New season pear and apple varieties, along with pineapple quince mean Autumn is here - even if Autumn weather hasn't quite cemented itself. Which means Summer crops of sweet corn, capsicum, zucchini and tomato are all still going strong - making for a nice mix for the boxes this week.
A close look at the boxes this week will show most produce is from Vic growers, apart from bananas (Queensland, sweet potato and some potato varieties (tassie). Summer seasonal produce is holding up really well considering the consistent heat, with...
We have good news on eggs, with organic eggs from Bendigo along with the Honest Eggs from Muckleford both available in good amounts this week. Most produce is coming from around Victoria right now, so weather up north should only affect bananas and sweet potatoes - if at all. So far, it's looking good, fingers crossed.
With brassicas slowing in the hot sun, its centre stage for eggplant, capsicum and tomato this week. Plenty of all these in the boxes, along with biodynamic beetroot, lettuce from Vic growers, local zucchini and tomato, and excellent value sweet corn.
Daylesford carrot season kicked off last week, with Adam in Bullarto harvesting the first paddock - they are excellent as always - as they have been for the last 20 years.
We want folks growing their own produce, and we want the boxes to fit around what’s in your garden. Or what a generous friend has left in your fridge.
For local produce, you can’t go past tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, eggplant, spring onion, cucumber and zucchini - along with all the leafy greens right now.
New season starting for Vic cauliflower this week, and excellent value for broccoli, cabbage and pumpkin. More local tomato, cucumber and zucchini means we’ll see better summer prices in coming weeks.
Our favourite time of year is blood plum and peach season - and this week we have our favourite biodynamic stone fruit grower harvesting both.
