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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.
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Showing posts with label organic dairy. Show all posts
Sunday, November 6, 2011
EXCITING NEWS -
WE HAVE A NEW ARTISAN SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE MAKER IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
WE HAVE A NEW ARTISAN SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE MAKER IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Just released – a soft curd sheep’s milk cheese made by
Michael McNamara, a new artisan cheese maker in the Southern Highlands.
Michael
and Cressida are passionate about their sheep and excited about their new
business and FoodPath has been waiting anxiously for their cheese to become
commercially available. You can now purchase this at Il Topolino delicatessen in
Bowral.
FoodPath has a Cheese Appreciation Workshop scheduled for
next Sun 13 November, which will taste cheese from four local Southern Highlands
cheese makers – including Pecora Dairy.
Venue: Howards Lane Vineyard
Date: Sun 13 Nov 2011
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Price: $66
Venue: Howards Lane Vineyard
Date: Sun 13 Nov 2011
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Price: $66
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Wow, we had fun this morning at Howards Lane vineyard tasting 11 cheeses and learning how to be a "discerning consumer". We had a great group who were all keen to learn and the setting at Howards Lane is stunning - especially on a beautiful day as it was today.
Nick shared his passion for cheese and his extensive knowledge in a friendly and relaxed environment.
One comment was "This session has changed my cheese appreciation and eating thereof. You have given us a pleasant and informative session. Thank you." (Jenny) Another was "An excellent warm presentation with a great balance of general and specific information". (Steve) "The mixed company made the session lots of fun and interesting". "Great to get local knowledge about produce".
How good is that!
This is what Nick aims to achieve and it is very gratifying when you get such great feedback.
Today we tasted cheese from three different local cheese makers - Highland Organics at Moss Vale, Thistledown Creamery at Windellama and Small Cow Farm at Robertson. A mixture of cows milk and sheeps milk cheeses. Some organic, some not. All very interesting. The workshops will vary depending on the availability of cheese but we love to support the local producers whenever we can.
Interested?
Keep and eye on the Tours page of the website for the next Cheese Appreciation Workshop, we'd love to have you join us.
Nick shared his passion for cheese and his extensive knowledge in a friendly and relaxed environment.
One comment was "This session has changed my cheese appreciation and eating thereof. You have given us a pleasant and informative session. Thank you." (Jenny) Another was "An excellent warm presentation with a great balance of general and specific information". (Steve) "The mixed company made the session lots of fun and interesting". "Great to get local knowledge about produce".
How good is that!
This is what Nick aims to achieve and it is very gratifying when you get such great feedback.
Today we tasted cheese from three different local cheese makers - Highland Organics at Moss Vale, Thistledown Creamery at Windellama and Small Cow Farm at Robertson. A mixture of cows milk and sheeps milk cheeses. Some organic, some not. All very interesting. The workshops will vary depending on the availability of cheese but we love to support the local producers whenever we can.
Interested?
Keep and eye on the Tours page of the website for the next Cheese Appreciation Workshop, we'd love to have you join us.
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.
Monday, September 13, 2010
On request we have developed an extra FoodPath Tour on Sat 2 October - the Sat of the long weekend.
We are offering this in 4 options, in case you don't have all day.
3. 10.30 – 5pm. Walk and talk, fruit bottling workshop and lunch at Wombat Hollow, visit to milking dairy and cheese tasting workshop. Price $145pp
We are offering this in 4 options, in case you don't have all day.
Join us for a day in the beautiful Robertson area of the Southern Highlands. First we visit a wonderful and unique rural venue - Wombat Hollow. Have a walk and talk then enjoy a fruit bottling workshop learning about traditional methods and how this is done today. Share a long table lunch together, then move on to a dairy to watch the afternoon milking and finish with a cheese tasting workshop with some artisan cheese makers. Find out more about the food we eat. Some products available for sale. You can never buy fresher than straight from the producer.
Available in 4 options:
1. 10.30 – 2pm. Walk and talk, fruit bottling workshop and lunch at Wombat Hollow. Price $95
2. 10.30 – 3.30. Walk and talk, fruit bottling workshop, lunch and visit to a working dairy to watch the milking. Price $120 pp
4. 3.40 – 5pm Cheese tasting workshop. Price: $25 pp.
For bookings contact Jill@foodpath.com.au or ring Jill on 0419 617 021.
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