the Mango-nificent fruit is!
Sachin Ayachit
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We can't live without family steak dinner. So much organic grass fed beef producers in Queensland! The more people around the table the better.
Sarah Eisel
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I can't live without home grown local pumpkins, they taste the best grown here in our Central Queensland soil and water, so orange in colour.
Satu Myyry
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I can't live without my cattle. Yes, they give 4 seasons of emotions when they do stupid things- love, frustration, exhaustion and laughter.
Sharon Sippel
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Norco dairy milk is best, and makes everything taste better, and buying it, is supporting the UQ Gatton dairy and our farming community.
Susan Frost
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I can't live without the beautiful flowers our Queensland farmers work so hard to grow! Flowers help to show we care, thought of someone, celebrated someone- I hope Queensland Farmers feel the love too!
Suzanna Dowling
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I can’t live without making friends with the animals! They’re better listeners than most people. No gossip, no judgment, just solid bovine good vibes.
Tamar Prevett
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I can't go a day without using olive oil, whole wheat flour, nuts (peanuts, almonds, macadamias, cashews) and seeds (sunflower, pumpkin) soy milk, honey and salt. I couldn't live without our fruit and veg supply from our farmers markets that make it so affordable to feed our family good food in season: mangoes, bananas, avocados, potatoes, peaches, strawberries, grapes and more.
Tina Siale
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I love my finger limes in my gin cocktails on a warm afternoon in the privacy of my backyard.
Warwick Row
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My spirit animal is a cheese orientated labrador. The luscious texture as you bite into a gooey morsel is drool worthy, adding layers of flavour.
Julie Petty
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We can’t live without our garden!
Eleni Lambis
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Home grown grassfed goat meat, our customers love it as much as we do.
Simple home cooked goat tacos.Juanita Bosel
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I can’t live without mangoes! They remind me of summer and how lucky we are to have such beautiful produce right here in Queensland!
Alicia Kennedy
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I can't live without: a great flat white, an egg sandwich just like Nana used to make, and a fresh fruit salad on hot summer days.
Julia Spicer
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Thank you, Queensland farmers!
Your macadamias I’m nuts about.
They’re the food I can’t live without.Sharon McArthur
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As a teacher of Horticulture, cotton is vital for clothing and more.
Maija Boothby
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Breathable cotton undies! We all need a pair a day. 100% Australian Cotton of course!
Desley Sheedy
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Mangoes are the best! Their juice is magical.
Freya, aged six
Bryce Head
Cara Power
Olivia Johansen
Mayor Tanya Milligan
Lauren Skelly
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Stanthorpe apples.
Adam Stennett
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Sunny ripe, rich glossy red QLD strawberries freshly picked to saviour the sweet, healthy boost of antioxidants and nutritional value to keep me happy.
Daniella Jackson
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A pack of mango beer and a summer sunset.
Imogen Turner
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Can't live without prime Goondiwindi steak, especially when it's bbq'd right on the healthy regenerated paddocks where it was reared.
Johnny Danalis
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I can't live without my fresh avo - it's the holy grail of my Holy Moly Guacamole!
Jonathan Mendez
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Having access to many local farmers markets for constant supply of quality produce, product and still supporting backbone industries of my country, so proud.
Kelli Blackburn
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Bananas. Whenever I'm feeling low on energy, or run down, I eat bananas. (Sometimes with icecream.) The animals where I I've love them too.
Kelly Charlton
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Berries!! Whether its strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries. Berries in jams, smoothies, desserts, sauces. Yumm! You just cant beat berries!! 😊
Kimberley Rayment
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I can't live with dairy. I am in a calorie deficit at the moment. Greek yoghurt is very filling, I eat it twice a day, topped with fruit.
Kate Bridges
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I can’t live without my morning latte. Whether a hot latte in winter or an iced latte like today, I can’t live without that Queensland milk to start my day.
Leisa Krist
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A good fresh fish.
Kira Fotiades
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Sugarcane!
