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Crisp mornings and clear days are bringing the best of early Winter.
Fresh leafy greens, bountiful root vegetables and brassicas.
Crisp mornings and clear days are bringing the best of early Winter. Fresh leafy greens, bountiful root vegetables and brassicas.
Week 40 - Capsicum, Cucumber, Broad Beans, Bok Choy, Fennel and Baby Cos Lettuce

Week 40 - Capsicum, Cucumber, Broad Beans, Bok Choy, Fennel and Baby Cos Lettuce

A bumper crop of Chinese Greens from Colac is coming through this week, and plenty of Baby Cos Lettuce and Asparagus from Mornington and Pakenham areas.

Fruit is still primarily citrus and apples, with Navel Oranges from Mildura and Sundowner apples from Red Hill the picks.

We won’t see much new local season crops during the Spring months, but we’re getting word that it's already looking to be a good growing season for local tomato, zucchini and eggplant.

Eat well,
Graham


PS. Choose from one of our box selection, and let us know your “no list”; or make one of your own by choosing the vegetables and fruit you prefer.

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THIS WEEKS SEASONAL BOXES

The MIXED Food Box contains a selection of:

carrots, onions, potato, sweet potato, kohlrabi, parsnip, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, cucumber, asparagus, fennel, chinese greens, lettuce, apples, banana, oranges, mandarin, tangelo

The VICTORIAN Food Box contains a selection of:

potato, leek, beetroot, celeriac, kohlrabi, asparagus, broad beans, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, mushrooms, lettuce, chinese greens, spinach, apples, pears, oranges, mandarin, tangelo

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THIS WEEKS PRODUCE

The start of multi coloured CAPSICUM from up north starts this week. We should have the BULLHORNS too for a little while longer.

CUCUMBER from Gippsland will be finished for a few weeks and will start again once the Summer season starts.

From Colac, CHINESE GREENS of Pak Choy and Bok Choy are having a bumper pick after the rains from a couple of weeks ago, and we have a grower special of $3.90 a bunch.

BABY COS LETTUCE from Mornignton also benefiting from those rains, and warm sunshine.

Dalmore and Koo Wee Rup are the main growing regions for biodynamic ASPARAGUS, and we’ll have plenty in the boxes for the whole of Spring.

BROAD BEANS is looking to have a good season too, expect them in the Vic boxes too.

New season Swan Hill CAULIFLOWER starts this week as the BROCCOLI from Gippsland slows.

Green CABBAGE from Colac will be in the boxes in large quarters, and late season biodynamic CELERIAC is back in the Vic boxes.

For fruit, late season HONEY MURCOTT mandarins from up north, and delicious sweet AFOURER mandarins from Swan Hill.

CARA CARA is now finished for another year. We’ll still have Mildura NAVEL ORANGES and plenty of PINK GRAPEFRUIT and TANGELO arriving.

New season BLUEBERRIES this week, and expect to see MANGO soon.

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THIS WEEKS SEASONAL RECIPES

Farfalle with Baby Capsicum, Asparagus and Spinach

Easy Asparagus Mushroom and Bok Choy with Noodles

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