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Man killed in car crash near Coffs Harbour

A 76-year-old man died when the car he was driving crashed about 35 kms northwest of Coffs Harbour last Friday afternoon, police said.

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What’s Mullum?

Having worked at the Ford dealership in Mullum while my wife ran an art and craft shop in Mullum,...

Two charged following alleged pursuit – Ballina

About 12.20am (Thursday 14 March 2024), police from Richmond PD Highway Patrol attempted to stop an allegedly stolen Ford Focus on the M1 Motorway at West Ballina.

Surf’s up for World Pro Adaptive Titles in Byron

Favourable conditions are expected for the World Pro-Adaptive Surfing Titles 2024, to be held at Byron Bay’s Main Beach from today.

Trees and birds to go in Mullum?

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Demands for increased housing in Byron Shire raise significant concerns for CABS

Serious concerns have been raised over the Byron Shire Residential Strategy 2041 by the 12 Byron Shire-wide associations that make up Community Alliance for Byron Shire (CABS).

Sexual offence and fraud charges, Gold Coast

Detectives from the Gold Coast have charged two men with sexual offences that were arranged through an online classified advertisement.

Baraka Foods at the Mullumbimby Farmers Markets

How do you know you’re doing hummus right? When the international visitors tell you it’s some of the best they’ve tried in the world! This is the level that Baraka Foods is hitting, and they’re proud of it.

Alan Schwarz has been running Baraka Foods for five years and the business specialises in Middle Eastern and North African cuisine, including hummus, babaganoush, tahini and labneh cheese. ‘Our products are made using traditional recipes passed down through the generations, with some modern adaptations,’ Alan says.

The products have found popularity in the Northern Rivers thanks to being gluten-free, GMO-free, preservative-free, and not using any artificial colours or flavours. Baraka Foods also offers a large vegan range.

Alan says 2021 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the business, with a completely reconfigured production site. ‘We’re feeling good because we’ve refreshed and modernised,’ he says. ‘We have a purpose-built site, which means much better product flow of inputs coming through the production area, packing area, coolroom and dispatch. Everything feels really fresh and squeaky clean, and it makes us really proud of the business we are running and the products we’re creating for our customers.’

And what’s the hot tip for the autumnal and winter tables this year? Baraka’s salsa and babaganoush perform well in the cooler months, with more people starting to eat indoors.

Alan says that after five years the business is as passionate as ever and continues to live by its principles of employing local staff, sourcing ingredients locally, as much as possible, and minimising all waste within the business.

‘We are big on minimising food miles, and we work hard to generate very little waste,’ Alan says. ‘We have other businesses that repurpose some of our waste and we compost a lot of our green waste.’

Call by and see Baraka Foods at the Mullumbimby Farmers Markets from 7–11am every Friday.


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