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A feast for the senses as Australia’s food capital reopens

A feast for the senses as Australia’s food capital reopens

Ready to throw off the shadow of the pandemic, Orange celebrates 30 years of F.O.O.D Week – and not a moment too soon.

Escape to the country with Orange F.O.O.D Festival.  

Orange is ripe with new beginnings. A year after COVID-19 closed Nicole Farrell’s boutique tour company Red Door Tours – forcing her to cancel seven textile safaris to India and Morocco – she is curating memorable experiences in her backyard instead.

“I’m a poster girl for the pivot!” she says as we cross the square outside the Orange Visitor Centre, where locals are attending crop swap day.

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Catherine MarshallTravel writerCatherine Marshall has worked as a journalist for more than three decades and has received awards for her travel writing and reportage in Australia and abroad. She specialises in emerging destinations, conservation and immersive travel. Connect with Catherine on Twitter.

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