Food Connect is contagious!

by Ann on February 24, 2010

The Food Connect model is so appealing because it is simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, caring of the environment and people and alive with real life stories.  Read here what Russ Grayson is saying about us!

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Coming in your box Monday 15th March

by Ann on March 12, 2010

As always, it’s nature permitting what we do actually harvest from the farm. But we have ordered the following for you:

Fruit

  • apples – gala and Japanese matzu
  • banana’s
  • watermelon
  • pears

Salad and veg

  • red cabbage
  • basil
  • bok choy – replaced with onions!
  • cucumbers
  • potatoes
  • beetroot
  • broccoli – replaced with carrots!
  • silverbeet – in medium and large boxes only
  • shallots – in medium and large boxes only.

Enjoy!

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Coming in your box Monday 8th March!

by Ann on March 5, 2010

Nature permitting, we will be packing for you…

Fruit

  • pears
  • apples- Gala and Matzu
  • yellow  nectarines
  • banana’s

Salad and veg

  • pumpkin – Jap
  • Chinese broccoli/kale
  • cucumbers
  • tomatoes
  • zucchinis – sorry, not available this week!
  • salad packs
  • basil
  • eggplant
  • mushrooms

and delivering those extra 2 kg packs of apples.

Take some amaranth (the pretty leay green with bright purple leaves) home from the extras box to try- it’s great as a blanched vegetable!

To refresh the greens, just rinse them or spray with fresh water.

Enjoy!

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How to use up a vegetable box

3 March 2010

Thanks to one of our brilliant City Cousins for her advice on how to use up the contents of your produce box, without waste! Read what she says here.

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What’s in your box on 1st March!

26 February 2010

Nature permitting, you’ll be enjoying the following:
Fruit

grapes
bananas
apples
plums – replaced by yellow nectarines, as the humidity ripened the plums too much!
limes

Salad and veg

charlotte potatoes (similar to kipfler)
corn
tomatoes
mushrooms
garlic
water spinach* or puk choy
shallots

*This healthy Chinese green can be steamed, added to Thai curry or stir fried very quickly with garlic and Tamari.
Enjoy!

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Food Connect starts deliveries in Sydney!

17 February 2010

It is with great excitement and much hard work that Sydney Food Connect can now announce that our first delivery has been completed! See the photos below showing some of the team hard at work.

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Food Connect starts soon in Sydney!

16 November 2009

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Food Connect Sydney is a community supporting agriculture (CSA) enterprise that connects farmers with city folk.
We believe in food with integrity and care about where your food comes from, who has grown it and the impact on the environment.
We source ecologically grown produce from local and regional farmers. As [...]

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Keeping them honest

13 November 2009

Recent reports indicate that the power of the big supermarkets is forcing prices up in Australia faster than elsewhere. Where a previous attempt to keep an eye on prices failed, the Daily Telegraph aims to use the power of grass roots to make a difference. Read more.
Food Connect Sydney supports fair pricing which means that [...]

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Peak Soil

12 November 2009

Working with farmers and supporting them to look after the soil is just one way Food Connect Sydney people help deal with the issue of Peak Soil. The Land covers a conference that included this emerging topic. Read more.

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Action in Adelaide

11 November 2009

Read some inspirational words from Kelly about a recent get together of farmers and consumers by Food Connect Adelaide. It’s great to see people responding well to an idea who’s time has come. Click here.

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