- 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, December 22, 2010
We are very happy that Norman has agreed to FoodPath taking people to see his potato farm at Robertson. This will have to be on a Sunday in January or February because on Saturday they are busy at the markets. I think it will be very interesting to show childen where their potatoes come from and let them dig for themselves to find some! We will try to include this in one of our family tours in January.
On Sat 11 Dec Norman sold lots of potatoes at the Moss Vale Farmers' Market - where we offer a Farmers' Market Tour. This is held on the 4th Sat of the month.
It is important that FoodPath works in with farmers who are busy running their businesses. Many of these farms are not normally open to the public and we are lucky to be able to take groups to visit them on occasions.
Keep an eye on our website to see if there are any upcoming tours that appeal to you. Contact us from the website with any questions - www.foodpath.com.au.
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| Norman had a busy morning at the Moss Vale Farmers' Market |
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| I was amazed at the variety of potatoes (16) grown by one farmer! |
Keep an eye on our website to see if there are any upcoming tours that appeal to you. Contact us from the website with any questions - www.foodpath.com.au.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
We are happy to announce that we have been able to organise to take a group (max 22 people) chestnut picking in the Southern Highlands on Sat 26 Mar 2011. This is lucky because it is very popular.
Busloads of Europeans come down from Sydney to gather nuts and cook them on the large braziers. On 26 Mar there will be 200 others there!
We are having a tour to the Farmers Market that morning so have decided to meet at the Moss Vale showground at 11am and travel by bus from there. Some people might want to do both tours! Farmers' Market tour is limited to 8 people.
Time: 11am - 4pm
Transport: Bus
Price: $45 (take your own picnic)
Price: $65 (lunch provided - delicious sandwich, cake and drink from the sourdough shop in Bowral).
To book contact us from the website or ring Jill on 0419 67 021.
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| Chestnuts on the tree |
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| Roasted chestnuts |
We are having a tour to the Farmers Market that morning so have decided to meet at the Moss Vale showground at 11am and travel by bus from there. Some people might want to do both tours! Farmers' Market tour is limited to 8 people.
Time: 11am - 4pm
Transport: Bus
Price: $45 (take your own picnic)
Price: $65 (lunch provided - delicious sandwich, cake and drink from the sourdough shop in Bowral).
To book contact us from the website or ring Jill on 0419 67 021.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
On 12 December we had our Slow Food Terra Madre Day activity in the Southern Highlands. Terra Madre means Mother Earth and Terra Madre Day is celebrated across the world on or close to 10 December each year. Check the Terra Madre section on the Slow Food International website.
Last year we had a regional dinner at The Post Cafe in Moss Vale to support and showcase local producers.
This year we had a barbeque at a member's home with meat supplied by Galloway beef breeders Greg and Chris who went to Turin in October this year as our Terra Madre delegate.
An extra item of interest was a cider tasting put on for us by Slow Food member Rhondda who has 600 cider apple trees in Robertson.
This was my last activity as Convivium Leader of Slow Food Southern Highlands. Now I will be focusing on FoodPath and out busy schedule of activities. Keep an eye on the website or contact us to find out what is coming up - www.foodpath.com.au
Last year we had a regional dinner at The Post Cafe in Moss Vale to support and showcase local producers.
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| Greg and Chris provided Galloway beef for a barbeque lunch and Greg cooked! |
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| Rhondda gave us an apple sider tasting which was interesting and unusual. |
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| Greg talking to a group of Slow Food members about their experience at Terra Madre in Italy |
Greg also gave us a talk, which was very interesting, about their experience as delegates to Terra Madre.
This was my last activity as Convivium Leader of Slow Food Southern Highlands. Now I will be focusing on FoodPath and out busy schedule of activities. Keep an eye on the website or contact us to find out what is coming up - www.foodpath.com.au
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
We are kick starting the year in 2011 with two Family Friendly Farm Tours in January - on Sat 8 Jan and Sat 22 Jan.
Come with us to visit some farms and meet the animals and their owners.
Feed the chooks and collect the eggs at the free range egg farm near Berrima. Bottle feed the calves at a dairy near Burrawang.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the beautiful grounds at Eling Forest winery.
All this and more!
For more info - contact us from the website or ring Jill on 0419 617 021.
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