Australia’s best and most innovative food producers by state

The state winners in the Delicious Produce Awards have been named. Discover this year’s winners, and read about what they do on farm to create the tasty produce.

Iain and Kate Field of Leap Farm at Copping, Tasmania, have been named winners in the delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Picture: Peter Mathew

Australian producers across the country have been recognised in the annual delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards.

State judges have chosen the best of their state in the Dairy, Earth, Paddock and Sea categories.

The awards, now in their 16th year, celebrate and honour the best and most innovative producers and produce in Australia.

“The awards aim to encourage, showcase and reward Australian producers, build awareness of culinary regions and recognise fresh, seasonal food that is produced sustainably with passion and integrity,” delicious editorial director Kerrie McCallum said.

“Affected by severe drought, devastating bushfires, COVID-19 challenges and now the floods in New South Wales, it has never been more important to support our farmers and producers.”

The state winners’ produce will be tasted by a national judging panel next month to decide the 2021 Gold Medal Winners and Trophy Winners.

They will also oversee Producer of the Year; Best New Product; In the Bottle; Outstanding Viticulturist; Outstanding Region; Outstanding Farmers’ Market; Outstanding Innovation; Outstanding Design; the Maggie Beer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Food; the Unearthed Next-Gen Chef; Outstanding Native Producer; Outstanding Artisan; and Unearthed Next-Gen Producer.

See the full list of state winners below and click the links to see what they’ve been up to on farm, as reported by The Weekly Times.

STATE WINNERS

NSW

DAIRY

• Burraduc Buffalo – Buffalo Mozzarella

• Highland Organics – Unhomogenised Natural Yoghurt

• Nimbin Valley Dairy – St. Billie

• Pecora Dairy – Yarrawa

Michael and Cressida Cains of Pecora Dairy have been named winners in the delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Picture: Wesley Lonergan

EARTH

• Argyle Australian Saffron – Argyle Australian Saffron

• Byron Gourmet Mushrooms – Fresh Gourmet Mushrooms

• Fanelli Organics – Meyer Lemons

• Malfroy’s Gold – Blue Mountains World Heritage Post-brood Polyflora Wild Honey

• Moonacres Farm – Seasonal Fresh Produce (Selection of Best in Field)

• Mother Fungus Gourmet Mushrooms – Baby King Oyster Mushrooms

• Newcastle Greens – Calvin Lamborn Varietals and Rare Variety Leaves

• Parkesbourne Produce – Seasonal Fresh Fruit (Rhubarb)

• Piccolo Farm – Seasonal Edible Flowers

• Pocket Herbs & Produce – Karkalla

• STIX Farm NSW – Seasonal Fresh Produce (Selection of Best in Field)

• Urban Green Sydney – Microgreens (Lemon Basil, Borage, Marigold Leaf, Micro Fennel)

• Whispering Pines Organics – Unbleached Stoneground White Bakers Flour

PADDOCK

• Bundarra Berkshires – Bundarra Free Range Pork

• Burrawong Gaian Poultry – Pasture Raised Pekin Duck

• Extraordinary Pork – Pasture Raised Free Range Pork

• Fair Game Wild Venison – Fair Game Wild Venison

• Grassland Poultry – Heritage Sommerlad Chicken

• Gundooee Organics – Certified Organic Wagyu

• Highfield Farm & Woodland – Grass-fed Dorper Lamb

• Little Hill Farm – Pasture Raised Chicken

• Moorlands Biodynamic Lamb – Moorlands Biodynamic Lamb

• Near River Produce – Rare Breed Pasture Raised Pork

• Outback Lamb – Outback Lamb

• Tathra Place Free Range – Maremma Pastured Quail

• The Gourmet Goat Lady – The Gourmet Goat Lady Goat

SEA

• Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod – Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod

• Australia’s Oyster Coast – Appellation Oysters – Merimbula

• Mimosa Rock Oysters – The Boxer

• Moonlight Flat Oyster – Moonlight Kisses

• Tathra Oysters – Tathra Oysters 5 Year Old Bistro Grade

• Wapengo Rocks Wild Organic Oysters – Wild Organic Oysters Premium Grade

QUEENSLAND

DAIRY

• Maleny Dairies – Real Cream

• Summer Land Camels – Camel Milk

• Tommerup’s Dairy Farm – Jersey Girl Creme Fraiche

EARTH

• Big Heart Bamboo – Gourmet Bamboo Shoot

• Bunya Red Farm – Capers in Salt

• Fruit Forest Farm – Seasonal Tropical Fruit

• Green Valley Fingerlimes – Champagne Red Fingerlime

• Midyim Eco Produce – Heirloom Spanish Pimientos and Tomatoes

Mandy and Allan Evans of Bunya Red Farm have been named winners in the delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Picture: Nancy Jayde Photography

