Recent press reports refer to Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical commonly used in plastic food and beverage containers, having a possible link to heart disease (ABC Science Online September 17 2008). There have been concerns over many years about the possible hormone disrupting properties of this chemical. Manufacturers of baby bottles now provide alternative materials to the common polycarbonate plastic bottles which contain BPA. Polypropylene is BPA free and is now used by many manufacturers of baby bottles. Polypropylene has one of the lowest impacts on the environment of all plastics.   The plastic tubs used for KidSnaK are made from polypropylene, and the plastic lining on the inside of the foil lids is also made from polypropylene. Therefore, consumers of KidSnaK need have no concerns about BPA.

KidSnaK Launched at Perth Convention Centre, July 2008

Our KidSnaK range of certified organic pureed fruit snacks was launched at the Western Australian School Canteen Association "Healthy Choice" Food Expo held at the Perth Convention Centre on July 16 2008.

The product was well received by canteen and health professionals. Taste sampling was provided to attendees with excellent feedback. KidSnaK has been awarded a "green light" (the highest ranking), under the Canteen Association's Star Choice rating criteria, established in 2006 to assist compliance with the Western Australia Department of Education and Training's policy and standards for healthy food and drink choices.

We now have available 300 gram retail packs of frozen berries selling in shops in Perth. Varieties presently available are Mixed Berries, Boysenberries and Bramble Berries. See our Frozen Berry Retail Packs page for details.

Retailers wishing to stock this product can contact Food Station, our Perth wholesaler, phone (08) 9379 9924.

Award for our Environmental Mangement System (EMS)

At the 2008 National EMS Forum in Newcastle, we were presented with the Merit Award for the Farmer Category of the EMS awards and were runners up in the premier award for this category. Our EMS was developed with, and is accredited by, the BestFarms team of the Blackwood Basin Group who now provide EMS services nationwide. We were the first EMS, other than the one for their demonstration farm, to be accredited by BestFarms.

Western Australia State Natural Resource Management Conference 2008

Errol Seymour presented a paper at this conference in Bridgetown entitled "Embracing Diversity and Environmental Sustainability with On-Farm Food Processing". This paper describes how and why Drover's Rest embarked on value adding to result in a major change of direction for the venture. For the full text of the paper, click here Read more (PDF, 40KB).