Day one of the annual Farmgate Festival tickled taste buds and had the community supporting local farmers and producers.
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Muddy Creek Apples, located at Legana, is a 130-acre apple farm, hub of the festival, and where chairwoman Claudia Vinson was set up.
Ms Vinson said last year had been the best year for the festival since its inauguration, but this year's numbers were back to normal.
"The festival plays into that strength of support local and you will be able to see the produce grown right here in our own valley," she said. "It's nice for the farmers to feel that support from the community."
Tamar Valley Truffles - a producer of black Perigord truffles - is included in the festival and offers attendees the opportunity to learn more about the fungus while sampling products made from it.
Manager Marcus Jessup said truffle season started in mid-June and continued until September.
"The festival is good to get groups together ... and teach people how truffles grow and form," he said.
Village Olive Grove is also on the festival program and attendees can sample their oil, along with olives and dukkah.
Owner Allen Baird said the grove was something he and his wife had wanted to do after they were inspired by similar farms in Slovenia.
The pair planted the trees at the grove in 2004/05, and the first harvest was in 2011.
"I think we depend mostly on the land, the soil, the climate, the rainfall, we depend on nature. The rest is just careful management," Mr Baird said.
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