Let's face it, sugar is in everything and makes life so much sweeter. Sugarcane is also used to power its own mill (Isis mill) and there is a future of renewable energy using sugarcane. What a crop!!Levana Finch
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Hands down olive oil – liquid gold for cooking, dressing, and dipping. Can’t cook without it!
Mae Friederich
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I can’t live without whole fruit & vege from the farm so I am able to enjoy food without the after affects of stomach and bowel issues.
Megan Nilon
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These little babies and going to keep my healthy; loaded with nutrients, anti ageing and anti cancer. Local and delicious.
Michelle Farquar
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It's great to see products in nature rather than in plastic bags, rows of cotton beside the highway…
Robert Randle
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I work on a golf course so there’s many things but more than anything else I love fresh milk for everything.
Phil Newton
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This Queenslander can't live without.... eating marvellous mango's, there is no flavour like them!
Olivia Shelton
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A Feast of Fresh Fruits from the Farm.
Romaine Undery
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I couldn't live without all the excellent quality Lucerne, oaten and barley hay, to feed my mares and foals, grown by our wonderful local farmers.
Rose McFarlane
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I can't live without my brothers Friday night special—his mouthwatering tomahawk steak, grilled to perfection. It’s a perfect way to connect with family at the end of a long week!
Natalie Scalisi
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Queensland has the best strawberries - we eat them with everything.
Joel McKechnie
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A classic plate of steak and mashed potatoes is hard to beat! Perfectly cooked, juicy steak, seasoned just right, with creamy, buttery mashed potatoes.
Kelvin Bradford
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I’m thankful for my friends who are farmers for growing the best mini watermelons in the best state!
Emmy Haong
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I can't live without tommerups dairy farm, Dave's jersey milk, Harry's vegetables and toms eggs, I have been a local for years and buy from the dairy farm regularly! Our farmers need more support!
Alanah Hirsch
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Beautiful fresh cut herbs are a favourite for us and many people. We love growing Beautiful produce and supply some of the best herbs around Queensland.
Amanda Giles
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I love my special flowers my husband buys me on market day, they bring a smile to face and brighten up my whole week.
Anna Jelf
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Market life includes everything agriculture AND Queensland! From Kalbar sunflowers to Bundaberg ginger, from Gayndah mandarins to our magnificent seafood, all found at local markets.
Antoinette Truswell
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I can’t live without my morning coffee ☕️ and Maleny Dairies Farmers Choice milk 🥛! First to open the bottle gets that creamy dollop 😋—best part of the day!
Catherine Reynolds
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I can live without many things, but I cannot live without all that a farmer produces. Vegetables, meat, eggs, grains, fruits, pulses, legumes and especially, honey and milk for my tea. Farmers are the MOST important in our community.
Danielle Kissane
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The mighty grape pressed into a great wine but in a pinch I’ll enjoy the milk in a coffee… but not as much.
Danielle Houghton
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Macadamias, I might be biased, it’s true, But their buttery richness makes everything new! In cookies or salads, they’re pure delight, Crunchy joy, shining bright.
Jen Hulme
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We can't live without grass fed bone broth to keep us fit as fiddles.
Jessica Horsery
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I can't live without our Sunday night roast. Meat, veggies, a cotton tea towel and family time!
Jo Sheppard
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I can’t live without my Saturday morning mushroom omelette mmmm.
Lance Glasgow
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Pasture raised eggs - Boiled, scrambled or made into a delish omelette!
Lara Tabua
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I love Milk! Thank you for that. And the good old potato.
Lisa Forkings
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I cannot live without my Vegemite toast with my hot cuppa every morning ! Even when it’s hot out ! Absolutely love my Vegemite toast and even better on a sandwich when I can’t be bothered to wait for my toast ! When I feel like it , a poached egg on top or sometimes toasties with Vegemite or cheese!\
Lkiesha Simpson
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We can't live without QLD strawberries especially in strawberry sundae at EKKA.
M Galligan
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I can't live without my muesli fruit bowl for breakfast. I have 3 toddlers and this breakfast is a great start to a chaotic day.
