“Each year, I am blown away by the quality of produce that we taste, and in awe of the resilience of our Australian farmers.”
The thoughts of Produce Awards judge and legendary Australian chef Matt Moran speak to why the delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards are such a hotly anticipated event.
Featuring the best of Australia’s produce scene, this year’s awards have again showcased an array of incredible offerings from across our nation. From the sea to the paddock, winners have been crowned in 6 categories—and every single one of them makes a huge impression.
Keep reading to see all those honoured at the 2024 delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Plus keep your eye out for 8 tantalising recipe videos we’ve posted at the end of this article.
“Congratulations to the 2024 winners“ – Gerry Harvey
Executive Chairman of Harvey Norman, Gerry Harvey, is a proud advocate of Australian producers. Talking about this year’s awards, he stated:
“Harvey Norman supports the inspirational delicious. Produce Awards because of the talent of every one of the finalists for this year. You have created a new benchmark for excellence in food production for innovation, taste and sustainable practice.”
delicious. Editor-In-Chief, Krysia Bonkowski, also gave a nod to all those honoured at this year’s event.
“Congratulations to all of our finalists and the outstanding 2024 winners. I also thank each of our judges for dedicating their time and vast expertise to the campaign.
“The delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards is the only national program to recognise the dedication and skill of Australian primary producers.
“For the past 19 years, the awards have unearthed the finest farmers, makers, fishers and growers in the nation and, in the process, captured the evolution of the Australian food industry. The pool of finalists this year represented producers at the very forefront of the industry, at a time when sustainability and transparency have never been more important.”
Who were the 2024 delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Award Winners?
This year, 6 thoroughly deserving winners were crowned by the National Judging Panel. The Panel itself was made up of a virtual who’s who of the Australian food scene, including Matt Moran, Danielle Alvarez, Karena Armstrong, Jo Barrett, Peter Gilmore, Lennox Hastie, Andrew McConnell, Josh Niland, Matt Stone and Alla Wolf-Tasker.
One of the night’s winners was Moorlands Biodynamic Lamb based in the NSW Southern Tablelands, who took home the ‘From The Paddock’ category. Owner Vince Heffernan paid special tribute to Gerry Harvey when accepting the award.
“I’m going to single out Gerry Harvey of Harvey Norman, because Gerry’s done great work with regards to the property that he owns. He owns a farm, and he really walks the walk, but doesn’t talk the talk. He’s spent a lot of money with a process called natural sequence farming that really tries to repair the landscape. And I think that Harvey Norman are the major sponsor of this event because of Gerry’s personal commitment to better farming. And, so, I’d just like to sum up by saying I’m really pleased that we’re getting recognition, because it is possible to look after the land, to repair the land, to look after the ecosystem and all the native flora and fauna and produce great food at the same time.”
The following are the full list of 2024 Produce Award winners:
Producer of the Year
Winner: Chris Bolton Fishing, QLD
From The Dairy
Winner: Long Paddock Cheese, Vic
From The Earth
Winner: Malfroy‘s Gold, NSW
From The Paddock
Winner: Moorlands Biodynamic Lamb, NSW
From The Sea
Winner: Revolution Fisheries, WA
Outstanding Sustainability
Winner: Discovered Wildfoods, Vic
Make these 8 Recipes with Australian Produce
Australian produce is amazing—as this year’s awards have once again shown—and as any home chef would already know!
If you’re after some great recipe ideas that can be made with local produce, you’ll love these mouthwatering videos.
Banana and Walnut Loaf Cake
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Cheese and Garlic Baked Potatoes
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Deep-fried Mozzarella Balls
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Hawaiian Jaffles
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Kale and Buckwheat Waffles
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No-bake Chocolate and Walnut Brownies
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Passionfruit and Coconut Cheesecake Ice Cream
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Passionfruit Spritz Cocktail
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