A NEW festival for the South East to be called Crave is planned for Richmond Park on April 6-7 next year.
“Crave has been established by the Coal River Valley Tasmania Tourism Association to showcase the fantastic produce the region has to offer,” Destination Southern Tasmania CEO Mr Heroys said.
“The festival will include stalls of local producers and delicious ready-to-eat food from food vans and masterclasses.”
Coal River Valley Tasmania Tourism Association president Katrina Williams said Crave would be set on the front paddock of Richmond Park Estate in Richmond.
“We will celebrate the modern day producers who continue to make this area an important part of Tasmania’s cultural and culinary landscape.”
“The Palawa people were hunter-gatherers and Richmond Park Estate provided them with an abundance of game, shellfish, water birds and a permanent supply of fresh water even in the driest summer,’’ she said.
“From 1815 land grants to settlers encouraged permanent settlement in the Coal Valley area.”