It has been amazing to see this seed of an idea germinate and grow in the fertile soils of Northern Tasmania. The idea for the bid grew from a visit to Östersund as part of FermenTasmania’s global scoping study for our Fermentation Hub. It is a way to take a taste of Tasmania to the world, but also a way to use global best practices to address the challenges facing our agri-food systems: food security, water policy, climate change, social inclusivity, meaningful work, and education and more. By joining this network, Launceston and Northern Tasmania are taking our aspirations for food and drink in our region to a global stage, with a vision that we can be one of the world’s great regional food cities. Launceston Gastronomy is about to take an important step on this journey by submitting a bid to become a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. It is putting food and culture at the heart of our community and to do this takes a collaborative approach, incorporating industry, government, academia, community, and our environment. Launceston Gastronomy is a project that seeks to grow and nurture the connections forged in food to create positive change in the Northern Tasmanian community. And this means we are all part of our local food system, whether we realise it or not. Food, however, is the ultimate connector. Sport, music, art – all are fantastic ways for people to connect, to create a harmonious bond in the moment. People seek connections and we experience them in different ways. Twitter did perhaps the worst job of interpreting it and suggested we might like to shorten the Launceston Gastronomy Twitter handle to – not the best way to be selling the fabulous food and drink of the region!įor us, the definition of gastronomy is simple – it is the way that people and culture connect to food. For some, astronomy comes to mind and, when I talk about Launceston Gastronomy, people have asked me about the number of observatories we have in Northern Tasmania. For many, gastronomy means molecular gastronomy and the world of fine dining and fancy dishes on Master Chef. It is a word that makes perfect sense in French or Italian, but for most Tasmanians, it is not as clear. What do you think of when you read the word gastronomy? This is a word that FermenTasmania has been exploring as part of the Steering Group.
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