There are plenty of summer fruits around at the moment. Will check out the cherries this week, if they are good enough, might even offer them the following week, which is our last delivery for the year.

So, two more delivery weeks to go, then we close down until immediately after the Australia Day long weekend.

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Cheers, Michael

Pre-cooked baby love beets combined with a handful of salad mix, cherry tomatoes, avocado, slices of cucumber and sprinkles of salad seeds makes for a very quick and healthy meal.

Just a reminder that there are no new season apples yet. The best choice at the moment is either the pink lady or the granny smith varieties. The Packham Pears are also getting towards the end of the season, but still worth buying.

Best of the seasonal fruits are the peaches, nectarines and apricots.

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Michael

 

 

 

Passion fruit has been in between seasons, and in short supply for the past month. Supply has picked up, and the price has dropped, so it’s available this coming week.

I started apricots from Rode in South Australia late last week, after trying one at the market last Tuesday. Really delicious, and a reasonable size (52mm).

So, plenty of new season fruit available: yellow nectarines, white peaches, apricots, cantaloupe, pineapple, watermelon and passion fruit.

The local strawberries have been a bit up and down, this cold and wet weather is not helping them. Eat them quickly is my advice.

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Michael

The first of the Queensland mangoes from Bowen will be available this coming week. They will be a bit on the green side, so they won’t be able to be eaten straight away.

Last week’s seedless watermelon was pretty good. It comes from Ayr in Queensland which produces about 1/3 of all watermelon grown in Australia.

Local strawberries should be excellent, as the humidity has been lower than the week before.

Green kiwifruit has finished, as has nashi pears and jazz apples

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Michael

Over the last few weeks, green beans coming down from Queensland have been of poor quality because of the amount of rain they’ve had up there. Apparently the rain has eased, and the quality has improved.

Local strawberries have also had to deal with rain, followed by warm and humid conditions. These weather patterns are a recipe for poor quality, and a shorter shelf life. So the advice from the grower is to eat the strawberries within a day or so of getting them.

The Northern Territory mango season is coming to an end. My supplier is expecting a final shipment from Katherine, early next week. After the Northern Territory mangoes finish, it shouldn’t be too long before the Queensland ones begin.

The Queensland watermelon season began a couple of weeks ago. They’re cutting quite nicely, so time to begin supplying them again.

Please also note, that all apples are picked in autumn, so the apples that are currently being supplied have been in storage for quite some time now. As it gets later and later in the season, the quality deteriorates. Best to stick with Pink Lady or Granny Smith apples at this time of the year. These apples are lower in sugar, and keep better for longer.

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Michael

The stone fruit season is just starting to kick off. This week we will begin white nectarines and yellow peaches from Queensland.

The Navel oranges have finished, so the Valencia variety is available loose, or in a 3kg bag.

This weather is going to be very beneficial for the local strawberry growers, hoping it is a bumper season for them.

I plan on starting watermelon, the week after Melbourne Cup week.

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The orange season is just about to change from the Navels to the Valencias. If you are buying loose oranges they will be the Navel variety (Australian), if you by them by the 3kg bag, they will be Valencias (also Australian).

I thought the first batch of local strawberries last week were pretty good considering it is very early in the season. Hoping that the wet weekend hasn’t affected the quality of them too much.

Speaking of weather, they have had some very wet weather up north (Queensland) which affects the quality of some items (beans and corn), and the price of others (sweet potato) because it is too wet to pick.

Bananas have really jumped in price over the last month or so, apparently it has been colder than usual up there, which means the bananas take longer to grow. Less bananas means, higher prices.

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Due to the warmer weather, the first batch of local strawberries will be available this week. I don’t think I’ve ever sold local ones this early before.

Mangoes started last week, and ate surprisingly well, so will do them again this week. Looks like mandarins have finished, I noticed they were slightly drier last week, so time to give them a break.

Bananas have jumped in price, and the quality (appearance) isn’t as good as usual. The actual fruit is fine, just a few blemishes on the outside.

Baby “Love Beets” are available most of the year, and are great in a salad, sprinkled with salad seeds.

Finally, navel oranges are still available, but we are just about to switch over to the valencia variety, will keep you posted.

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Cheers, Michael

 

Northern Territory mangoes have been in the market for a few weeks now, and I will be offering them this coming week ($3.29 each or two for $5.98).

Cantaloupe are also a good buy, bright orange flesh and very sweet.

Supply of quality strawberries is unreliable, as is the supply of passion fruit and limes. Neither of these fruits are available this week. If this warmer weather keeps up, it shouldn’t be too long before the local strawberries start.

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Have a great week,

Cheers,

Michael