Wax on, wax off. Breathe in, breathe out.
It’s apple season, down at Hazeldean Forest Farm and Marg and Jason have been picking the first of their summer reds and akanes. This made me think of the apple questions we get every year. First yes, there is wax on organic apples, but no, it hasn’t been applied like some conventional apples. Apples are […]
Shop News – Kasundi / On the origin of muesli
“Let’s be clear” as our political representatives are often fond of saying before they completely muddy the waters, in this instance it’s the difference between muesli and granola – which is – muesli is raw while granola is toasted, sweetened and has oil added, which sounds a lot like toasted muesli. Anyway, now all that’s […]
Finals time. All in the eye of the beer-holder.
Footy finals time – so much energy directed into fewer and fewer teams until there becomes such a burning hot focus on two groups of young men, so supremely blessed with foot skills and enviable strength through the hips, that Melbourne seems absolutely fit to burst. And then suddenly, it’s all over and the strong […]
We’re all happiest making cheese.
Side by side in an unassuming commercial kitchen identical twin Ukrainain cheesemakers Andriy and Taras Kogut intently cut curds and form them into wheels of gruyere and mozzarella. Bar the sloop of wet curds the room is silent. In a steel and glass cabinet finished cheeses a displayed like works of art. The scene could […]
Aki's wombok, carrot & apple salad / Behind the scenes of Beetroot & Parsnip Fortnight
Behind the scenes of Beetroot & Parsnip Fortnight The other day Kane Busch called from his family’s farm near Bairnsdale on the banks of the Mitchell River. “We’ve got a lot of beetroot and parsnips, could you help us out?” “I reckon we could do something. How much do you have?” “A lot.” “Well….we could make it beetroot and parsnip fortnight.” […]
Spiced pears in wine / Ultimate Mondays & Fridays
We’ve been doing next day/5 day deliveries for almost two months. It’s completely changed everything (well a lot of things). When you have a schedule/lifestyle that could be generously described as agile or fluid being able to order for the next day of the week rather than a weekly cutoff is similar to gaining freedom from tyranny (ok […]
