Posts Tagged "Wholefoods House-Grown"

  • What’s in season: Winter

    Winter is well & truly here: time for organic root vegetables, brassicas & citrus fruit to shine! Here's what to expect from the organic market. Vegetables Asian greens - Wholefoods House-Grown varieties of bok choy, pak choy  and choy sum. Beetroot - Dynamic vege: boil, roast, grate or juice!  Broccoli Brussel sprouts - From Kurrawong Organics, Bathurst. Cabbage - Red, green and Savoy. Fantastic value from local grower in Dapto, near Wollongong. Carrots - Try Roast Carrot Salad Cauliflower - From Kurrawong Organics, Bathurst. Celery

  • Produce Update: May

    . May Produce Value Buy :   ORGANIC JAP PUMPKIN     $2.50 / kg    The mild weather has been kind to our Wholefoods House-Grown greens. We've got lots of luscious, lively organic lettuces and herbs to share with you this month!     Mini

  • Wholefoods House-Grown Update: April

      Organic produce straight from us to you       Following heavy rains in the south coast region and flooding at Dapto things got a little soggy down at the farm, with the water levels rising to about a metre deep and submerging our beds. Some plants were drowned (unfortunately the purple carrots were among the casualties) but amazingly many survived the torrent. Mother Nature really is a wonder! Look out for coriander, bok choy, lettuce, shallots and leeks grown by us over the coming weeks. They'll be labelled Wholefoods House-Grown: look out for the white tags and you can be sure you're

  • Recipe: Basil Cashew Pesto

    Gluten free, Vegetarian   Make the most of basil's seasonal abundance with organic pesto!     Organic basil is in short supply and constant demand throughout most of the year. However during the warmer months it becomes increasingly plentiful in the ground and on shop shelves and before you know it the crisper at home is brimming with basil, fragrant with its fresh aniseed-y smell. A big bunch of beautiful basil is simply impossible to resist!       Pesto is a delicious way to use large amounts

  • Recipe: Roast Carrot Salad

    Gluten free, Vegetarian    Put the purple carrot's tasty good looks to work!     The trick to turning humble carrots into a delicious dish is in the roasting, which gives them a rich, caramelised quality, balanced by plenty of fresh salad leaves and a tart yoghurt drizzle. The sesame seed and spice blend is based on a popular Middle Eastern spice mix called za'atar: vibrant, fragrant and crunchy. For this recipe we used a mix of heirloom orange, white and purple carrots for a really stunning visual effect, but the loose everyday orange variety work just as well. This

  • Wholefoods House-Grown: the next best thing to home-grown!

    Continuing our mission to provide our customers with certified organic produce of absolutely outstanding quality, Wholefoods House are very excited to announce a new range of herbs and vegetables which have been sewn, grown and picked by us. We’re calling it House-Grown.     Anybody who has met owner Eliot