#vegetablefruitnuts — Public Fediverse posts

'You can see them going back to childhood': Nostalgia a boon for mulberry farmers A Sunshine Coast couple is bringing back memories and introducing new generations to mulberry fruit, as one of the few commercial growers in the country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-21/mulberry-farmers-harness-nostalgia-sell-popular-childhood-fruit/12789306 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Gardening #Fruits #Rural #Fruit

Perfect preparation prevents pecan producers' poor pandemic performance More than 1.4 million kilograms of pecans have been shaken, scooped and sent to the processor from Australia's largest pecan farm, Trawalla, in northern NSW — but it wouldn't have been possible without the casual harvest team of mostly backpackers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-23/perfect-preparation-prevents-poor-pandemic-peformance-for-pecans/12557740 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #HumanInterest

The world's sweetest peach costs $7,000. So is it worth the price tag? Koji's prize peaches are sweeter, more luscious and more expensive than anything you can buy at the supermarket, but for him this is not about making money. He wants his peaches to help restore the reputation of his hometown. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-18/the-worlds-most-expensive-and-sweetest-peach-is-in-fukushima/12440818 #AgriculturalPrices #VegetableFruitNuts #NuclearAccident #FruitCrops

'I've always been a bit weird': How one man is using fruit and veg to make new friends With his red beard and worn Crocs, part-time truckie Sascha Hanel is a sight to behold striding down the road, bucket in hand, to pick fruit off a neighbour's tree — but it his way of fitting in. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-24/sascha-hanel-nangwarry-home-gardener-grow-your-own-veggies/12071740 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #SustainableLiving #VegetableGardens #FoodandCooking #Vegetables

This market garden was set up to grow rare vegetables — and is now going gangbusters An Adelaide community garden started as a hobby by a group of refugees wanting to grow vegetables from Africa and Asia is now proving so popular its produce is being sought interstate. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/refugee-community-garden-growing-rare-vegetables-in-adelaide/12217592 #DiseasesandDisorders #CommunityandSociety #VegetableFruitNuts #VegetableGardens #FoodandCooking #Immigration

'The chefs were all chasing it': How one garnish supplier came back from the brink The garnish on top or your meal at a restaurant may seem like a small thing, but for George Bobin it has been a 20-year livelihood. A coronavirus-driven plunge in sales has inspired this father-daughter enterprise to diversify. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-18/coronavirus-drop-in-sales-sees-herb-grower-diversify-to-survive/12157600 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #HouseandHome #Agribusiness

Farmer doesn't let coronavirus squash his giant pumpkin strides Sorell farmer Shane Newitt put six months of love into his giant pumpkin to compete at the Bream Creek Show, but its cancellation hasn't stopped him showing it off. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-24/tasmanian-farmer-shane-newitt-shows-off-giant-pumpkin/12081512 #VegetableFruitNuts #VegetableGardens #HumanInterest #Vegetables #Offbeat

Meet the latest crop of food producers on Flinders Island Flinders Island is known for its wild beauty and now, also for its culinary landscape. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-17/wild-culinary-landscape-on-flinders-island/11957970 #LifestyleandLeisure #WomenInAgriculture #VegetableFruitNuts #FoodandCooking #Vegetables

Urban farms feel the burn as climate change, water restrictions bite Heatwaves and drought are causing supplies of unique local produce to 'bolt' or die across the Hunter Valley's urban farms and market gardens. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-04/urban-farms-feel-the-burn-as-climate-change-forces-shops-to-shut/11919036 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #GovernmentandPolitics #LifestyleandLeisure #VegetableFruitNuts #VegetableGardens #VegetableCrops #FoodandCooking #ClimateChange