Gday everyone, how has your week been, we’ve been enjoying the sun this week as they say its not going to last for long. We did have a bit of an up and down week as we were ready to plant some new seedlings but the supplier couldn’t deliver till next week so a bit of catch up on the a little job like the endless weeding was done instead.

We do have some new produce and some that will be slowing down or not available this week.

We will start with the bad, cucumbers have almost been pulled out so they will slow down dramatically, but we have kept the gherkins, (which someone asked for last week) so their is plenty if you want them.

If you read the sydney morning herald you might have seen the recipe from Mickey Robertson making Sorrel soup, and being the only farmers that bring Sorrel to the growers market you will have to come and see us to get it.

Can anyone tell me what a Feijoa is. Most people from across the ditch (a kiwi) will know. Ours have just come in and can i say they are beauties. The flavour is aromatic, and i can only explain as a blended mix of an inviting comparison with guava, strawberry, pineapple, and often containing a faint wintergreen-like aftertaste. I stole that off the wikipedia but is the best way of saying it.

So if you need any more reasons to come and see us tomorrow than all i can say is ill be there, but seriously come and say gday and buy the freshest most local produce at the best 2 markets tomorrow.

G’day everyone. Firstly this week i would like to thank all of you that have written comments back to me, i do read them just not sure how to get them on to the blog for everyone to read. i will talk to Alice Champion as she set up this blog page. We are very great full for not having as much rain as last week although the few showers we have had just seem to saturate the land.

Nothing new this week but we are low on rocket salad and baby english spinach and the Spanish Onions have finished. The whole garlic cloves are starting to become less but wont know exactly how long as it depends on how many we sell.

The weather report is for very early showers and a fine day of 26 degrees so don’t be scared come out and support the local farmers at the markets.See you there.

G’day everyone, well not including today we had 100mm of rain, too wet for anything, but the weather man said it’s clearing.

You will need to get in early if you want duck eggs as the ducks are molting and slow down laying, it is also last week or two of purple beans. Now for the good news, the first pick of passion fruit, water melon, and wait for it continental cucumbers that aren’t shrink wrapped,(OOOOH).

I don’t usually get into the political side of things on here but we read something in the Melbourne Farmers Markets’ newsletter that i would like to share with you to say thank you and we appreciate your support.

“A pinch and  a punch for the first of the month…that’s what Coles think anyway, ‘let’s beat up the farmers’, they’ve said  to themselves. ‘We’ve laid waste to the dairy  farmers already, we’re half job done with the free range egg people, let’s go  after the fruit and vege grower’.

And the sorry news is they can and they have; they wrote the  book on it.

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.

G’day everyone, hope you all had a nice week. We have been trying out using the face book site more this week, look up champion mountain organics and click the like button, then you can have your say, ask a question, or even ask us to bring something you want in particular, like green tomatoes for your thai dish.

Welcome back Everligh market this week. hope you enjoyed your time off over christmas and the new year, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

One new produce this week, the chioggia beetroot is back, and i was serious about the cherry tomatoes, they go like hot cakes at a cwa meeting so get in early and come straight up to us before you miss out. We also have had a lot of great feedback on the super sweet juicy corn so we are bringing down more this week.

We have had a few request for loose garlic so i have split some up and will be selling some like that.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, its going to be a warm one, bye for now.

G’day all and welcome to 2012. Hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday.

Were starting off this year at Sydney Sustainable Markets at Taylor Square this saturday, so any Everligh customers please come over and see me (Lee) at Taylor Square on Oxford st and Forbes st with parking behind on Forbes or Bourke st.

Now the formalities are over and summer has started we have some fantastic new produce to kick off the first market.

Sweet corn, the juiciest corn with a lasting sweet flavor. Capsicums, these are the best around, the wholesalers are begging for these but we are only selling them at the markets for you. Cherry tomatoes, wow if you got to enjoy these last year you’ll be lined up before 8 am to get some more, these tomatoes were without a doubt the best selling produce we had last year, they were running out the markets.

Like last year we still have the Romano or Italian flat beans are in plenty, and zucchini by the box, and on the topic look out for Luke from Tetsuya restaurant who is coming down to pick up his Zucchinis.

All very exciting for a new start to a new year, i am also facebooking on the champion mountian organics facbook page so check us out and like our page and get some more information  on the day to day happenings on the farm. Come and see g’day and introduce yourself if your new, and grab the best produce around. Looking forward to seeing you this saturday.

G’day everyone. Well like all good things they must come to an end, and that includes this year. Its gone too quick.

There is no new produce this week, but we do have, (thanks to the weather) some baby lettuce. These have formed shape without growing to full size so you can get the freshest lettuce at its crispest taste, and its $1.50 each.

That is it this week, we hope to see all you customers that are left at the markets tomorrow and if not have a safe trip to where ever you are going and we wish you and your family and very merry christmas and a happy new year.

G’day everyone. 4 days without rain is what we have been promised, 2 down lets hope they don’t break their promise. We had local flooding in our area, not what anyone needs before christmas. Hope you all were ok.

First this week i know this is our second last week but for those who are going on away next week, we would like to thank all of you for coming and supporting the farmers at the markets this year, without you guys these markets would not work and there would be a bigger gap between the farmers, the produce, and your plate. We enjoy coming into town every week and selling our produce and educating the consumers on the who where and how it is grown. Special thanks to the market organisers, it takes a lot of work to get all together and make it work so thank you. Now the most important people, the readers of the blog, wow there are so many of you guys that come up and commented on the blog, i didn’t think anyone read it but Michael and Susie, but the more i blog the more people have been commenting about it, even one young lady (i wont mention your name Keely) who moved to japan and still reads it every week, so thanks, next year i will try and get the facebook page running with photos and more explanations on the day to day going ons on the farm.

This week there will be Santa Rosa plums are in, just, they might need a day or two to ripen but are as sweet as lollies to eat when they do.

We have more Spanish onions and lots of Roma tomatoes, and for your roasts we will have the only organic garlic, sage, thyme, rosemary and our olive oil. I think we should sell them in a pack for a special price, come and talk to me.

Hope to see you all tomorrow and if not next week have a good christmas and a safe and happy new year.

G’day everyone, hows your week been? I think i speak for everyone when i say we’re over the rain. Not as much as last week but enough to make it a long week.

I would like to thank all the faithful people that turned up last week even though the weather was ordinary, it was much appreciated.

Due to the weather we have had we are short on spinach and rocket and whole lettuces, but we have some bigger zucchinis that are good for stuffing on these winter like nights.

We will also have wilson plums. mmm my mouth is watering at the thought. These are an early season plum that come in season in time for the work Christmas party or eat them as i eat them, like lollies.

We here’s hoping for sunny weather tomorrow, and we look forward to seeing you there.

G’day everyone, on monday i was listening to a weather report on the abc radio and they said an estimate of 50mm of rain by friday, i wasn’t looking forward to that but when we had 50mm by wednesday i knew we were in trouble. We are past saturation point and this is no good for anything.

Not all doom and gloom though, are beans have started, green beans will start at taylor sq sustainable market this week and purple king beans will start at everligh farmers market. Hopefully next week we will have enough to take some to each market. Also the garlic plats have been a huge success we have plated up some more so come and get them while they are there. We also will have our first gold beetroot for sale, come and get some and tell us what you think of it.

Plums aren’t far either, i saw the first box today, still hard, though when these ripen up yummy is the only word to describe them.

We look forward to seeing you at the markets tomorrow and hope there is no more rain.