G’day everyone, how was your Australia day, i hope it was good considering the weather. Its been a big day today so i am going to keep it short.

Its been a wet week for us, too much rain means (yes again) the lettuce is suffering, so the whole fancy lettuce is in short supply.

We don’t have any corn for a few weeks, and but will be back. We do have some purple basil. It really looks interesting.

If you have some young kids you should check out the kids cooking camp at Taylor Sq Sydney Sustainable Markets. This is a cooking class where the kids not only learn how to cook but get to go around and visit the growers of the produce they are using and learn how and where its grown and how to select the best. If your interested see Kristy tomorrow and see what is happening.

Well we look forward to seeing you tomorrow, and hope the rain holds off.

Pine Mushroom

(Lactarius deliciosus)

Lactarius deliciosus, commonly known as the Saffron milk cap or Red pine mushroom is the one of the best known members of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales.

Pine mushrooms get their name because they commonly grow under pine trees. They’re also known as milky saffron, as they exude a milky orange sap when cut. Pines pop up in summer to autumn, after warm sunny days and a good downpour. While their vibrant saffron-coloured cap, gills and stems adds colour to any dish, their flavour won’t let you down, either. They have a firm texture and a full, roasted nut flavour perfect with fresh pasta and egg based dishes.

With the recent rain we’ve been having, Pine Mushrooms are plentiful and the Champion Organics workers have been busy out in the countryside collecting them up. Did you know they will only grow in the wild? There will be plenty to buy tomorrow at both the Eveleigh and Taylor Square Saturday markets.

The Meyer lemon is a citrus fruit, native to China, thought to be a cross between a true lemon and a mandarin orange or sweet orange. If you like the tang of lemons, but not the pucker, Meyer lemons are for you. They are not nearly as tart as regular lemons, and their peel is slightly sweet. We’ve had them at our Eveleigh stall for a couple of weeks now, and try to keep them separate from regular lemons – make sure you check the sign to get the right variety!

Tomorrow we’ll be stocking the following:

Vegetables: Beetroot, Broccoli, Kale- Tuscan ‘Cavalo Nero’, Leeks, cup & button mushrooms by the kg, Pumpkin (usually Jap, Butternut and Queensland Blue), Rhubarb, Shelling peas (which are becoming more and more popular, so we’ll try to bring more), shallots – both red and white hopefully, and tomatoes – punnets of cherry toms, and round tomatoes by the kg.

Citrus: Blood oranges & blood orange juice, Lemonades, Regular Lemons & Meyer Lemons, Limes, Mandarins, Oranges & Orange juice

Fruit: Avocado, Kiwi fruit

Greens: Bok Choi, Lettuce, Mizuna, Giant Mustard, Red Elk, Rocket, Michael’s famous salads: Spicy mix; Mesclun mix; wild rocket; rocket & spinach; Red ribbed spinach; baby English spinach; and of course our wild card, Nettles! All salads come in a 100g or 150g bag, to suit all levels of consumption

Our other groceries: Free range eggs by the dozen and 1/2 dozen, fantastic marmalades (including ruby red grapefruit and Michael’s blood orange – sold out last week!)