(expected produce mentioned for this coming Saturday subject to availability)
Here at the farm, we have all been floating on an air of tranquillity, still
feeding off the good vibes of The Organic Farm's shining (literally) Autumn
Equinox Festival last Saturday. So in honour of the festival and all the
amazing people that made it possible, from conceivers to organizers, volunteers
to stall holders, to the fabulous people who came and enjoyed themselves and to
the weather that chose to smile a brilliant blue, it is only fitting that we
dedicate this week to being all about organic food love...
Starting with magnificent mangosteen love - don't they look beautiful?
Their season may be brief, but the positive impact that they can have on both
your tastebuds and your health will be amazing! If you haven't tried them
before, you're in for a treat as you peel open the smooth skin to reveal pearly
white segments of a fruit that is almost like eating a bowlful of grapes and
sweet strawberries with just a hint of citrus. High in vitamin C and other
antioxidants, mangosteens are prized for their cholesterol lowering ability and
have been used in both Ayurvedic as well as Chinese medicine for centuries.
They also freeze well - just sprinkle them with a bit of lemon juice first to
preserve the colour - and then you can enjoy their benefits long after the
season has ended. They taste great added to a smoothie or fresh juice.
(some of the purple mangosteens we'll have available at market on Saturday!)
Another market favourite to join the mangosteen this week, is the
beautifully aromatic guava. When speaking about organic food love, what's not to
love about this beautiful sweet tropical fruit. Introduce the guava to the
mangosteen, along with some farm raised sweet and creamy bananas, plump crimson
seedless grapes, deep red organic strawberries and a generous dollop of Barambah
yoghurt and milk, and that smoothie is starting to really talk to me...
In the vegetable department, we have the most beautiful bunches of English
radishes (but only a few are available so if you are a radish fan like me, get
in quick), along with bunches of English spinach , plump round red tomatoes,
huge bunches of celery and crisp heads of Cos lettuce. We are still loving that
trio of carrots: the orange, yellow and purple, and this week the modest Melody
potato is back for a visit. We have both Stripy butternuts and Jap pumpkins,
throw in some okra, organic chickpeas and lentils, and we have the beginnings of
a beautiful dahl. Or...change your spice mix to cardamon and dried orange peel
with a touch of fresh mint and you will swear your taste-buds have taken you to
Persia!
Anyway, thats probably enough waxing lyrical from me today, so please, if
you do wish to order a box of produce, please email your orders through
to:
or text us on
0476 000 996
by 1pm Friday afternoons and we will do our best to bring you the best as always!
yours in organic food loving bliss and gratitude
Camilla and all the wonderful crew that are, The Organic Market and Farm
Macleay.
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