This week we welcome back Pegasus Sprouts! New owner Arco has moved the indoor hydroponic growing facility to Leslie Vale, where he’s narrowed the range...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 16th August
This week’s $20, $30 and $40 boxes feature a lucky dip of “fingerling” potato varieties – so-called because of their elongated shape. These varieties tend...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 9th August
This week’s box is full of things that are great for stews and braises – leeks, mushrooms, potatoes, celeriac – and to add to that,...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 2nd August
This week is a bit of a symphony of bunched root vegetables! In addition to carrot and beetroot bunches from Dendra Market Gardens, we’ve been...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 26th July
This week’s boxes again feature some less common varieties of common staples. We’re always excited to get some of Richmond Farm’s golden beetroot bunches –...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 19th July
When winter kicks in it can be easy to give up on local, seasonal eating and be tempted by the interstate veg and imported fruit...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 12th July
This week’s box features the two specialities of winter – root vegetables and brassicas! Roots are represented by potatoes (Tasman and Russet), parsnips from Sassafras,...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 5th July
This week sees the very last tomatoes of the season – as I collected the tomatoes from Matt’s farm in Granton, with its lovely view...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 28th June
With probably only one more week left of tomatoes for the season, we’re offering $40 boxes a chance to experiment with an interesting seasonal delight...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 21st June
We always like tracking down more unusual varieties of familiar fruit and veg, and this week’s box features quite a few! $40 boxes include red...