about native harvest
Celebrating Australian Flavours
A BIT ABOUT US
and the idea behind Native Harvest:
vision
- Develop a successful and unique café,
- known for its Native Australian Flavours,
- that customers want to come back to again and again.
MISSION
(how the vision is delivered)
To surprise and delight customers with a unique, memorable dining experience by;
- Using high quality ingredients to deliver a delicious and innovative, Australian Native-focused menu,
- Delivering excellent, customer-focused service and convenience and,
- Developing and growing key professional relationships (staff, suppliers, Marine Village etc.)
aBOUT OUR PRODUCTS
TASMANIAN PEPPERBERRY
Pepperberries (Tasmannia lanceolata) are more versatile than the conventional peppercorn. These deep purple colored berries have been touted a superfood due to their high antimicrobial & antioxidant properties. Theycontain 3 x the antioxidants of blueberries, linking them with a whole spectrum of health benefits.
Pepperberry is sweet & fruity with a peppery aftertaste, enhancing both sweet & savory dishes, not to mention how fun it is to use for it’s color.
To find out more about pepperberry and other incredible Native herbs and spices read the Australian Government report: Health benefits of Australian Native Foods
SMOKED SALT FLAKES
Our smoked salts flakes (also known as 'snowflakes') are sustainably sourced and produced using the pristine mineralised brines from ancient saline aquifers of the Murray Darling basin. They contain trace minerals including magnesium, calcium, potassium and iodine and are naturally flavoured using only Australian ingredients.
Our salts are hand-smoked using oak wood from Yackandandah and Victorian olive wood.
Smoked salt flakes are thin, delicate flakes of salt that spike your meal in a pleasurable way. Use them when roasting food such as chicken or fish. Plus, Natural snowflakes have higher mineral complexity than refined salts.
PURE PINK LAKE SALT
Sourced from Western Victoria, the pink lake is fed by natural salt aquifers and each summer dries out to reveal a bed of salmon coloured pink salt. Native Harvest’s Pink Lake Salt is hand harvested & sun dried in partnership with the Traditional Custodians, the Barenji Gadjin Land Council. Pink Lake salt salt lightens to a pink-tinged white as it dries which is what should happen when salt is completely natural and unadulterated.
Through analysis of our Pink Lake Salt, we know that it contains an abundance of trace minerals including: calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine and beta carotene. For more information about the Barenji Land Council, click here.
ABOUT OUR PACKAGING
In keeping true to our core values, our packaging is sustainable, ethical, clean & locally sourced. All of our packaging is compostable, reusable or recyclable - even our clear plastic packaging is made from plants, 100% 'backyard compostable' and sourced in Australia.
OUR PRODUCTS PLANT TREES
We choose suppliers that value and regenerate the environment. So when we order our packaging from them - they plant trees where they are most needed, in Australia and globally.
ABOUT OUR BUSINESS
Native Harvest was founded in 2019, out of a love of delicious food, delicate flavour combinations, innovation and bringing family, friends and community together to share a meal.
In 2024 Brendan and Amanda decided to open a cafe (with gorgeous marina views!) and further share these incredible flavours. Together with our incredible staff Native Harvest Cafe has grown into a thriving local breakfast | brunch | lunch | cheeky cocktail spot.
Our native Australian ingredients are both ethically and sustainably sourced. We source directly from farm owners and where possible, Indigenous owned businesses. We share with you the origin, the history of how they are sourced and hand harvested for you. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
OUR MEMBERSHIPS
- Queensland Bushfood Association
- Australian Native Food and Botanicals (ANFAB)
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100% LOCAL
We are local – from our products to our packaging and people. Which means fresher products that benefit our local economy
PREMIUM QUALITY + HEALTH BENEFITS
Our native ingredients are pure, of the highest quality, full of nutrients and antioxidants and chemical-process free.
FARM TO TABLE
All of our products are sustainably and ethically farmed. We source direct from the farmer, straight to you. Wherever possible, we source from indigenous owned businesses.