As a child I loved vegetables and I have my parents to thank for this. They always prepared decent, fresh dishes with lots of vegetables from our garden with much love. My childhood memories include many happy moments of dining together at the table. Now in my daily life, I notice how vital these family dining moments still are for me. When I retur... Read more
NatureFresh™ Farms is a greenhouse vegetable company with over 200 acres of state-of-the-art, high tech greenhouse facilities in Leamington, Ontario & Delta, Ohio. NatureFresh Farms grows an extensive variety of gourmet greenhouse tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers. NatureFresh also grows USDA certified tomatoes, and bell peppers. ... Read more
Hi I’m Fred Kazzi, of Paringi Farms. We are 'organic in conversion' growers and together with my brothers Scott and Daniel we collectively run the marketing arm of our family business, A&M Kazzi & Sons, in Sydney Markets.Our family has been in the Farming and Marketing of Fresh Produce for three generations. This knowledge that has been p... Read more
I am a big fan of food, the smell, taste and how it brings people together. I love to cook and have people around for a meal. Veggies have always appeared on my plate, fresh, roasted or steamed, Love My Salad really opens to my eyes to the different recipes and fun facts about fruit and vegetables which challenges me to think about when I... Read more
Round aubergines are well-known delicacies in the Italian kitchen, but the Pallada aubergine is a newcomer elsewhere in the Western world. The magnificent appearance and excellent flavour of this tasty aubergine is sure to take many Western cuisines by storm.... Read more
Cabbisi™ is a new kind of cabbage, small, easy to prepare and versatile. It has a mild and crisp taste and a unique nutrient profile. ... Read more
Salanova® makes lettuce easy! It is a name that stands for fresh, easy-to-prepare lettuce with big tasting baby-sized leaves. With just one cut your Salanova lettuce falls apart into numerous small, ready-to-eat leaves! Try Salanova yourself and have a new taste experience!... Read more
In Western Europe cucumbers are usually eaten raw. In Asian countries they are often prepared in the wok. An Asian cucumber has a prickly skin and the consistency is nore firm. It is therefore more suitable for frying; it retains its firm bite, shape and crispness even after preparation. ... Read more
I love salads and eat one in some form every day, either as a main meal OR as a side to a grill or burger. Some of my favourite accompaniments are a Greek salad, coleslaw, fragrant Vietnamese salad with basil and mint, tabbouleh, Waldorf, tomato and grated carrot. Over the past five years, I reckon I’ve tried just about every salad rec... Read more
Hi there, I’m Morris the Melon – the sweetest friend you’ll ever meet.Since I was just a little seedling, I dreamt of sharing my passion for melons with salad lovers everywhere! In my official role as melon agent, and on behalf of my cousins honeydew, piel de sapo and watermelon, these days I roll in to special events with my mate Bruce and c... Read more
Truss tomatoes are grown in custom-built glasshouses all year round, which guarantees no matter what the weather conditions, truss tomatoes are always happy and protected. Truss tomatoes are hand-picked. By keeping them on the vine, they continue to ripen and sweeten ensuring they are at their best when you are ready to eat them. Australi... Read more
Munching on a carrot or snacking on capsicum strips has always been second nature to me. My first job was stocking the shelves in my family's market garden produce shop, so I thought I had a pretty good handle on where vegetables came from. But, in 2017, I joined the vegetable seed company, Rijk Zwaan, and wow were my eyes opened. I've been lu... Read more
Is it that our produce ripens on the vine longer, allowing the natural sugars to develop more? Or is it that we have the smartest, most passionate growers in the industry? The fact that our greenhouses contain the most advanced technologies in the industry? Or how quickly we get it from the farm to the shelf. We believe it’s all of these things a... Read more
We represent many of the Western Australian vegetable growers who grow the fresh salad produce Australians love to use! From your classic tomatoes to your little bit left of centre beetroot, broccoli salads and baby spianch. We love them all, the colours, the flavours and opportunity they each bring to create and share wonderful salads. We hope you... Read more
The locals in the Southern Forests region of Western Australia have known about it for generations. In this gorgeous, pristine part of the world, something magical is going on. Maybe it’s the clear, crisp air. Or the extraordinary fertility of the soils. Maybe it’s the 365 growing days a year. Or the purity of the rainfall. Or maybe it’... Read more
After 15 years as a professional advertising photographer, Chef Caterer & Patissier Christopher Howe completed his Chef apprenticeship with Mercato Restaurant in Daylesford, Australia, fulfilling his aspiration to become a better cook and went on to become an Award winning Chef. Whilst at The Avoca Hotel, together with his team, he won a ... Read more
You are no doubt familiar with ‘regular’ capsicums or bell peppers, and you might even have tried a sweet pointed pepper. But have you heard about Sweet Palermo? A unique sweet pointer pepper that is rich in vitamins and flavour is available to everyone, all year round. Its intense taste and versatility make Sweet Palermo a joy to prepare and e... Read more
Life’s too short to eat average food, and vegetables and salads are anything but average. They’re packed with feel good chemicals, rainbow colours and flavours that dare you to explore the comfort zone of your palate. In the kitchen I love to create winning flavour combinations and incorporate them into my salads: it’s a great way to impress ... Read more