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Purple carrots date back thousands of years to the early beginnings of the vegetable we now know and love. These ‘original’ carrots were first cultivated in Afghanistan 5,000 years ago.

We also have three new varieties of corn chips from ‘Thomas Chipman’ in Lilydale. Their corn chips are produced from organic corn and are gluten free.

Those that received an order last week should have received a free 300ml pink lady apple juice sample compliments of Summer Snow Apple Juice in West Gippsland. If you missed out, please send me a text, or drop me an email.

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We are offering a free 300ml sample of Summer Snow Pink Lady apple juice with every order this week. Their Pink Lady apple juice comes in either a 2 litre or 300 ml bottle.

Their apple juices contain no additives or preservatives, and are crushed at their orchard in West Gippsland.

The 300ml bottle is available individually for $1.98 or as a 12 pack for $21.95. Save a further 5% by ordering through our online store on a Sunday or Tuesday evening.

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Kale has become a very popular green vegetable in recent times, you can use it in smoothies, salads or you can make your own ‘kale chips’. Coolibah herbs have just launched a 100 gram pre-packed salad mix with a hint of kale. Hop on the bandwagon, and try this popular “super food”.

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Alfalfa, mung and lentil sprouts have been popular for many years. Broccoli sprouts and snow pea sprouts have become much more popular in recent times, and make a great healthy garnish to many dishes. Last week we introduced our range of gluten free, organic veggie chips with the beetroot variety. This week’s new variety of veggie chip is sweet potato.

Just a reminder there will be no deliveries during the first week of the school holidays which is the week beginning Monday 22nd September.

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Met with Joe from Yarra Valley Snack Foods on Friday, he came loaded up with their range of Gluten Free Chips, which of course I had to sample. Will start stocking their range of Gluten Free snack foods very soon:  Beetroot, parsnip, and sweet potato chips, as well as their corn chips, muesli, and seed bars. Tried chocolate coconut chips for the first time…. AMAZING!

Sweet corn is available again, and very good quality. New season organic kiwifruit from New Zealand will be available again this week, for the same price as the conventional (non-organic) fruit.

It looks like tomatoes are going to be expensive for the next month or so, and quality is not that good. Cherry tomatoes might be a better option.

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At this time of the year the quality of lebanese and continental cucumbers is poor, and the price is high. Baby Qukes™ (baby cucumbers) are a good alternative, and are a great lunch box snack. Supply can sometimes be an issue, but I’m hopeful I can get my hands on plenty this coming week.

With Spring nearly on us, a number of customers have begun asking about asparagus. The local season usually starts at the same time as the footy finals, so not long to go.
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We are introducing five new products this weeks; Papa Joe’s Banana Bread, Ambrosia Organic Peanut Butter, a 100% Natural Coconut Water branded ‘Coco Fuel”, and two jams from Sunny Creek Organics (Apricot & Blackberry). All are on the specials page of the online store.

The banana bread comes as a 1kg loaf, and if frozen will keep for six months, left in the fridge it has a shelf life of three weeks from the date of baking. The other four products contain no artificial additives or preservatives.

Chinese cabbage (Wombok) and baby cucumbers in the punnets are also available this week.

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Started a new variety of pears towards the end of last week. They are called D’Anjou, are red in colour, and are eaten when soft. They are quite hard when you first get them (a bit similar to the packham pears of late), but once they ripen I’ve been told they have a “smooth” taste.

Recent cold weather throughout the country has affected the supply and price of the following vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, beans and sweet corn. The morning frosts play havoc with the growing conditions.

My nut supplier mistakenly supplied me with 750 gram ‘Dry Roasted Almonds’, but has agreed to only charge me for 500 grams. I’m passing on the savings, so until stocks last, a 750 gram pack of ‘Dry Roasted Almonds’ are on special for the price of the 500 gram ones.

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It’s definitely soup weather at the moment, and there are plenty of vegetable combinations to choose from. Potato and leek, pumpkin, pea and ham,  have been around for ever. My all time favourite is “chicken and pearl barley soup”, you’ll find plenty of recipes for this soup online.

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Everyone loves imperial mandarins because they are easy to peel and have no pips. This season’s haven’t been as good as past years, in fact they’ve been a bit “hit and miss”. Afourer Mandarins have been around for a few years now, and are much better that the Honey Murcotts which are full of pips. The Afourer have a few pips (some have none), are reasonably easy to peel, and have more of a tangy flavour. They are available from now until the end of September.

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