Building its reputation as a wine region as well as avocado growing increasing at an exponential rate, the orchards and rolling paddocks with their rich soils produce fruit, vegetables and nuts with flavour that is hard to rival.
Here’s where you’ll meet genuine locals and food personalities, primary producers, chefs and cooks. You’ll be welcomed through farm gates, into private homes, farm packing sheds and front doors at their venues to present a very special window into their lives.
This fertile land, 300 kilometres south-west of Perth, is rapidly earning a reputation as one of Australia’s premier growing regions. The towering Karri forests that surround the farming land not only deter pests and diseases, but large corporations as well. Third and fourth generation farming families work properties their great grandparents cleared by hand.
As past tours have shown, we arrive wide-eyed and hungry and leave as unofficial ambassadors with a deeper connection to the land and people of the Southern Forests region.
” The care taken to create this spectacular tour is so appreciated. The generosity of everyone was outstanding and the joy of sharing experiences, just lovely. Thank you to you both for forging amazing relationships and for enabling all of us to experience so much.” Helen
“This was a real eye opener. Southern Forests have so much to offer – and more to discover! All beautifully organised by the fab MoT crew and ran very smoothly. So glad to have gone on the tour.” Nicky and Tony
“Absolutely delightful tour. Anthony and Tracey were outstanding tour guides, Anthony East’s local knowledge was an invaluable contribution and meeting the local producers, like gold. Plus the food, wine, coffee and produce was outstanding. What a great experience!” Bonnie
“An amazing tour, beautiful areas and an absolute must for anyone who wants to taste ‘real’ food and see how committed our local farmers and producers are to ensuring we receive a quality product. Tracey and Anthony were wonderful tour guides, bus driver and all round lovely people to spend time with. Hearing about the history of the area and about the people who now work the land, from a local, was an added and absolute gem of a feature. Thank you to everyone involved.” Geraldine and Peter
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TECH DIP HOTEL CATERING AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
Tracey has been in the food industry since completing her Diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management in 1982 in the UK. She worked for an outside catering company in London, then joined her parents in rural West Sussex running
TECH DIP HOTEL CATERING AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
Tracey has been in the food industry since completing her Diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management in 1982 in the UK. She worked for an outside catering company in London, then joined her parents in rural West Sussex running the kitchens of a busy country inn.
After marrying Kojonup farmer-boy Anthony in 1990, they moved to Perth. Tracey initially worked for Mustard Catering in Fremantle where she enjoyed a senior role in menu development. She then went on to work for one of Perth’s leading law firms as their catering co-ordinator and later took a position with Kate Lamont’s team.
Establishing Matters of Taste Cooking School in 1997 Tracey says “After running this business for so many years, my love of food and cooking is constantly growing. We seem to have such gorgeous clients and I still get a buzz out of every class”.
Tracey is serious about cooking but doesn’t take cooking too seriously. She facilitates classes with her special style of humour and is known for making class participants feel immediately at ease. She has a vast knowledge of food and cooking and is delighted to be able to inspire and teach clients to realise their potential.
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