something’s cooking
Hello!
I feel like I've only been dropping in here lately, not wrapping my arms round this space like I usually do. (I love hanging out here, SO love it, and am glad you drop in too, thank you.)
There's been a few things cooking behind the scenes in the last few months.
Today I spent a lovely five hours in a commercial kitchen baking baking baking. GOSH I love it. Baking for this little company:
Buena Vista Farm is my family farm, if you've been sticking around here for a while you've seen the photos! It's the reason Adam and I moved south, and we're hoping to launch a range of products off the farm shortly. More on that soon.
In the meantime, while we're busy planning to expand the coffee trees and plant some organic veg and raise meat hens and free range layers, I thought I'd stick with what I know, and that's biscuits.
We are going to be at Gerringong Markets on Sat 20 Aug – my first market! Hooray! Hopefully lots more to come, so maybe I'll see you there!
Our website is in development and we will be selling bikkies online, I'll keep you posted.
We will hopefully be building a commercial kitchen on the farm, once a bunch of Council approvals are granted, but meanwhile I was so lucky to find a commercial kitchen locally that is available for hire by the hour. Perfect. And it's awesome. I go in there and pat the industrial dishwasher like it's a pet. I silently admire the endless stainless steel benches and racks and racks of baking trays. Heaven.
So this is kind of an excuse too – this space might be a little bit quieter as we gear up for full product launch. I'm really lucky there's a number of distributers locally who will stock my bikkies (you'll be able to buy them through here from next week) and I'm madly approving labels for print and finalizing nutritional panels and sourcing vinyl stallholder banner printers.
And there are more biscuits on my kitchen counter in massive tubs right now than I've ever seen in one place.
I'll share the whole range with you in the next few days as I get some photos of them for Greenbox. These, ready to go into the oven, are Good Old Rock Cakes:
It would have been much more sensible to go into business selling anything other than biscuits, really. Because I'm not much of a biscuit head at all. Maybe chocolate would have been worse for my bum. Could hardly be.
Hope you've had a lovely week and that your head isn't spinning as fast as mine is.
xxx
P.S. Thank you to the AMAZING Cassandra Allen for our beautiful logo. She's an illustrating genius.
Jo
August 11, 2011 at 11:33 pmFantastic! Congrats Fi & family, wishing you much cookie selling success. Looking forward to seeing your business unfold x
Rachel @ Suburban Yogini
August 12, 2011 at 4:28 amFantastic and Congratulations!!!!
Cassandra
August 12, 2011 at 5:58 amHow exciting! Wow, go Fiona go! Yes, I have a thing for stainless steel benches in kitchens too. Goodluck with the bikkies!
Gillian
August 12, 2011 at 7:01 amCongratulations and good luck with your new venture.
island dweller
August 12, 2011 at 7:20 amLooks like you have been busy! Baking bikkies and working in the garden – you look like you are in your element. I hope the smile reflects all that extra sleep you are getting 🙂
Maggie
August 12, 2011 at 7:35 amBest of luck from the U.S.A.!
I am looking forward to following your new adventure.
Darren (Green Change)
August 12, 2011 at 8:19 amAwesome, I’ll definitely be sampling those!
Melissa
August 12, 2011 at 8:28 amAs my daughter would say “I’m exciting”!!!
Tricia
August 12, 2011 at 9:29 amI was waiting to find out what your new venture was. Exciting!
Given the heading, for a moment I thought baby 4 was on the way 😉
Looking forward to one day sitting in your farm cafe, drinking a cup of your coffee, a bikkie in hand, admiring that view.
Caroline Windsor
August 12, 2011 at 1:24 pmSounds great Fiona- what a shame we will be down too late for the markets, maybe next time. Hope it all goes well x
Angela Thompson
August 12, 2011 at 2:31 pmHi Fi. I will see you at the markets next week. I will be flying solo with my tribe so your biscuits might be just the bribery I’ll need! Good luck my friend.
Kirsty
August 12, 2011 at 4:23 pmAwesome awesome awesome!!! Brisbane outlet??
Kate
August 12, 2011 at 9:42 pmThat is some very exciting news indeed.
Yay! And a big congratulations.
Good luck and abve all have fun.
kim at allconsuming
August 12, 2011 at 10:43 pmWell that is more exciting than words can express! GO YOU!
Alex C
August 12, 2011 at 10:59 pmGood onya Fi! Sounds very exciting! Looking forward to seeing the finished product when we drop by in a few weeks. So pleased for you guys and hope it all goes well on the 20th. Sending lots of hugs and kisses…
Andrea
August 13, 2011 at 2:17 amReally exciting. Congratulations and good luck! Andrea in OU
Lorna Reevell
August 13, 2011 at 7:08 amGreat stuff, good luck with it all. xxx
Gab
August 13, 2011 at 9:26 pmPut me down for a standing weekly (mail) order. I can’t wait for this to take flight.
innerpickle
August 14, 2011 at 9:32 pmThanks, yes we ARE getting sleep round here (finally!!) Thank you!
innerpickle
August 14, 2011 at 9:33 pmWill see you there, lovely.
(Baby 4? BAHAHAHA!!! No. More. Babies.) xxx
innerpickle
August 14, 2011 at 9:34 pmWONDERFUL! Will be armed with bikkies! See you Saturday!
innerpickle
August 14, 2011 at 9:35 pmThanks for the encouragement! Not yet!
innerpickle
August 14, 2011 at 9:35 pmThanks Gab! Subscription bikkies, what a great idea. On it. xxx
Alex Nolan
August 15, 2011 at 2:23 amWhat exciting news! Sending lots of love and happy thoughts from England 🙂 xx
island dweller
August 16, 2011 at 1:10 amWill the bikkies be for sale by mail order…we could do with a fix of real Anzacs!
rakster
August 19, 2011 at 12:58 pmyay yay yay,. I await with baited breath . or should I say baited taste buds?
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January 19, 2012 at 3:45 pmCongratulation to get success,keep it up and go a head.
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