The modern carrot owes its existence to the trade routes known as the “silk road”, and is a genuinely international affair. Wild carrots, which had...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 8th May
This week’s $30 and $40 boxes include celeriac (also apparently known as “knob celery”, which I’m thinking would be a fun name to popularise…), which...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 1st May
Pumpkin – like many other vegetables we enjoy today – is a “New World” crop, meaning that it didn’t arrive in Europe until the second...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 24th April
In a cold to temperate climate like Tasmania’s, the natural fruit season is fairly short – generally strawberries begin in spring, followed by other berries...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 17th April
King Edward potatoes – as the name hints at – were first developed as a variety around the time of the coronation of King Edward...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 9th April
Getting boxes out a day early this week presented plenty of logistical challenges – generally I start liaising with growers on Monday each week to...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 3rd April
Southern Fields, based in Forcett, are one of a fairly limited number of large-scale vegetable growers in the south of Tasmania – there are fewer...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 27th March
With such a huge increase in demand this week, we’re pleased that we’ve still been able to include some special items in boxes. $20 and...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 20th March
Whilst fruit is abundant during the summer, there are a range of fruits that grow all year or prefer colder months, although these – with...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 13th March
As we move into autumn, the varieties of fruit available start to change. Apples and pears are being picked in orchards across the state now,...