NEWSLETTER

WHAT TO ENJOY IN AUGUST
In this issue:
* 250,000 customers have said NO to plastic bags!
* Keep your herbs fresh for longer
* Very addictive... Belgian chocolate mousse
* Don't miss out on sweet juicy blood oranges
* We've opened our 22nd store - Dee Why!

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WHAT TO EAT IN JULY
July 2010 (Issue 95)

In this issue:
* Go a tangelo
* Queensland strawberries
* Cara Cara oranges
* Great value capsicums
* Harris Farm Markets soup packs
* Enjoy the USA cherries
* Get to know Beigli House
* Meet our farmer friend Peter Marshall

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN JUNE
June 2010 (Issue 94)

In this issue:
* Exceptional pears
* The first of USA cherries
* Fresh borlotti beans
* Give'em a go... Brussels sprouts
* New season walnuts
* Sweet and juicy Aussie Navel oranges
* Launching our new Italian brand - Villa Rossi
* Meet our farmer friend, Tony Fazzalori

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN MAY
May 2010 (Issue 93)

In this issue:
* Top of their class - Asian greens
* How to use Lemon Grass
* Aussie Kiwi Fruit at their best
* Queensland Imperial mandarins and oranges
* Kids love Whole Kids snacks. Mums do too!
* Why are bananas bent?
* Gorgeous Autumn cauli's
* Fuyu persimmons and custard apples
* Pink Lady and Braeburn apples
* Meet our Producer Friend Eleni Dritas
WHAT TO ENJOY IN APRIL
April 2010 (Issue 92)

In this issue:
* Imperial Mandarins - Pop one in the kid's lunchbox
* Go for the red grapes
* Try our delicious cauliflower ideas
* Shepard avocados - a little different to Hass
* Beurre Bosc and William pears
* How to prepare chestnuts
* Hong Kong Choy Sum
* Check out the new season apples
* Meet our farmer friend, Gavin Robinson from Bethonga

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN FEBRUARY
February 2010 (Issue 90)

In this issue:
* Snake beans - quick, easy, healthy and they taste good too!
* Gala apples and William pears...first of the season
* Beautiful Tassie blueberries
* Grab a bunch of sweet, seedless grapes
* Put some fruit in their school lunchbox everyday
* Feb is the best time for plums
* Fabulous fresh figs
* Enjoy the last of the blackberries, apricots, nectarines and Tassie cherries
* Treat yourself to Daily Grind Express Cupcakes
* Meet Vince Grasso, our farmer friend

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN JANUARY
January 2010 (Issue 89)

In this issue:
* Sweet, succulent peaches and nectarines
* Capsicums... great value and great taste
* Add an Avo this summer
* Harris Farm Markets orange juice - the freshest around
* Blackberries, buy them at their peak
* Juicy seedless watermelon
* Look out for Tassie cherries
* Mareeba mangoes, enjoy them now
* Farmer friends David and Cathy Harris

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN DECEMBER
December 2009 (Issue 88)

In this issue:
* Summer berries
* Buy yourself some apricots
* Achacha... what's that?
* Go for the cherries
* Ice cream Christmas pudding
* Jewel like - red and white currants
* Make entertaining easy
* Pudding Lane christmas puds * Meet Joe Oliveri, our fig growing farmer friend.

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN NOVEMBER
November 2009 (Issue 87)

In this issue:
* Chillies
* Harris Farm Markets jam and nut ranges now in store
* Put raspberries on your list
* Check out our asparagus
* Byron Bay blueberries
* Locally grown beetroot
* Smile... it's cherry season!

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN OCTOBER
October 2009 (Issue 86)

In this issue:
* Broad beans
* Sweet and juicy rockmelons
* Enjoy the first season mangoes
* What is that? It's Dragon fruit!
* Taking care of mulberries, blueberries and strawberries
* Starts with a P - paw paw and passionfruit
* The goodness of sprouts
* Try our farmer friend Mark Silm's Cedar Creek Black Label apple juice

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SEASON'S BEST IN SEPTEMBER
September 2009 (Issue 85)

In this issue:
* Put spring greens on your list... peas and beans
* Honey Murcott mandarins are brilliant this month
* Win a private screening of Julie and Julia
* Take some zucchini flowers home and try them!
* Cambrian Wild Rice
* Meet Godfrey Dol from Blush Tomatoes!

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WHAT TO ENJOY IN AUGUST
August 2009 (Issue 84)

In this issue:
* Go for Gold! And green Kiwi fruit
* Is it kumara or sweet potato?
* Blood oranges and Tangelos
* Californian grapes
* The little guys of the citrus family - cumquats
* Brown onions - don't be without them!
* Go a little wild with our rocket
* It all starts with the best - Raw materials

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WHAT TO EAT IN JULY
July 2009 (Issue 83)

In this issue:
* Fall in love with Queensland strawberries
* Indulge in American Cherries
* Eat your broccoli, it's good for you
* Citrus - tangelo's, blood oranges and mandarins
* Banana (myth) buster
* Tips for cooking brussel sprouts

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QUINCE - THE SYMBOL OF LOVE
June 2009 (Issue 82)

In this issue:
* New Season Hass avocados
* Enjoy quince
* Tassie specialty potatoes
* Under loved... parnips, turnips and swedes
* Pears at their best
* Meet our farmer friend Wayne Jensen
* Barilla Sauces... No. 1 for dinner

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EAT YOUR GREENS!
May 2009 (Issue 81)

