Last updated : Sunday, February 12th, 2012

IMPORTANT NOTE : The recent wet weather over most of the East coast of Australia has affected the supply and quality of many fruits and vegetables.

Anything green and leafy may break down sooner than usual. Some stonefruits are also affected. We will try our best to filter out any bad produce, but this may not be possible 100% of the time.

As soon as the weather dries out, the situation will improve.

All produce we source is Australian grown unless otherwise indicated. We only buy imported produce when there is no available Australian substitute. We never buy imported Oranges, Apples or Grapes. All imported products are labeled on the website.

FRUIT

Apples - New season Galas are fresh, juicy and crisp. However be sure to keep them away from heat - eg  direct sunlight or next to the oven, as they will ripen very quickly, and turn floury. Best kept in the fridge if not to be consumed within a week.
Pink Ladys and Granny Smiths are still last year's fruit.

Avocados - Have become scarce, and price has risen as a result.

Bananas - Excellent value and quality.

Berries - Strawberries generally not great this time of year, they need to be consumed within a couple of days. Blueberries from Tasmania are in season.

Grapes - Green and red seedless grapes are now in season - excellent quality.

Kiwifruit - Out of season - fruit is from Italy at this time of year.

Lemons and Limes - Limes are great value right now. Lemons are sightly more expensive - as is usual for this time of year.

Mandarines - Out of season - unavailable.

Mangoes - Their is still some fruit in the market, however quality is not great. Season basically all over.

Oranges - Summer Valencias are now in season and very good.

Passionfruit - generally good. Good value,  but may be some quality issues caused bythe rain

Pears - New season Williams Pears have started. Very good quality and value.

Pineapples - Reasonable quality and value.

Rockmelons - Very good quality and value. Although rain effects may cause some early breakdown on occasion.

Stonefruits - Peaches, Nectarines and Plums are in season for at least another few weeks. Virtually all crops have been adversely affected by rain, so there may be early breakdown on occasion. We are buying the best quality available, and doing our best to filter out any bad fruit that we inevitably encounter.

Watermelon (seedless) - Availability has improved. Quality is very good.

 

VEGETABLES

Excess water means that anything leafy is full of moisture, which can lead to early breakdown. All lettuce varieties, Asian leafy veg and herbs can cause occasional problems.

Caspicums and eggpants are also suffering - skin may start to break down on occasion.

Generally though,  all vegetables are still good quality and recommended. As usual, the fresher they are, the sooner they are out in the fridge, and the sooner they are consumed - the better.