Jerusalem Artichokes, Not Ginger!

by Produce Coordinator on May 21, 2013

 

Stop the press!

1.) The nobbly roots in this week’s boxes are not ginger. They are jerusalem artichokes. These are a nutty flavoursome root vegetable.

2.) You absolutely do not have to peel them. Just give them a scrub under the tap.

3.) For recipe ideas, see Cook Your Box. Enjoy!

 

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Local Farm Tours

by julian on May 16, 2013





Make sure the future generation knows where their food comes from…

Pledge a ticket for a school child to visit a local sustainable farm at:

http://startsomegood.com/farmtours

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Shallots

by Produce Coordinator on May 10, 2013

Known as scallions in the U.S., this week our Small, Medium, Large, and Veg Only customers will be treated to a healthy dose of shallots in their box. Incredibly abundant in Vitamin K – the mysterious vitamin – Rita’s shallots will give you a lovely hint of the onion flavour you love in doses that won’t send you rushing for chewing gum. Shallots are pretty happy-go-lucky as far as vegetables go, they tolerate light sauteing, go easily into salads, and make great bedfellows with eggs in dishes such as quiches, omelets, and scrambled eggs.

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3 May 2013

Our new farmer, Martin from Griffith, is behind the delightful valencias in your fruit only, small, medium, and large boxes this week. Don’t be fooled if they don’t look the greatest – this late in the season typically produces some of the best fruit because the fruit has had a long time to take in [...]

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26 April 2013

Straight outta Dapto, courtesy of farmer Lance and Mountain Range Nursery, we bring some late season cucumbers for y’all to enjoy. Cucumbers spread to Europe through the Roman empire, and it is said that the emperor Tiberius ( 42BC – 37AD) had them at his table all through summer and winter (talk about demanding). If [...]

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19 April 2013

Phwoar! Pink lady apples are back in your fruit only, small, medium and large boxes this week. They were developed at the Department of Agriculture in West Australia by John Cripps, who crossed the Australian lady williams apple with a golden delicious. The result is a tart and crisp apple that will make you sit [...]

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12 April 2013

Stop the press! Broccoli is set to return to Food Connect and will feature in our veg only, small, medium and large boxes. Containing more nutrients than an average Greco-Roman wrestler, Broccoli does it’s Mediterranean heritage proud and is an amazing source of anti-carcinogens, antioxidants, vitamin C, and dietary fiber, as well as being delicious [...]

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Return of the Spud

5 April 2013

When Phil our potato farmer in Kangaroo Valley said the drought had affected his crops and we weren’t able to receive any we were devastated. So we’re very pleased to announce that Joy and Lester from Crookwell have started harvesting their crop for us. Look out for a range of potatoes from your regular sebagos [...]

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Easter — Can you tell a Good Egg?

29 March 2013

For better or worse Easter is now inseparable from Easter Eggs! So we thought we’d take this opportunity to have Ian our egg farmer tell us exactly how to tell if you’ve got a good egg or not. And if you really want to go traditional, you can blow your old eggs out and paint [...]

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Avocado — Facts

25 March 2013

Our order of swedes went a little pear (and avocado) shaped this week, but instead we are proud to be giving our Vegetable-Only, Medium, and Large box customers avocados instead. Humans have been feasting on avocados in Central America for at least 10,000 years, and this week you get to take part in this culinary [...]

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