Month: May 2017
Food For Thought T&F All States 30.05.17
GOOD BUYS
• zucchini • broccoli • cauliflower
• fennel • leeks • imperial mandarins
• navel oranges • corella pears •
• red and green apples
SCARCE
• roma tomato • button mushroom
• beans • swiss brown mushrooms
• white grapes
NEW LINES
• USA PEACHES • USA NECTARINES
• USA CHERRIES • PURPLE CAULIFLOWER
• PURPLE CAULIFLOWER
• FRESH GREEN OLIVES
SEASON FINISHED
• KIWIBERRIES • LYCHEE • LOQUAT
• APRICOTS • ACHACHA • AMARANTH
• SUMMER PURSLANE
POINTS OF INTEREST
• USA PEACHES/NECTARINES/CHERRIES •
All good quality
• petite bouche•
All of the baby vegetables are of great quality and in very good supply, the PENCIL LEEKS and FINGER FENNEL are at a perfect size and full of flavour. Quality JAPANESE TURNIPS and BABY CARROTS.
• MUSHROOMS •
Button mushrooms are scarce this week
• Citrus •
Good Supply Imperial Mandarins and Navel Oranges
• potato •
Purple Sapphire have now started, Purple Congo expected in the next couple of weeks
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE FRESH
• SAMPHIRE • PEPPERBERRY
• SALTBUSH •WARRIGAL GREENS
• KARKALLA BEACH SUCCULENT
EXOTICS
• STARFRUIT • MANGOSTEINS • POMEGRANATES
• FINGERLIMES • LONGANS • DRAGONFRUIT • BLACK SAPOTE
• MEXICAN MANGOES
Food For Thought – 16.05.17
POSTED ON MAY 16, 2017
GOOD BUYS
• GREEN BEANS • FENNEL • BROCCOLINI
• CHINESE CABBAGE • SILVERBEET
• SWEET POTATO • MANDARINS
• ROCKMELONS • FUJI FRUIT
• CRIMSON SEEDLESS GRAPES
• CORELLA PEARS
SCARCE
• ROMA TOMATOES • STRAWBERRIES
• BLUEBERRIES • BANANAS • ZUCCHINI
• CAULIFLOWER • SNOW PEAS
• BUTTON MUSHROOMS
• CHERRY TOMATOES • YELLOW SQUASH •
NEW LINES
• ROYAL BLUE POTATOES
• USA CHERRIES GOOD QUALITY NOW
• RED & WHITE CIPOLLINI ONION
• PURPLE CONGO SEASON HAS STARTED
SEASON FINISHED
•KIWIBERRIES • LYCHEE • LOQUAT • PEACHES
• NECTARINES • APRICOTS • ACHACHA
POINTS OF INTEREST
• STRAWBERRIES •
Very limited supplies and quality is poor
• ROMA TOMATOES•
Critically low supplies
• MUSHROOMS •
Portobello and Swiss Brown, little to no supplies this week
• PETITE BOUCHE•
Edible flowers supply is very limited
• POTATO •
Purple Sapphire, Purple Congo and Royal Blue available
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE FRESH
• SAMPHIRE • PEPPERBERRY
• SALTBUSH •WARRIGAL GREENS
• KARKALLA BEACH SUCCULENT
EXOTICS
• MANGOSTEIN • STARFRUIT • RAMBUTANS •
• BLACK SAPOTE • FINGERLIMES • DRAGONFRUIT•
• TAMARILLO • FEJOAS • POMEGRANATE
• POMEGRANATE ARILS • FUJI FRUIT • PERSIMMONS
• CUMQUATS
Food For Thought T&F All States 23.05.17
GOOD BUYS
• FENNEL • BROCCOLINI • BROCCOLI
• DUTCH CARROTS • SWEET POTATOES
• MANDARINS • PACKHAM PEARS
• NAVEL ORANGES • RED SEEDLESS GRAPES
SCARCE
• ROMA TOMATOES • BASIL
• TOMATOES • HONEYDEW • ROCKMELONS
• STRAWBERRIES • BLUEBERRIES
• MUSHROOMS
NEW LINES
• MEXICAN MANGOES AMAZING QUALITY
• USA CHERRIES GOOD QUALITY NOW
• RED & WHITE CIPOLLINI ONIONS
• JOSEPHINE PEARS
SEASON FINISHED
•KIWIBERRIES • LYCHEE • LOQUAT • PEACHES
• NECTARINES • APRICOTS • ACHACHA •
POINTS OF INTEREST
• HONEYDEW MELON •
Critically short supplies of Honeydew Melon this week – may be substituted with Piel de Sapo Melon
•TOMATOES•
More heavy rain at North Queensland is heavily impacting the supplies of tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, rockmelon, honeydew, capsicums, cucumbers and eggplant.
