on the property,” said Greg, recalling the hours the couple had to put into the new business. “It was very full-on from the start. I even remember our little ones sleeping under the table while we worked.” Within ten years, the family had sold the Sorrento cafe, create da vineyard and built a home on the property where they still live to this day. “It has been an incredible journey, and we are proud that everything has been done from scratch,” said Greg of the paddock-to-plate business that they began with just a simple planting of olive trees and has become a magnificent property with farm animals, manicured gardens, vines and olive trees that line the driveway. “We now produce olives, grapes, herbs and vegetables in abundance, have our own sheep and chickens roaming free, and have continued to be fully sustainable in our practices with virtually zero carbon emissions.” The priorities have been clear from the start for the couple – simple fresh food, hand grown, great wines and olive products and all done in a sustainable way. “We are a 27 acre farm and we are 56 kilometres from Crown Casino as the crow flies. We have no water, no sewerage, no
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