We’ve been getting lots of nice comments regarding the cara cara oranges in last week's boxes - these beauties got me eating oranges again - super sweet with a little grapefruit tartness. Plenty of time left in the season for them to make an appearance again.

In the meantime, this week's navel oranges fair pretty well too. And the mandarins from Mildura and Swan Hill have been excellent. Expect plenty of citrus in the boxes all through Winter.

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, pumpkin, sweet potato, beetroot, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, parsnip, capsicum, zucchini, fennel, lettuce, spinach, silverbeet, apples, banana, pears, mandarins, oranges, tangelo

The VICTORIAN Food Box contains a selection of:

carrots, red onions, potato, pumpkin, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, parsnip, celeriac, fennel, leek, spring onion, lettuce, spinach, silverbeet, apples, pears, oranges, mandarins, tangelo

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THIS WEEKS PRODUCE

To mix the boxes up a little, we’re lucky to be getting a late flush from up north (now that the weather has eased) and are able to include CAPSICUM and ZUCCHINI in them again. We may see some late TOMATO also.

From a little closer to home, fresh BEETROOT with leaves from Swan Hill are back. Darren in Inverleigh is still picking his beets, along with biodynamic CELERIAC and PARSNIP - both in the Vic boxes.

Biodynamic CABBAGE from up north is excellent value this week; and Joe from Colac will have his Cabbage in the Vic boxes also.

BROCCOLI will be a little short (and $$) these next few weeks - so expect more CAULIFLOWER in the boxes instead.

Greens are starting to respond to sunnier days - we have BABY COS LETTUCE from Baxter and SILVERBEET from Colac; hopeful we’ll have BABY SPINACH back too.

Biodynamic RED ONIONS are excellent value right now - and in the boxes.

For fruit, we have biodynamic APPLES from Red Hill (Fuji & Sundowner for the boxes). A nice pick of BANANA has brought the price back.

And citrus continue to be the pick with Navel & Cara Cara ORANGES in the boxes, 1kg nets of MANDARIN for just $8.90 and Mildura tart TANGELO in peak season value.

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THIS WEEKS SEASONAL RECIPES

Spinach and Cauliflower Bhaji

Simple Red Pepper and Spinach Dahl

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