FBR Staff Writer Published 14 April 2015

Organic food producer Happy Family has expanded its pouch product range with the introduction of Love My Veggies.

Available in banana, beet, squash & blueberry; carrot, banana, mango & sweet potato; and spinach, apple, sweet potato & kiwi flavours, Love My Veggies pouches contain one full serving of organic vegetables.

The new pouches contain organic fruit and vegetable combinations and claim to deliver essential nutrients including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron and Magnesium to help nourish growing toddlers.

Happy Family founder and CEO Shazi Visram said: "As moms, we have first-hand experience with how challenging -- and sometimes stressful -- it can be to make sure your child is getting the balanced nutrition he or she needs.

"We developed Love My Veggies to give parents peace of mind knowing that their children are getting a full serving of vegetables in delicious flavor combinations their children will love."

Happy Family's Love My Veggies pouches join the Made to Matter -- Handpicked by Target product collection of natural, organic and sustainable brands.

Packaged in 4.22 oz. pouches with four pouches per box, Love My Veggies will be available for sale at a retail price of $5.89.

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'OUR food, our health, our future' is the catch cry for the Clarence Valley's latest food event Feast In The Field on this Sunday

Event organisers have attracted huge interest and inquiries from foodies and growers from around the Northern Rivers region.

While tickets for the afternoon feast sold out weeks ago there are still places available for the morning session which features a masterclass for growers, chefs and produces who want to develop and grow their supply chains of native, local and organic produce.

Director for the Organic Matters Foundation (OMF) and host of the event Mike Smith said the committee was thrilled with the response from locals.

"We have had to make more places available for the industry morning session and encourage anyone who wants to learn or grow local, native and or organic food to book in ASAP," he said.

"With our inaugural event we wanted to develop relationships and build our local, native and organic food networks which supports the local and Northern Rivers economy.

"All our food for this event uses the 100 mile table principle and we really wanted to connect our farmers and food producers to our local chefs."

The morning masterclass features celebrated chef Clayton Donovan who will talk about the benefits of using native and local cuisine and produce that is grown seasonally.

Other morning key note speakers are from Macquarie University, Queen Bee Organics in QLD and local farmers who will share their stories and ideas.

One of the other food event organisers Gina Lopez said Feast In The Field also broke new ground as the first event of its kind to have a zero waste strategy in the Clarence Valley.

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