Mushroom Foraging in the High Country of the Central West region of NSW. Have you ever been curious about how to forage for mushrooms? Robbie Robinson shares his expert knowledge with us at Central West Mums. Foraging was a “God send” during the lockdown months of the...
Robbie Robinson
Central West, NSW, Mushroom Foraging
Mushroom Foraging in the High Country of the Central West region of NSW. Have you ever been curious about how to forage for mushrooms? Robbie Robinson shares his expert knowledge with us at Central West Mums. Foraging was a “God send” during the lockdown months of the...
Spring Foraging For Quandongs
When I turn the calendar to reveal October, my mind turns to Spring foraging. Mid-October reveals a small window of opportunity to search for a truly exotic, indigenous fruit, called quangdongs. Santalum acuminatum known as the desert quandong is a small native...

Robbie Robinson
Based in Orange, Ex-teacher and Purveyor of business “The Market Cat” or Robbie Robinson as he is more typically known, has been providing top-quality Central West produce to leading restaurants/ and hotels to Sydney, The Blue Mountains, Canberra, and Qantas since 1985.
Robbie was also one of the original Orange FOOD WEEK founders 1991 -1997 and was president of the committee from 1994-95.
Robbie lived in the United Kingdom from 1997-2016 and was an Export Director of Australian wine to Russia, Japan, Europe, Canada, and the UK.
After returning to Orange, in 2016, Robbie picked up “The Market Cat” business in 2019, with an emphasis on Wild Mushrooms, Hoshigaki, Miso, and other artisanal products.





