Autumn is in full swing at Melbourne Market, with new-season apples, Imperial mandarins and hearty vegetables including pumpkin and parsnips leading the seasonal shift, as late-summer favourites make their final appearance. Traders at Victoria’s wholesale fruit, vegetable and cut flower trading centre are reporting strong quality across sweet corn, grapes and plums, with eggplant, melonsContinue reading “Melbourne Market Fresh Produce Report: APRIL”
Category Archives: Producers
Fine diner Aria launches tableside dining service highlighting Australian producers
Aria has announced a new offering for diners, with a tableside dining service designed to showcase Australian producers launching on the 29 February. Unmistakably Australian and quintessentially Sydney, Aria has placed great importance on seasonal, high quality ingredients sourced from local Australian producers since the restaurant’s inception in 1999. Through the tableside dining service, restaurateurContinue reading “Fine diner Aria launches tableside dining service highlighting Australian producers”
Castle Estate celebrates one century of conscious farming practices
Because the better they live, the better they taste. Castle Estate upholds a ‘cool to be kind’ philosophy. A legacy of 100 years of humane farming practices speaks to the Castle family’s unwavering dedication to boutique animal rearing for premium quality meats. Undeterred by demand, the Castle Estate ethos is guided by nature’s instincts, versusContinue reading “Castle Estate celebrates one century of conscious farming practices”
Pick up delicious cherries for Christmas fresh from the Farm Gate at CherryHill Orchards
Nothing says Christmas more than indulging in delicious fresh cherries, locally sourced from CherryHill Orchards in the Yarra Valley. Open every day (excluding Christmas Day), visitors can head to the Farm Gate Store to buy the most juicy, plump cherries to brighten up the Christmas table. The Coldstream Farm Gate Store is new this year,Continue reading “Pick up delicious cherries for Christmas fresh from the Farm Gate at CherryHill Orchards”
How to support higher welfare farming this holiday season
There’s no doubt 2020 has been a tough year, and with our busy lives forced to slow down, one thing that has continued to grow is consumer interest in food provenance. We know Australian grocery buyers want to support Australian farmers, and animal welfare is also a box that many would like to tick. So, the good news toContinue reading “How to support higher welfare farming this holiday season”