Hello Coconut Friends! I hope this blog finds you well - my kids are finishing their last week of School Term 3 and I'm reflecting on time since my last newsletter to you wonderful folks. So - Here's some Beach Harvest Coconut news! * We hired Lisa - our first employee - in July and she's awesome.  She's a Chef by trade - I love her attention to detail when packing our coconut chips and she's great when leading the team on harvest/opening days.  Her attitude is always positive and my only regret is not hiring her sooner!   * After months of trialling a $10 bag at the mar ..read more

Love candles? We've had our popular Coconut Candles in husk for many years, but we now have Coconut Candles in coconut bowl.  How beautiful are they? We are in LOVE with our coconut candles in a coconut bowl. The scent is amazing, and the bowl looks SO cute in the home. All candles are a soy/coconut wax blend and have a burn time of over 20 hours. Each candle is $39.95. Free Shipping when you buy 3 or more. Choose from tropical scents: Coconut Lime, Four Mile Beach (vanilla, pineapple, coconut), and Sandalwood Vanilla. Coconut husks are harvested from Port Douglas b ..read more

I have the BEST recipe for homemade fudge - it's Paleo and Vegan, healthy and delicious. This is perfect to make for the unannounced guest ("Hey, can we pop in for a quick cuppa?") or last minute 'bring a plate to share' function. Here it is: BLITZ these items (I use my blender): 1/2 cup coconut oil 1/2 cup cacao powder (or cocoa powder) 1/2 cup maple syrup 1 cup walnuts 1 tbsp macadamia oil 2 pinches salt   When finished, stir through 50 grams of our COCONUT SPRINKLES.  I prefer to use either Maple, Himalayan Salt, or Plain.  But, if you prefer to add a bit of extra spice, use ..read more

Do you love Vanilla? Vanilla was one of our original Coconut Chip flavours, and the Vanilla Coconut Chip is our Delicious Food Award winner. We also use Vanilla Extract in our Coconut Granolas, too. WE LOVE VANILLA! In fact, we love it SO MUCH, we recently visited the farmers of Broken Nose Vanilla near Innisfail. The farmers, Fiona and Matt, have been inviting us & asking us to visit their farm for many years. Because Covid life is a bit slower these days, we finally had the opportunity to make the trip. This is us at the start of the 3 hour drive. The kids were not excited and ..read more

Hey Coconut Friend! Did you know we sell coconut bowls? I was a little reluctant at first because we don't make them ourselves (and we pride ourselves on using Australian-grown coconuts, nuts, seeds, and fruits!), but many customers were asking for them. The high cost of labour in Australia means that we simply cannot produce them here (and we don't have the huge coconut production like they do overseas), so I had to think of a solution. So I found an ethical coconut company in Vietnam and ordered a few. They were great!.... so I ordered a box. As an added bonus, my kids enjoy eating out ..read more

A few months ago, we were contacted by the team at Hemingways Brewery Port Douglas about a large corporate event. Hemingway's is awesome because they 1) support local businesses 2) brew delicious beers and 3) have epic sunset views. Before I knew the details, I knew this event was going to be great. The client wanted "an interactive coconut activity" for the 250+ guests, and they asked us if we could help. So, we suggested "Coconut Chips Tastings" with 5 coconut chips flavours that go with beer. We served Sweet Chilli, Himalayan Salt, Tasmanian Sea Salt & Caramel, Coconut Vegan Bacon, and ..read more

After 6 years of making Coconut Chips, it happened. We received our first 1 star review. We've had hundreds of published 5-star reviews and thousands of happy customers. Most of the reviews give me the warm & fuzzies, but this one made me squirm. Here's the review: Bad grammar aside, I was not expecting this. Sweet Chilli is our family favourite and people who like chilli LOVE it. What do I do? Delete the comment and pretend I don't have an unhappy customer? Heck no! I realised: This 1-star review isn't a bad thing; it's an opportunity! For one, I can publicly reply to this customer, exp ..read more

I love seeing what clever food bloggers can do with our coconut chips, and this recipe by @DeliciouslyKeto is amazing!  Kim uses Beach Harvest Plain Coconut Chips as the final touch on this low carb Keto dessert.   Here is the recipe: Vanilla Bean and Berry Coconut Tartlet (Serves 4) Crust: 1 1/2 cups almond flour 1/4 cup Nutra Organics coconut flour 1 tbsp Erythritol  2 tbsp psyllium powder 2 tbsp ghee 2 eggs, lightly whisked  Vanilla bean filling: 3/4 cup cream 3/4 cup almond milk 2 tbsp Erythritol  1/2 vanilla bean 1 1/4 tsp gelatine  1 tb ..read more

Coconut??Yes, please! I started my coconut journey in 2013. I read about the benefits of coconut and thought, "wow, we need more of this!" Unfortunately, I didn't grow up with coconut, so I had no idea how to feed coconut to my family. Luckily, I've found some amazing coconut recipes that my family continues to enjoy. I'm so happy to share them with you! Do you want to eat more coconut? At a loss of where to start? These are 3 of my favourite ways to enjoy coconut (hint: they're kid friendly, too!). Breakfast - coconut granola I've always enjoyed cereal for breakfast, so switching from the mas ..read more

Goodbye 2018 - I loved you!  We saw our best year ever: increased sales, lots of publicity, new business connections.   Hello 2019 - You are The Year of the Coconut! But first, I wanted to share some of the highlights of 2018: * Being featured on ABC Landline - again! * Seeing our coco-nutty faces on SBS Food Safari and SBS Everyday Gourmet. * Reading about ourselves in Women's Weekly Food Magazine and CWA Ruth Magazine.  We are honoured! * Being shortlisted for TNQ Innovation Awards *Meeting new connections & making new friends whilst regularly attending Port Douglas ..read more