Take a rare look behind the scenes of commercial farms around Stanthorpe, with tours available from Monday 28 February to Thursday 3 March (that’s midweek during the 10-day Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival).
But before you head off on a bus tour, first enjoy delicious free entertainment in the Stanthorpe CBD at ‘Paddock to Piazza’ sessions, where chefs will demonstrate cooking with local produce and you’ll hear the producers talk about what’s cooking too.
The ‘Paddock to Piazza’ sessions run 11am – 2pm in the central Piazza down the main street of the town and we recommend you pre-book to jump on the 2pm daily bus tours ‘meet the makers’ and join them back at their farms, orchards or breweries.
Meet the Brewer & Brewery Tour
2PM Monday 28 February
Meet the brewer and tour behind the scenes at Granite Belt Brewery with this Monday afternoon bus tour.
Geoff and Dee Davenport handcraft and bottle beers and ciders at this 1000 litre microbrewery. Join them on this tour for an exclusive tour experience not available for drop-in visitors – this is a special festival only tour.
Optional beer and cider tasting paddles available on the day for an additional cost. Tour returns to Stanthorpe approx 4.00pm.
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Bus Tour: Meet the Grower & Vegetable Farm Tour
2PM Tuesday 1 March
Meet the Taylor family and join them for a rare behind the scenes tour at their Granite Belt vegetable farm where they grow veges for Woolworths shelves.
The Taylor Family Produce Company has been growing vegetables for Woolworths shelves since 2006. There are five main products: iceberg lettuce, wombok, celery, broccoli and silverbeet and thanks to the contrasting climates of the families’ two farms, they are all produced 12 months a year.
Tour returns to Stanthorpe approx 4.30pm.
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Bus Tour: Meet the Berry Farmer & Farm Tour
2PM Wednesday 2 March
Meet the family behind Eastern Colour, who grow strawberries and apples on their farm in Applethorpe.
This is a behind the scenes tour with the farmers themselves and is a tour experience exclusively available for the festival.
Opportunity to pick your fruit available at an additional cost on the day. Tour returns to Stanthorpe approx 4 – 4.30pm.
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Bus Tour: Meet the Apple Farmer & Orchard Tour
2PM Thursday 3 March
Meet the Nicoletti family and join them for a behind the scenes tour at their commercial apple orchard in Pozieres.
Toni and Daniel Nicoletti are 3rd generation apple growers and this tour of their 100-acre farm to learn how their operation works, with its cold storage facility, hail netting, packing shed and irrigation systems throughout the orchards.
Nicoletti Orchards grows Granny Smith, Gravenstein, Jonathan, Red Delicious, Royal Gala, Pink Lady, Sundowner and Fuji.
Tour returns to Stanthorpe approx 4.30pm.
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