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This Christmas strawberry tree has been a favourite with my children (and their teachers) for quite a few years now! It’s ideal for kids’ Christmas parties as it’s a somewhat healthy option and gluten free but still looks impressive!

The hardest part is sourcing a foam cone - Spotlight or Big Bubble usually carry them, and we have sourced some for the Locavore Store this year to save you a trip to town! Once you find the ideal cone you can reuse it year after year, provided no-one accidently throws it away.

You’ll need:
1 x foam cone
1 x platter - a large round one slightly bigger than a dinner plate works well.
1 x packet toothpicks
1 x Christmas star
4-6 punnets of strawberries (depending on size)
1 x punnet blueberries or Malteasers
Icing sugar to dust.

Method:
*Stick the cone to the platter with blue tack so it’s steady.

*Rinse and drain the berries . I leave the green leaves on but you can remove.

*Starting at the base, stick a toothpick in the cone and spike the strawberry onto it. Work your way all over the cone covering with strawberries as close as possible.

*When it’s mostly covered, you can use the blueberries or Malteasers to fill in the gaps.

Delicious, tree-ripened stonefruit has just arrived at the Northern Valleys Locavore Store direct from Michael Liddelow's Gingin Nursery

Frustrated with the excessive use of plastic bags in supermarket fruit and veg aisles, co-owner of Northern Valleys Locavore Store, Tamieka Preston, who also owns the Northern Valleys News, sought a unique solution for the shop, which only sells food produced within 100km of the store.

A NEW business has taken food provenance to another level with the notion of 'locavore'.  Trish Murrell (left) and Tamieka Preston have turned their passion for local produce into a business that promotes sustainable produce for the benefit of producers and the community.

You may have heard the word provenance coming up rather a lot lately in relation to food – particularly gourmet produce. It’s certainly becoming a more and more popular way to describe the origin of a certain food – or in other words, where it was grown or reared.

Over 100 producers and foodie entrepreneurs in the Northern Valleys region have found a permanent market for their locally grown produce or value-added products at the Northern Valleys Locavore store in Bindoon – which means locals can enjoy locally produced food every day.

At the Northern Valleys Locavore Store we’re proud to have been given the ‘Snail of Approval’ by Slow Food Swan Valley – our local arm of the worldwide Slow Food movement.