Farm tour and long lunch by Amanda Hinds to showcase high country as foodie destination
As well as delectable dining, the High Country Harvest Lunch with distillery and farm tours is expected to showcase north of Toowoomba as a foodie destination.
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An exquisite farm tour and long lunch catered by award-winning chef Amanda Hinds will showcase the high country north of Toowoomba to southeast Queensland.
Organised in partnership by the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce and the Hampton Irrigators, the High Country Harvest Lunch with distillery and farm tours will be an all-day event that heralds the start of the inaugural Hearth Wind and Fire Festival – a season-long series of events that celebrates the best things about the high country: fires, food, wine, and relaxation.
The unique microclimate of the high country, which includes Ravensbourne through to Hampton, Crows Nest, and the outlying areas north of Toowoomba, and its special agricultural and environmental qualities will be showcased at the lunch at Bunnyconnellen on May 14.
As well as being a delectable journey through the region’s produce, Mrs Hinds said the event would highlight the area as a destination for tourists from south east Queensland.
“We’re in one of those premium positions at the moment for travel – it’s an hour and a half from Brisbane and it’s one of those quick, cheap getaways, although we do have some really exclusive accommodation as well,” Mrs Hinds said.
“There’s beautiful escarpment and country, national parks, and it’s one of those things where you could be up here in an hour and a half and be enjoying.
“If you come up through Ravensbourne, it’s a beautiful drive. Wind your windows down as you’re coming up because the smell is incredible.
“Leave the smog behind and breathe some real country air.”
Toowoomba Chamber Food and Agri Network’s Sally Boardman of Sunnyspot Farms said the lunch would highlight the region as a destination.
The event will begin at 8.30 in the morning with tours of farms and the Pechey Distillery, leaving from Toowoomba.
Lunch will kick off from 12.30 at Bunnyconnellen and will feature incredible combinations of local produce over the course of three hours before patrons will be returned to Toowoomba.
Tickets are $225 for chamber members and $290 for non-members and are available from toowoombatickets.com.au.
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