My goodness! Valencia oranges are re-greening in warmer weather!
Valenica oranges are ahead of their time. Re-greening in warm weather. Their skin goes a greenish tinge to protect it from the sun. A built in sunscreen! Sun smart. Far too clever. It’s a natural...
View ArticleChips Ahoy! The Tuscan Chip has arrived.
“Mum/Dad. Can I have chips for dinner please?” … and out from the sealed plastic bag in the fridge comes the Tuscan Cabbage. Full of Tuscany essence and dreams of great Italian cooking (plus it is...
View ArticleA flying purple veggie eater!
“It was a one-eye, one-horned, flyin’ purple veggie eater….” This is the week that we can all turn into purple vegetable eaters (no promises on the flying bit though) because we have some delicious and...
View ArticleMinimising waste the Harvest Hub way!
We dream of having a waste free world? We imagine that we can have no packaging? Is this sensible or possible? We want to care about our environment? Mmmmm… for so many of us life is crazy, crazy busy...
View ArticleThai flavours and crying tigers
With limes, chilli and coriander (as well as lemongrass, ginger and so many other herbs for Asian cooking) appearing in the Harvest Hub Value Bag we’ve been thinking about, ‘ All things Thai’. Floating...
View ArticleThe ABC and D of avocados
Ripen your avocados, then try our fantastic recipes! A is for avocado B is for beneficial to your health C is for children (because they love avocados) and D is for delicious! Avocados are amazing – a...
View ArticleBaby turnips… a cunning plan indeed!
Lovers of Blackadder will know that his dung-covered man-servant Baldrick‘s ambition in life ‘is the acquisition of turnips’. Of course back in the 1700′s food – any food – was in short supply and so...
View ArticlePersimmons for Busy Bees!
As you walk into the orchard the colour on the trees sweep past – the limes, the lemons and there, hanging amongst this a blaze of orange, the Persimmons. Seedless, crispy like an apple andsweet like a...
View ArticleNot all gas is bad…
The word gas tends to conjure a multitude of images ranging from your heater to, well … let’s just call them – smells! In fact, when it comes to ripening fruit and vegetables ethylene gas, a naturally...
View ArticleFlavour trees: making flavours fun!
Flavour trees: making flavours fun! Flavour combinations … we’ve all had that amazing moment when you take a bite of a meal and suddenly realise you have the most amazingly perfect combination of...
View ArticleRaymond and the Giant Silverbeet
Raymond’s daughters with the giant silverbeet Once upon a time a grower called Raymond planted some silverbeet and it grew and it grew and it grew… Has a Harvest Hub supplier just grown Sydney’s...
View ArticleRaymond and the Giant Silverbeet
Raymond’s daughters with the giant silverbeet Once upon a time a grower called Raymond planted some silverbeet and it grew and it grew and it grew… Has a Harvest Hub supplier just grown Sydney’s...
View ArticleA day in the life of a Hubster
It’s 6am on a Wednesday. It’s dark. Everyone else in Alia’s family is asleep as she creeps out the front door, clutching 2 cups of tea. Ready for packing Todd, the Harvest Hub driver, has already...
View ArticleIntroducing Bowan Island Bakery
We’re really excited to introduce you to Bowan Island Bakery our new bread supplier. They might be new to Harvest Hub but Bowan Island certainly isn’t new to making bread. In fact they are Sydney’s...
View ArticleJerusalem artichokes – what’s in a name?
Jerusalem artichokes aren’t from Jerusalem and they’re not related to artichokes. Luckily they are delicious so we’ll overlook their ill-suited name. In fact, Jerusalem artichokes look like...
View ArticleGive it a try! Harvest Hub Jerusalem Artichoke Chips with Dip
Harvest Hub Jerusalem Artichoke Chips with Dip 300g Jerusalem artichokes olive oil (Harvest Hub Sumich) sea salt Tonight’s starter. Garlic Dip from Harvest Hub – Monjay Mezza and homemade pesto using...
View ArticleGiant Beetroot in the back paddock.
Freemans Reach must be at the top of the beanstalk. Things BIG come out of Raymond Camilleri back paddock. See here the giant beetroot that Antony has picked on his holiday. Harvest Hub though this...
View ArticleThe Stock Report
On a cold, rainy day is there anything more satisfying than a home-made bowl of soup? Perhaps the only thing better is a delicious, hearty casserole for dinner… As the weather is getting colder our...
View ArticleInquiry into Water Waste Management NSW
You may have read in todays news about an Inquiry into the Management of Domestic Wastewater. The guidelines were made 15 years ago and this inquiry is to look at the updates required and what...
View ArticleThe story of Curry Masters
Suresh Singh of Curry Masters This is a classic tale from restaurant chef to manufacturing mogul: back in the early nineties, Suresh Singh (“friends just call me Singh”) had an Indian restaurant in...
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