MALENY SHS held its inaugural Paddock to Plate event last Friday August 30. The event was a tremendous success, with 95 guests enjoying a gourmet meal prepared by celebrity chef Matt Golinski with the assistance of the school’s Hospitality students.
Students studying Agriculture, Hospitality and Events all collaborated to bring this event to fruition and were a stand out on the night. Guests were treated to Agricultural produce grown at the Maleny SHS farm in a three-course alternate drop, which included beef, goat and lamb plus an array of seasonal horticultural produce and the school farm’s eggs.
Local producers in the area also supported the event by generously donating an assortment of ingredients. This included Maleny Dairies, Maleny Cheese, Bellthorpe Avocadoes, Breathe Easy Farm, the Schofi eld family, Maleny Chocolate and Pacific Farms Macadamia.
Various other local businesses supported the event in other ways. Many thanks to Ernie Ferriday for donating the use of a cold room, Maple Street Meats for receiving and preparing our school meat and Weston Earthmoving for creating the event location landscape.
The generosity of the area was solidified further through donations towards gift draw for guests. The feedback from guests has been overwhelmingly positive, commenting on the precision to detail, location and decorations; and of course, the food! Many are hoping this will become an annual event for the school.