PADDOCK

• Bellasato Farm – Pasture Raised Sommerlad Chicken

• Schultz Family Farms – Free Range Heritage Pork

• Stockyard – Kiwami by Stockyard

SEA

• Australian Bay Lobster Producers – Bay Lobster

• Ben Standen Fishing – Local Mudcrab

• Cherax Park Aquaculture – Redclaw Crayfish

• Chris Bolton Fishing – Seasonal Wild Catch

• Collison Reef Fish – Wild Caught Coral Trout

• Fraser Isle Spanner Crab – Fresh Cooked Fraser Isle Spanner Crab Meat

• Walker Seafoods Australia – MSC Certified Bigeye Tuna

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

DAIRY

• Barossa Valley Cheese Company – Aged La Dame

• Section28 Artisan Cheeses – Section28 Monforte

• The Dairyman Barossa – The Dairyman Butter

• Woodside Cheese Wrights – Spilt Milk

EARTH

• Ananda Organic – Premium Non-Pareil Salted Capers

• Kangaroo Island Living Honey – Certified Raw Organic Honey

• Ngeringa Produce – Biodynamic Salad Greens

• Singing Magpie Produce – Black Genoa Semi Sun Dried Figs

PADDOCK

• Gumshire Hampshire Pork – Gumshire Hampshire Pork

• Mayura Station – Mayura Station Signature Series

• Rogers Farm Barossa – 100% Grass Fed and Grass Finished Hogget

Scott and Kirsty de Bruin of Mayura Station have been named winners in the delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin

SEA

• Ausab – Yumbah Frozen Greenlip Abalone Whole in Shell

• Clean Seas Seafood – Spencer Gulf Hiramasa Kingfish

• Coffin Bay Marron – Marron

• Gazander Oysters – Gazander Oysters Premium Pacific Oysters

• Two Gulfs Crab – Blue Swimmer Crab Meat

TASMANIA

DAIRY

• Bruny Island Cheese Company – Raw Milk C2

• Elgaar Farm – Organic Cream On Top Milk

• Grandvewe Cheeses – Brebichon

• Tongola Cheese – Tongola Bloom

EARTH

• Felds Farm – Seasonal Fresh Produce (Selection of Best in Field)

• Kindred Organics – Certified Organic Hemp

• Mr Brown & Towns Mushroom Garden – King Trumpet Mushroom and Pioppino (Swordbelt) Mushroom

• The Grain Family – Tibetan Blue Barley Grain

PADDOCK

• Arundel Farm – Merino Mutton

• Bruny Island Game Meats – Wallaby

• Fork it Farm – Fork it Farm Pasture Raised Berkshire Pork

• Leap Farm – Leap Farm Tasmanian Free-range Goat

• Lyndall Lamb – Lyndall Lamb

SEA

• Freycinet Marine Farm – Freycinet Marine Farm Mussels

• Leigh Phegan – Southern Calamari

• Richey Fishing Co. – Richey Tasmanian Scallops

VICTORIA

DAIRY

• Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese – Riverine Blue

• Gippsland Jersey – Full Cream Milk

• Holy Goat Cheese – La Luna

• Meredith Dairy – Fresh Goat Cheese Chevre

• Milawa Cheese Company – King River Gold

• Prom Country Cheese – Black Sheep

• Schulz Organic Dairy – Organic Full Cream Milk

• That’s Amore Cheese – Organic Mozzarella

Simon Schultz of Schultz Organic Dairy has been named a winner in the delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Picture: Andy Rogers

EARTH

• Daniel’s Run Farm – Heirloom Tomatoes

• Golden Gums Farm – Seasonal Fresh Produce (Selection of Best in Field)

• Hawkes Farm – Hawkes Kipfler Potatoes

• Morningswood Farm – Organically Grown Strawberries

• Mushrooms Anonymous – Wild Pine Mushroom

• Powlett Hill – Demeter Biodynamic Sifted Spelt Flour

• Ramarro Farm – Seasonal Fresh Produce (Selection of Best in Field)

• The Fruit Forest – Rare Heritage Figs

• Unearthed Co. Mushrooms – Abalone Mushroom

• Wandin Yallock Farms – Seasonal Fresh Produce

PADDOCK

• Brooklands Free Range Farms – Pastured Whey Fed Berkshire Pork

• Chooks At The Rooke – Pasture Raised Cockerel

• McIvor Farm Foods – McIvor Farm Berkshire Free Range Pork

• Re-gen Farms Australia – 100% Pasture Raised Beef

• Txuleta 1882 – Txuleta 1882 Beef

• Warialda Belted Galloway Beef – 100% Grass-fed Heritage Beef

SEA

• Bruce Collis – Seasonal Wild Catch

• Flinders Mussels – Flinders Mussels

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

DAIRY

• Dellendale Creamery – Torndirrup Appenzelle

• La Delizia Latticini – Fresh Artisan Burrata

• Local Goat – Farmhouse Cheese

EARTH

• Black Barley Australia – Black Barley Australia

• Moojepin Foods – Saline Selection

• Southern Forest Fungi – Lions Mane Mushroom

• The Mushroom Guys – Gourmet Mushrooms

• Tucker Bush Fresh Botanicals – Tucker Bush Native Red Back Ginger

PADDOCK

• Futari Wagyu – Futari Fullblood Wagyu

• Marybrook Premium Produce – 100% Grass-fed Heritage Lamb

• Wagin Duck & Game – Wagin Free Range Duck

SEA

• Abrolhos Scallops – Abrolhos Island Scallops

• Austral Fisheries – Glacier 51 Toothfish

• Fremantle Octopus – Fremantle Octopus

• Leeuwin Coast – Leeuwin Coast Akoya