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- Jill Dyson,
- Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
- Click on the link to read Jill's latest blog post. Jill has been running FoodPath in the Southern Highlands of NSW with her partner Nick since April 2010. They have grown the business to a level where they now include a range of activities including tours, workshops and collaboration with others (cooking schools, wineries, etc). During the past 10 years Jill and Nick have got to know the local producers and continue to promote and support these local small businesses. They have organised and run many food related activities including taste education workshops and producer visits. It was after they organised a successful tour for a group of chefs from some of the best restaurants in Sydney that they realised they could turn their interest into a business - and this led to the setting up of FoodPath - Culinary Tours with a Difference. Now Jill and Nick are working closely with Southern Highlands Tourism and Wingecarribee Council to help raise the profile of their area as a food destination where everyone will benefit - tourists, local consumers and the producers themselves.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Our two Mushroom Tunnel Tours last Tues 6 Aug 2011 were a great success!
You might wonder what there is to see on such a tour but let me tell you that the tunnel itself is very interesting, as is the history of the tunnel and of this business Li Sun Mushrooms.
It is quite a long walk - 500 metres each way but we take it at a gentle pace.
Noel Arrold, the business owner and Micro Biologist is an interesting and funny man and you will be fascinated to hear him talk about the different types of Asian and exotic mushrooms that he grows in both his laboratory and the tunnel.
A variety of colours and shapes, some slimy like these Japanese mushrooms that are great in soups.
If they are not picked they just grow bigger and bigger like this bunch!
Woody ear looks different from the others and is crunchy in texture.
Noel's mushrooms can be purchased at the Bowral Market at Bowral Primary School on the 2nd Sat of the month and at many other outlets in the Southern Highlands and beyond. Just look for the Li-Sun Mushroom label.
Some lucky people got to take the big bunches home and had great plans for how they would cook them.
The next Mushroom Tunnel Tours are on Tues 25 Oct at 10am and 11.30am. Get your booking in now to secure a place - ring Tourism Southern Highlands on 4871 2888. Price: $35 per person
