Program - Orange Food Week
Program - Orange Food Week
Program - Orange Food Week
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ORANGE<br />
PiCK UP aN oraNgE<br />
CBD & rEgioN maP<br />
@ oraNgE ViSiTor<br />
iNFormaTioN CENTrE<br />
or DoWNloaD @<br />
TaSTEoraNgE.Com.aU<br />
WELCOME tO<br />
orange f.o.o.d week<br />
so f.o.o.d week turns 21!!<br />
i participated at the first F.o.o.D affair back in 1991 – when it<br />
was held at the orange regional gallery Forecourt – and if<br />
i remember correctly, there were some 7 or 8 wineries and a<br />
couple of local producers, a butcher bbq’ing sausages & steaks<br />
and me – trying to replicate a French Café!!<br />
How things have changed.<br />
The F.o.o.D <strong>Week</strong> Committee now organises six events, including<br />
F.o.o.D Central and our newest event, Forage – thanks to the<br />
wonderful support of NSW DPi.<br />
We are still a voluntary committee, and all of us continue in this<br />
capacity because we are passionate about our area and what<br />
comes out of it!! The steady rise of our wines in reputation, the<br />
exponential rise in production of our vineyards over the last<br />
21 years and the continued excellence of our produce, fan the<br />
flames of our passion. The great work that Taste orange does<br />
to market and promote all facets of our area are testament to us<br />
all in the orange district who strive for excellence in any of the<br />
component parts that make our area so wonderful and attractive<br />
to both visitors and residents.<br />
our producers have had an up and down year – the end of a<br />
10 year drought over the last 18 months has brought good and<br />
bad – two wet grain harvests, two smaller cherry crops and a<br />
very damp vintage in 2011 – but bumper apple crops and great<br />
livestock production. By the skin of our teeth our F.o.o.D <strong>Week</strong><br />
events were terrific in 2011 – let’s hope the weather gods are as<br />
kind in 2012.<br />
The F.o.o.D <strong>Week</strong> Committee welcomes all to the 2012 F.o.o.D<br />
<strong>Week</strong>, the event holders, the out of town guests, the local<br />
residents and the stallholders and wineries. The combination<br />
of the above has made F.o.o.D <strong>Week</strong> the longest running and<br />
arguably the most successful regional event in NSW (at least).<br />
Eat and drink (sensibly) and have a wonderful F.o.o.D <strong>Week</strong> in 2012.<br />
regards,<br />
Edwena mitchell<br />
President<br />
www.orangefoodweek.Com.au 1
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