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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.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
As always the Family Farm Tour was good fun - see the album of photos on Facebook if you can. Search for the "FoodPath Culinary Food Tours" page. Cloe a large gentle Maremma dog took a shine to the oldest child in the group - also named Cloe and we got some good pics of them together.
Warryn did a great job demonstrating pasta making using free range eggs, Durum wheat flour and plain flour - and sent the kids on their way with a sample of fresh pasta to take home.
All kids seem to love pasta so this is always a hit.
As always Anne got the children involved in the shed washing and grading the eggs and showed us how they manage to do this for up to 2000 eggs a day!!
Anne and Warryn are now supplying eggs to three IGA supermarkets in Sydney as well as all around the Southern Highlands.
Look out for Berrima Ridge eggs - from these very contented chooks who are free to roam and scratch in the dirt to their hearts content.
Craig came home from his holiday early to take us on a tour of the dairy - thanks Craig!
After the milking there were poddy calves to feed and one father and daughter were particularly enthusiastic about this.
I always feel happy after our Family Farm Tour because you can see how much everyone gets out of it.
Brave little Molly did not seem phased by being eye to eye with 4000 chooks!
All kids seem to love pasta so this is always a hit.
Look out for Berrima Ridge eggs - from these very contented chooks who are free to roam and scratch in the dirt to their hearts content.
Parents and children alike were very interested in learning how this modern dairy works.
After the milking there were poddy calves to feed and one father and daughter were particularly enthusiastic about this.
I always feel happy after our Family Farm Tour because you can see how much everyone gets out of it.