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE FRESH
• SAMPHIRE • PEPPERBERRY
• SALTBUSH •WARRIGAL GREENS
• KARKALLA BEACH SUCCULENT
EXOTICS
• STARFRUIT • FINGERLIMES • DRAGONFRUIT • RAMBUTANS
• MANGOSTEINS • LONGANS• BLACK SAPOTE • FEJOAS
• POMEGRANATE • POMEGRANATE ARILS • FUJI FRUIT
• PERSIMMONS • CUMQUATS
Food For Thought – 16.05.17
GOOD BUYS
• GREEN BEANS • FENNEL • BROCCOLINI
• CHINESE CABBAGE • SILVERBEET
• SWEET POTATO • MANDARINS
• ROCKMELONS • FUJI FRUIT
• CRIMSON SEEDLESS GRAPES
• CORELLA PEARS
SCARCE
• ROMA TOMATOES • STRAWBERRIES
• BLUEBERRIES • BANANAS • ZUCCHINI
• CAULIFLOWER • SNOW PEAS
• BUTTON MUSHROOMS
• CHERRY TOMATOES • YELLOW SQUASH •
NEW LINES
• ROYAL BLUE POTATOES
• USA CHERRIES GOOD QUALITY NOW
• RED & WHITE CIPOLLINI ONION
• PURPLE CONGO SEASON HAS STARTED
SEASON FINISHED
•KIWIBERRIES • LYCHEE • LOQUAT • PEACHES
• NECTARINES • APRICOTS • ACHACHA
POINTS OF INTEREST
• STRAWBERRIES •
Very limited supplies and quality is poor
• ROMA TOMATOES•
Critically low supplies
• MUSHROOMS •
Portobello and Swiss Brown, little to no supplies this week
• PETITE BOUCHE•
Edible flowers supply is very limited
• POTATO •
Purple Sapphire, Purple Congo and Royal Blue available
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE FRESH
• SAMPHIRE • PEPPERBERRY
• SALTBUSH •WARRIGAL GREENS
• KARKALLA BEACH SUCCULENT
EXOTICS
• MANGOSTEIN • STARFRUIT • RAMBUTANS •
• BLACK SAPOTE • FINGERLIMES • DRAGONFRUIT•
• TAMARILLO • FEJOAS • POMEGRANATE
• POMEGRANATE ARILS • FUJI FRUIT • PERSIMMONS
• CUMQUATS
Food For Thought 11.05.2017
GOOD BUYS
• IMPERIAL MANDARINS • ROCKMELONS
• PACKHAM PEARS • RED SEEDLESS GRAPES
• SWEET POTATO • ZUCCHINI • FENNEL
• BROCCOLINI • BRUSSEL SPROUTS •
SCARCE
• STRAWBERRIES • BUTTON MUSHROOMS • BANANAS
• ROMA TOMATOES • WHITLOF • ORANGES • SQUASH
• PARSNIPS •
NEW LINES
•USA CHERRIES • ARTICHOKES
SEASON FINISHED
•KIWIBERRIES • LYCHEE • LOQUAT • PEACHES • NECTARINES • APRICOTS • ACHACHA •
POINTS OF INTEREST
• FIGS •
Moderate supplies still available however the best of the season fruit is over
• PETITE BOUCHE •
Amaranth is finishing, quality struggles in Autumn temperature.
Bulls Blood expected first week of Winter.
Good Supplies of Upland Cress, Green Elk, Wasabi Mustard Leaf, Confetti Coriander and Red Vein Sorrel.
• MUSHROOMS •
Pine Mushrooms are in good supply and excellent value.
Chestnut Mushrooms, no supplies currently
• CITRUS •
Good Supply of Cumquat, Pomelo & Imperial Mandarins.
Blood Oranges supply expected in June
• POTATO •
Purple Sapphire have now started, Purple Congo expected in the next couple of weeks
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE FRESH
• SAMPHIRE • PEPPERBERRY • SALTBUSH
•WARRIGAL GREENS
• KARKALLA BEACH SUCCULENT
EXOTICS
• STARFRUIT • MANGOSTEINS
• LONGANS • BLACK SAPOTE
• TAMARILLO (RED AND YELLOW)
• RAMBUTAN • CUMQUAT • POMELO
• USA CHERRIES • DRAGONFRUIT •
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