News & Updates

The Imperial Mandarin season has come to an end, replaced by the Afoura variety.

The Afoura are seedless, but sometimes at the start of the season there may be a few pips. They’re hardly ever dry like the imperials, much more consistently juicier!

Garlic has finally come down in price, still imported, but a whole lot cheaper. Ginger is still expensive, as demand for it is very high at the moment.

As a quick aside, if further restrictions are imposed, I can assure you that we will definitely continue to deliver, no need to be concerned about fruit, vegetable, honey, egg and juice supply.

Have a good week!

Cheers,

Michael

 

Supply of Free Range Eggs is not an issue at the moment, we have a choice between our premium Jindi Pasture Fed Free Range Eggs (which are hand delivered by the farmer to our door), and Grain Fed Free Range Eggs which I pick up from the Wholesale market twice a week.

The Market is much the same as last week, Imperial mandarins will be available at the start of the week, might change to the Afoura variety towards the end of the week subject to availability.

Many of you have asked about strawberries, they’re coming from Queensland at this time of the year, quality and supply have been patchy, so that’s why I haven’t been offering them.

Plenty of soup veggies around; parsnips, turnips, swede, celery, carrot, pumpkin and leeks!

Cheers,

Michael

Hello everyone,

Back delivering again this week, spoke to my suppliers this morning, corn is available again, as is cantaloupe.

The red seedless grapes have finished, imperial mandarins are still available, will change over to the ‘Afoura Mandarin’ variety soon.

Looking forward to delivering fresh produce to you this coming week.

Cheers,

Michael

Passion Fruit is the latest new season fruit.

Full of pulp and super sweet, these Passion Fruit are grown on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. I have been selling Passion Fruit from this grower for many years, and they never disappoint.

I thought strawberries would be available by now, but the grower tells me we’ll need to wait another week. Hopefully it will be worth the wait.

Cauliflower is in very short supply, are expensive, and quite small, so not offering them this week.

Just a reminder that Australian citrus is at it’s peak now. Navel oranges, mandarins, ruby grapefruit, lemons and limes are all coming from the Sunraysia district (North Western Victoria).

Have a good week,

Cheers,

Michael

Plums finished last week as predicted, so no more summer stone fruits until November.

As I mentioned last week, red seedless grapes are still available, perhaps the quality has dropped off a little.

Hope to start Queensland strawberries, the week after next. All berries are currently very expensive, and the quality poor.

My favourite fruits at the moment are the gold kiwi and imperial mandarins, both are excellent quality at the moment.

Sold heaps of herbs last week, particularly the basil, which I’ve kept on special again this week.

Have a good week,

Cheers,

Michael

Herbs are great to add to curries, casseroles, soups, stir fries, roasts and salads!

This week, the following herbs are available for the special price of $1.98 per bunch:

Basil; Chives, Continental Parsley; Coriander, Dill, Mint; Rosemary; Sage; Thai Basil; Thyme and Vietnamese Mint.

Looks like the Plums are coming to the end of the season, this might be the last week.

There’s still plenty of other seasonal fruits around: Apples; Oranges; Mandarins; Packham Pears; Kiwi (both green and gold); Nashi Pears; Bananas; Cantaloupe and Pineapple.

The quality of the red seedless grapes is dropping off, but I am still offering them for sale (don’t leave them in the fridge and forget about them).

Strawberries and Blueberries are very expensive at the moment (it’s in between seasons), the Queensland season is still a few weeks away.

Have a good week,

Cheers,

Michael

 

 

New season Pink Lady and Jazz Apples are a very good price at the moment, maybe something to do with less apples going into lunch boxes at the moment. Supply is strong, but demand is down, hence the price reduction.

It’s citrus season again, but Navel oranges are not as cheap as they usually are at this time of the year. Demand is up, seems like everyone’s looking to up their Vitamin C intake.

Bags of 3kg Navel oranges are available again.

Shepard avocados replaced the Hass variety two weeks ago, looks like the Hass are back again, but not sure for how long.

Thanks to everyone for ordering early, it’s a big help.

Order cut-off for Monday & Tuesday deliveries is 6pm Sunday, Wednesday delivery cut-off is 6pm Monday.

Thursday and Friday order cut-off is 6pm Wednesday (early ordering is always appreciated).

Have a good week,

Cheers,

Michael

 

There have been quite a few new season items over the last couple of weeks:

Imperial Mandarins; Navel Oranges; Pink Lady Apples; Jazz Apples; Gold Kiwifruit; Brussels Sprouts; Parsnips; Turnips & Swede.

This week we are adding three Asian Greens:

Wombok; Chinese Broccoli & Choy Sum, as well as Celeriac.

Just a reminder that we are also stocking Penne Pasta, Yeast and freshly picked Walnuts from Shepparton (in their shells).

Order cut-off for Monday & Tuesday deliveries is 6pm Sunday, Wednesday delivery cut-off is 6pm Monday.

Thursday and Friday order cut-off is 6pm Wednesday (early ordering is always appreciated).

Have a good week,

Cheers,

Michael

 

 

It’s citrus time again, new season Imperial Mandarins are now available, as are Ruby Grapefruit.

Navel oranges have just started, it’s still very early, hope to have 3kg bags soon, only got the loose ones at the moment.

One of my favourite fruits is back on, and that’s Gold Kiwi!

Brussels Sprouts started last week, Swede and Turnips will be available this week, time to make vegetable soup and/or pasties.

Thanks to everyone for ordering early, it’s been a big help.

Monday to Friday deliveries as usual this week, order cut-off for Monday and Tuesday deliveries is 6pm Sunday night.

Order cut-off for Wednesday deliveries is 4pm Monday, but early ordering is appreciated.

If you order early, and then realise you need to add to your order, just text me any additions (0425 857 866), it’s easy for me to add to your order.

Hope everyone is well,

Cheers,

Michael

 

 

As the Wholesale Market is closed on Easter Monday, this week’s delivery schedule will be pushed back a day, so usual Monday deliveries will be Tuesday; Tuesday deliveries will be Wednesday, and so forth.

Yes, usual Friday deliveries will be delivered on Saturday 18th April.

Navel oranges started late last week, so they are now available again. Probably a little early for them, but there is high demand for oranges at the moment, so they are available if you want them.

Brussells Sprouts are available again in 400g portions.

The Hass avocado variety have finished, so now we move onto the Shepard variety.

Penne Pasta is available for sale, as is yeast (which is apparently difficult to get at the moment).

Order cut-off for Tuesday and Wednesday deliveries this week is 6pm today (Sunday). Thursday delivery cut-off will be Monday 3pm.

As always, early ordering is appreciated, as it helps with planning.

Cheers,

Michael