This week’s harvest
Here are the fruit and vegetables that we plan to have in your boxes during week 35 (31st August-2nd September), and the products that are available to order as extras.
We don’t count our chickens before they hatch! Our farmers pick their produce on the weekend or even the day before your delivery to ensure the shortest time between farm and fridge. This means that a change in weather or a hail storm can mess up our plans, or after starting to harvest, the farmer may judge that the crop is not ready, or they may discover that they have more or less produce than expected. So what we are trying to say is that there may be changes to the list below, but if all goes according to plan, this is this week’s harvest.
How and where is your food grown? The table shows which of our farmers has grown each item for us this week and their initial rating based on certificates and information supplied to Food Connect by our farmers and knowledge gained through our farm tours. This initial rating will be replaced by the assessment of the Participatory Farmer Assessment group as each farm goes through the peer assessment process.
AA ratings mean farmers who are ‘organic plus’ – using exemplary farming techniques and producing food with exceptional nutritional values.
A ratings are given to farmers who grow using organic methods – they may be certified organic or uncertified.
B ratings mean that the farmer may use some chemicals on their farms, but no chemicals are sprayed directly on our produce.
If you are struggling to identify any of the items in your box, check out the fruit and vegetable gallery.
Items available to order as extras
All the items above, plus capsicum – red or coloured (Steve & Janine Depaoli, AA), chillis – Jalapeno (Russell & Maryanne Pitt, AA), coriander (Janice & Russell Clark, B), curley parsley (Janice & Russell Clark, B), dill (Janice & Russell Clark, B), garlic (Paul Foster, AA), Italian parsley (Janice & Russell Clark, B), onions – red (Bronwyn & Bob Raabe, AA), pecan nuts (Cath & Jason O’Donnell, AA), rhubarb (Bev & Geoff Buckley, AA), snow peas (Bev & Geoff Buckley, AA) and vanilla beans (Franco & Bonnie Cencig, AA).
