Olive Envy

Olive Envy Olive Envy is my way of contributing to this evolving culture of good food, simply prepared. However, our passionate interest in good food begins much earlier.

History of olive envy

We began offering a selection of quality olive and antipasto side dishes to farmers market food lovers in February 2012. In 1976 our customers first acquired a taste of our fresh produce in a busy countrystyle store in Grantham, at the foot of the Toowoomba range. This passion for delivering a diverse range of quality produce evolved over the next three and a half decades,

to thriving markets on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts of Queensland. We have always enjoyed catering to those who remember childhood foods from other cultures; and procuring favourite regional foods was always paramount. Now with the plethora of these delicious foods being grown here, we can all experience those flavours without travelling too far. Flavours from our Herb and Chilli Farm at Cootharaba in the Noosa Hinterland to your table.

From the Farm 699 pickles… 🥒to the olive bar… 🫒past the feta tubs… 🧀the dressings… 🍯the olive tubs…and back to a few mor...
04/09/2026

From the Farm 699 pickles… 🥒
to the olive bar… 🫒
past the feta tubs… 🧀
the dressings… 🍯
the olive tubs…
and back to a few more pickled favourites.

A proper little table of useful things.

Sharp, creamy, briny, glossy, crunchy, and ready to make the weekend food look far more organised than it is.

Come and have a wander through.

Olive Envy at the markets this weekend
📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | Saturday 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | Saturday 6am–12pm
📍 Noosa Farmers Market | Sunday 6am–12pm

Lemon and garlic feta has no intention of staying in its tub. 🍋🧄🧀It is far too useful for that.Here’s a quick Friday ide...
03/09/2026

Lemon and garlic feta has no intention of staying in its tub. 🍋🧄🧀

It is far too useful for that.

Here’s a quick Friday idea before the weekend gets away from everyone.

Warm lemon garlic feta potatoes

Boil or roast a tray of baby potatoes until tender and golden. While they’re still warm, tumble them into a bowl with a spoonful of the feta oil, a squeeze of lemon, cracked black pepper, chopped parsley and a good crumble of Olive Envy Lemon & Garlic Feta.

Add a few olives if you like things a little briny.
Add capers if you want a sharper little kick.
Add nothing else if people are already hovering with forks.

The feta softens into the warm potatoes, the lemon lifts everything, and the garlic does exactly what garlic is meant to do.

Very good beside grilled fish.
Lovely with roast chicken.
Perfect on its own with a bit of bread and no further discussion. 😉

We’ll have Lemon & Garlic Feta with us this weekend, along with olives, tapenade, pickles, chutneys, dressings, olive oil, sauces and all the good things for the table.

Saturday
📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | 6am–12pm

Sunday
📍 Noosa Farmers Market | 6am–12pm

That is a proper little grazing board. 🌿🫒No tower.No fuss.No one balancing a cracker under architectural pressure.Just t...
03/09/2026

That is a proper little grazing board. 🌿🫒

No tower.
No fuss.
No one balancing a cracker under architectural pressure.

Just the sort of things people actually want to eat.

A few olives.
Something pickled and crunchy.
Tomatoes with black pepper.
A little cheese.
Some crackers.
A spoon or two for the bits that won’t behave themselves.

This is why we love antipasto. It does not need much explaining once it is on the table.

You put it down, people gather around, and suddenly everyone is “just having one” for the next twenty minutes.

We’ll have plenty of good grazing-board bits with us this weekend, ready for the fridge, the table, the verandah, or wherever people seem to appear with a drink in hand.

Saturday
📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | 6am–12pm

Sunday
📍 Noosa Farmers Market | 6am–12pm

We challenge you to have a taste and build yourself a better board. 🧀🥒

Saturday is a good day to let the fridge get ahead of you. 🌿🫒Grab......A few olives for the table.A tub of feta for toma...
28/08/2026

Saturday is a good day to let the fridge get ahead of you. 🌿🫒
Grab......
A few olives for the table.
A tub of feta for tomatoes, eggs or roast veg.
Something pickled for the sandwiches.
Tapenade for toast.
Preserved lemon for potato salad.
Honey Mustard for carrots or chicken.
Wicked Worcestershire for the gravy, because gravy should have a bit of backbone.

And this morning, we’ll have the Farm 699 @ Noosa range with us too, including the savoury little winners that came home from the Ekka with a lovely bit of gold. 🏅

No need to make a fuss about it. Just come and taste them, and see what you think.

We’re set up at:

📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | Saturday 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | Saturday 6am–12pm

Bring your bag. We’ll help fill it with something useful. 🧺

🏅a lovely little thing to see. 🏅🌿Our Farm 699 @ Noosa range received 1st Prize in the Cottage Industry Savoury Section a...
27/08/2026

🏅a lovely little thing to see. 🏅🌿

Our Farm 699 @ Noosa range received 1st Prize in the Cottage Industry Savoury Section at the Ekka Royal Queensland Show 2026.

There’s something quietly pleasing about that.

Not because food needs a ribbon to be worth eating, but because it’s nice when the things made with care, good produce and a bit of old-fashioned patience get noticed.