Madison Besgrove
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I can’t live without macadamia nuts - and the ‘Macca slice’ I love to bake for staff!
Kate Venables
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I cannot live without eggs! Nothing beats an eggs benny with all the goodies and extra hollandaise sauce.
Katelyn Sargent
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The fresh locally grown flowers that cheer we get weekly from Friday Flower Market at Bargara Road.
Katrin Rosse
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Thankful for our grain growers in a family with Coeliac disease. Sorghum, corn, millet, quinoa. In a world of so much gluten these grains give so many possibilities!
Kay Amos-Fleming
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Queenslanders can’t live without strawberries!
Melissa Lyons
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Avocado, smashed, in a smoothie, a salad, on the side, in a guacamole, I can’t go past a fresh avo, it’s my holy moly.
Melissa Matthias
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Feed The Man Meat … Local weekly Dinner at The Pub.
MJ Williams
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Has to be the delicious & crunch farm fresh apples from Stanthorpe! 🍎 🍏
Peta Hendy
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I can't live without milk and all the products it makes! From cheese to ice-cream and the creamy dairy in my cakes!
Peta Hempsall
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Lemons, a super versatile fruit that work perfectly in many different applications that I use for baking, making lemonade, sorbet, marmalade, sauces, lemoncello, meat marinades and to balance flavours in stir frying and stews.
Peter Mills
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I can’t live without avocados! They’re the ultimate multitaskers—great on toast, in smoothies, or just straight up! Plus, they make me feel fancy while dodging toddler chaos!
Sharona Green
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I can't live without it ALL, coming from a farming family we had the best of everything, fresh gorgeous fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy QUEENSLANDERRRRRRRR!!!!!
Desley Greeves
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Cannot do without Sunflowers in our life as they bring so much joy, happiness and sun.
Joanne Lovell
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Our grassfed lamb bacon, nom nom nom.
Juanita Bosel
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Qlders can't live without an ice cold beer from the local brewery while the 5pm storm rolls in, followed by a homemade quiche with fresh, free-range eggs from the local farm.
Kate Redward
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I can't live without my everyday morning coffee. I am so grateful & appreciate all the dairy farmers & cows.
Kellie Crewes
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My daughter and i could never live without our fruit and vegetables we have fruit vegetables platters at least 3 or 4 times a week for dinner.
Tracy Burton
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I love Sunday roasts with Will and his family!
Taleah Ackland
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I am an avid onion enjoyer and it is pretty much a go-to ingredient in every dish I make. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, I simply cannot and will not live without onions.
Tom Ellis
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I absolutely love locally produced salami and olives, which are wonderful when we entertain or just relax at home. Absolutely delicious!
Helen Montgomery
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I can’t live without crunchy carrots for my roast dinner, or grated into a salad, freshly picked from the farm in the Lockyer Valley!
Kate Brimblecombe
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Avocados—because who needs a therapist when you have smoothies, and guacamole to spread on everything and make life feel a bit more "a-peeling"?
Sarah Rookes
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My caramel latte with full cream milk on my morning walks, an absolute must for my mental health!
Shannon Hagan
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Eggs I adore anyway anytime and my bestie sam loves his scrambled.
Sharron Smith
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My coffee ritual wouldn’t be complete without a splash of milk—a little addition that brings comfort to every morning.
Teegan Haidle
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Qld made delicious brie and cheddar and our local fruits. Anything to make a great charcuterie!
Tess Eames
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Beetroot relish - perfect with cheese, burgers, salmon on a salad or as a low cal treat. Totally addicted.
Tina Parker
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Local grass-fed beef and lamb to nourish my family from Wiamea Farm Goondiwindi!
Toni Rissman
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I eat meat (grass-fed as much as possible) grown by Queensland Graziers, and team it with Australian vegetables.
Tuny Troeth
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I love my finger limes in my gin cocktails on a warm afternoon in the privacy of my backyard.
Warwick Roe