Tall Timbers, in the town of Manjimup,
offers a comoffers a comprehensive range of local prehensive range of local
wwines and are famines and are famed for their med for their marinated arinated
Black Angus sirloin steak sandwBlack Angus sirloin steak sandwich —ich — it’s it’s
a hungry farma hungry farmer’s favourite.er’s favourite.
Can you suggest a good café? Paddock
Pop Up is a new café in Pemberton and
is the gorgeous shopfront for Southern is the gorgeous shopfront for Southern
Roasting Co. They offer creative toasted Roasting Co. They offer creative toasted
sandwsandwich comich combos, sweet treats and bos, sweet treats and
quality hamquality hamper provisions.per provisions.
Also in PemAlso in Pemberton, the Nourish berton, the Nourish
WWholefoods Café is a one-stop shop holefoods Café is a one-stop shop
for super-healthy eating. Dine in, take for super-healthy eating. Dine in, take
away or buy provisions for self-catering.away or buy provisions for self-catering.
Best coffee? Paddock Pop Up or Two
Little Black Birds Café in MLittle Black Birds Café in Manjimanjimup.up.
What natural attractions would you
recommend visiting? There are so
mmany, but many, but my favourites are: Big Brook y favourites are: Big Brook
DamDam, Beedelup Falls and the Gloucester , Beedelup Falls and the Gloucester
Tree [a giant karri] in PemTree [a giant karri] in Pemberton. Fonty’s berton. Fonty’s
Pool and the TimPool and the Timber and Heritage Park ber and Heritage Park
in Min Manjimanjimup. The Understory Sculpture up. The Understory Sculpture
WWalk and Yeagarup Dunes in Northcliffe. alk and Yeagarup Dunes in Northcliffe.
In WIn Walpole, experience the Tree Top alpole, experience the Tree Top
WWalk and a Walk and a WOWOW W Wilderness EcoCruise. ilderness EcoCruise.
What are your favourite beaches? The
little beach at Cathedral Rock or Salmlittle beach at Cathedral Rock or Salmon on
Beach, both at WBeach, both at Windy Harbour.indy Harbour.Name some of the region’s great
produce. The diversity of produce in
the Southern Forests is imthe Southern Forests is immmense. The ense. The
mmain products that spring to main products that spring to mind are ind are
apples, avocados, potatoes, mapples, avocados, potatoes, marron, arron,
truffltruffles, mes, milk and creamilk and cream, and walnuts., and walnuts.
Where can you buy local produce?
Aside from the numerous roadside
stalls, the Mstalls, the Manjimanjimup Farmup Farmers’ Mers’ Market is arket is
the best place to access seasonal fresh the best place to access seasonal fresh
produce. It’s held on the first and third produce. It’s held on the first and third
Saturday of the mSaturday of the month at Month at Manjin Park. anjin Park.
Another mAnother must is Forest Fresh Must is Forest Fresh Marron in arron in
PemPemberton, wberton, where you can buy locally here you can buy locally
farmfarmed med marron and rainbow trout.arron and rainbow trout.
Are there any producers that do
farmgate sales? Lyster Orchards
on the South Won the South Western Highway near estern Highway near
MManjimanjimup are fantastic and Phil’s up are fantastic and Phil’s
Veggie Patch, a roadside stall on the Veggie Patch, a roadside stall on the
PemPemberton Northcliffe Road, about berton Northcliffe Road, about
five kilomfive kilometres outside Northcliffe.etres outside Northcliffe.
What are the best places to eat?
The Southern Forests region produces
extraordinary black Périgord trufflextraordinary black Périgord truffles es
that are harvested during wthat are harvested during winter. Try inter. Try
the trufflthe truffle tapenade pizza at The Truffle tapenade pizza at The Truffle e
Kitchen, wKitchen, which is part of The Trufflhich is part of The Truffle and e and
WWine Co, a Mine Co, a Manjimanjimup property where the up property where the
truffltruffles are dug daily when in season.es are dug daily when in season.Since moving to Pemberton with her family in 2005, chef Sophie Zalokar has
become an unofficial spokesperson for the region’s farmers and showcases local
produce at her Foragers Field Kitchen. She believes visitors come to the Southern
Forests to experience the abundance of fresh produce and cool-climate wines on
offer, as well as the native karri forests, serene waterways and unspoilt coastline.SOUTHERN FORESTS, WA
SOPHIE ZALOKARChef Sophie Zalokar picks wild
greens on her seven-hectare
property near Pemberton.
ABOVE The dining room at
Foragers Field Kitchen, where
Sophie hosts seasonal and
local produce dinners. BELOW
RIGHT Green tea shortbread
and white chocolate ice-cream
sandwiches may feature on
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