These are the same pickles and pantry bits we bring to the markets. The ones made to sit beside cheese and bread, cold meats, roast dinners, sandwiches, sausages, smoked fish, or whatever lunch turns into once everyone starts picking.

Sharp where they should be sharp.
Crunchy where they should be crunchy.
Useful in that very good, fridge-door sort of way.

We’ll have them with us this weekend.

Come and have a taste of the little gold winner. No fuss, no speech, just a spoon and your own good judgement. 🥒💛

Saturday
📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | 6am–12pm

Sunday
📍 Noosa Farmers Market | 6am–12pm

🍋Preserved lemon is far too useful to be left at the back of the fridge. 🌿People often buy it for one recipe, usually so...
27/08/2026

🍋Preserved lemon is far too useful to be left at the back of the fridge. 🌿

People often buy it for one recipe, usually something lovely with chicken or lamb, then forget it can do a hundred small jobs after that.

Rinse a piece, fillet out the soft pulp, pat the skin dry, and finely chop the rind.

🍋Stir it through yoghurt with garlic for a quick sauce.
🍋Fold it into hummus.
🍋Add it to roast chicken with olives.
🍋Mix it through potato salad.
🍋Put a little in tuna, crab cakes or grilled fish.
🍋Whisk it into olive oil for a dressing with proper brightness.

It brings salt, lemon, depth and that hard-to-name savoury lift that makes food taste more finished.

A small bit goes a long way, which is exactly what you want from a good pantry tub.

We’ll have preserved lemons with us this weekend, along with olives, feta, capers, tapenade, chutneys, pickles, dressings, olive oil, sauces and all the useful things for the table.

Saturday
📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | 6am–12pm

Sunday
📍 Noosa Farmers Market | 6am–12pm

Come and ask us what to do with it. That’s half the fun. 🫒

Award winning 699 Pickle plate for people who know what they’re doing:Start with a good board or plate.Add sliced pickle...
21/08/2026

Award winning 699 Pickle plate for people who know what they’re doing:

Start with a good board or plate.
Add sliced pickled onions, pickled cucumbers, beetroot and red cabbage.
Put a wedge of sharp cheddar or a creamy feta nearby.
Add cold roast meat, ham, smoked fish or sausages if you’ve got them.
Bread on the side. Butter if you were raised properly. 😉

The trick is balance.

Something rich.
Something creamy.
Something sharp.
Something crunchy.

BAM!

That is where good pickles earn their keep. They cut through the fat, brighten the plate, and make leftovers look like lunch had a plan all along.

We’ll have our show stopping pickled range at the markets this weekend, along with olives, feta, tapenade, chutneys, dressings, olive oil, sauces and plenty more for the table.

Saturday
📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | 6am–12pm

Sunday
📍 Noosa Farmers Market | 6am–12pm

Come and taste the little troublemakers. We may even tell you what happened at the Ekka. 🫒✨

Well, a few of our pickles have been to Brisbane and come home with a bit of gold. 🏅🥒Lauren entered our very own Farm 69...
20/08/2026

Well, a few of our pickles have been to Brisbane and come home with a bit of gold. 🏅🥒

Lauren entered our very own Farm 699 @ Noosa range in the Ekka Royal Queensland Show this year, and we’re very pleased to say they took out a 1st Prize in the Cottage Industry Savoury Section.

Not a bad little outing for a few jars of proper, crunchy, sharp, farmhouse-style goodness.

These are the sorts of things we love making because they do a real job on the plate. We’ll have the Farm 699 range with us this weekend, along with olives, feta, tapenade, chutneys, dressings, olive oil, sauces and all the usual good things.

Come and taste the little gold winners for yourself. 🌿

Saturday
📍 Kawana Waters Farmers Market | 6am–12pm
📍 Yandina Country Markets | 6am–12pm

Sunday
📍 Noosa Farmers Market | 6am–12pm

Did you know most of your weekly shop can be done at the markets? 🌿🧺Fruit, veg, bread, eggs, seafood, meat, flowers, cof...
15/08/2026

Did you know most of your weekly shop can be done at the markets? 🌿🧺

Fruit, veg, bread, eggs, seafood, meat, flowers, coffee, pantry bits, and a few good things for lunch before you head home.

It’s a practical way to shop local, and it keeps your money closer to the people growing, making and preparing the food.

We’ll be at Noosa Farmers Market this morning with the Olive Envy tables full of all the useful, beautiful bits that make Sunday eating feel easy.

Glossy olives for the bowl on the bench.
Creamy feta for tomatoes, eggs, roast veg and warm bread.
Tapenade for toast, pasta, fish or a quiet spoonful while you think about lunch.
Chutneys for cheese boards, curries, sandwiches and cold meats.
Pickles for crunch, colour and that sharp little lift every good plate needs.
Dressings for salads, roast veg and anything looking a bit too sensible.
Olive oil for drizzling, roasting, dipping and finishing.
Sauces for gravy, burgers, seafood, Sunday roasts and the sort of cooking that likes a bit of depth.

Pick up the basics, add a few extras, and Sunday lunch starts looking after itself.

📍 Noosa Farmers Market | Sunday 6am–12pm

Address

Sunshine Coast
Cootharaba, QLD

Opening Hours

6am - 2pm

Telephone

+61412371463

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