In this issue:
* What to eat in May
* New season citrus
* Farmer friends Wal and Liz Hudson from Waliz Nuts
* Have you tried Jerusalem artichokes or celeriac?
* Make the most of bananas

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WHAT TO EAT IN APRIL
April 2009 (Issue 80)

In this issue:
* Leeks, enjoy their mild, sweet flavour
* New season chestnuts
* Fennel... consider your choices
* Farmer friend John Ngov
* Try our juicy Imperial mandarins
* Hot cross buns
* Mama Ka'z Banana bread

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YOU'D BE 'PLUM CRAZY' TO GO PAST OUR DELICIOUS PLUMS
March 2009 (Issue 79)

In this issue:
* An apple a day, go for Gala's and Jonathan's
* Fabulous Black Muscatel Grapes
* Plum dandy, Teagan Blue and Radiance plums
* Tried our exotics? Mangosteens and prickly pears
* Autumn raspberries
* Shephard avocados, perfect right now
* Good vegie buys
* Meet our farmer friends from Goldfields Honey
* Beerenberg Jams, best of the best!

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SPOILT FOR CHOICE, WHITE SEEDLESS GRAPES
February 2009 (Issue 78)

This month we have sweet, juicy, white seedless grapes from Mildura. The grapes are fantastic quality, they come from long established farms and because they're havested by professional pickers the fruit is in peak condition.

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PEACHES, THE SWEETEST FRUIT OF SUMMER
January 2009 (Issue 77)

Few things are as good as a sweet, ripe peach, and Harris Farm Markets are brimming with the best of the summer season. The mid-season peaches available now have a pronounced aroma and deep, rich flavour.

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FRUITS FOR THE CHRISTMAS TABLE
December 2008 (Issue 76)

Cherries say Christmas like no other fruit. At Harris Farm Markets we supply many varieties, and they're the best the market has to offer.

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LOOK OUT FOR LOQUATS
November 2008 (Issue 75)

November is all about Loquats. These luscious fruits are sweet and juicy. They have a pear like flavour with a hint of apricot, guava and pineapple. They bruise easily so take care when you buy and store them. It's not necessary to peel loguats, but they're more enjoyable to eat if you do.

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GOING TROPPO
October 2008 (Issue 74)

October looks to be a great month for tropical fruits. We're expecting good supplies and papaya, paw paw and passionfruit and weather permitting we expect a terrific supply of mangoes. We carefully time the picking of our new season tropical fruits, so they're ready to eat when you buy them

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KNOW YOUR ASPARAGUS
September 2008 (Issue 73)

Spring is in the air... so enjoy longer sunny days and lighter meals with so many vibrant new season fruit and vegetables on offer. The Australian asparagus season is in full swing and looking great. Sweet golden mangoes have arrived from Northern Territory. Early indiactions are the season is very promising. Meet one of our Farmer Friends - Gavin Robinson who is responsible for sweet Bethonga Pineapples.

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DISCOVER BLOOD ORANGES
August 2008 (Issue 72)

Getting bored with mandarins? Why not try the more unusual citrus fruits like blood oranges and tangelos? Blood oranges are the hottest ticket on restaurant menus during their short season from July to September, and are featured in entrees, mains and desserts. More people are enjoying their rich, tart-sweet falvour with cherry and raspberry overtones.

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WINTER VEGETABLES!
July 2008 (Issue 71)

We all know how fickle weather can be, but the good news is that winter vegetables this year will be far less expensive than last year. Remember last July and August when beans hit an all time high of $10-20kg; zucchini was $10-$15 kg and broccoli $8kg? Today prices are far less than half of those prices, making healthy eating easier on the budget. All citrus are in their prime, so keep winter colds at bay by eating a few pieces each day. Winter strawberries are fantasticread below.

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AMAZING APPLE FACTS!
June 2008 (Issue 70)

Apples have always been a tasty convenient snack, providing a healthy energy boost. But did you know they have the highest antioxidant content of Australias most popular fruits? Check out our amazing apple facts below. In chilly weather, nothing beats the aroma of a mouth-watering stew or casserole wafting through the house. Great comfort food, just perfect for a cosy dinner or a weekend lunch with friends.

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FRUIT & VEGETABLES!
May 2008 (Issue 69)

Q. Customers ask us why do our fruit and vegetables last longer? A. We have a very strict policy not to store fruit and vegetables. Farmers pick and deliver their fruit and vegetables into Flemington overnight. We start receiving produce from approximately 4:00am and start sending them to our stores from 6:00am. By 11:00am our warehouse is nearly empty!

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AUTUMN FRUIT!
April 2008 (Issue 68)

Autumn fruit is now in full swing. It looks like a much better year for apples than the last few years with quantities and quality looking much better for the consumer than last year. Queensland citrus has had plenty of rain ensuring full flavoured juicy fruit with a bumper lemon and mandarin crop underway and navel oranges soon to follow. Despite the southern half of our country still drought-affected, the variety of new season produce is fantastic.

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IT'S AUTUMN BBQ TIME!
March 2008 (Issue 67)

Autumn is a great time of year when sweaters come out for cooler days, we cheer our kids on at sporting competitions or we attend our favourite code of footy. Many of us will celebrate Easter, so barbecues are a great way to relax with family and friends.

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BACK TO SCHOOL WITH HARRIS FARM MARKETS
February 2008 (Issue 66)

Back to School is always exciting, seeing school mates, swapping holiday stories and preparing for serious learning. What are kids favourite fruits? They just love bananas, blueberries, seedless grapes and apples.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
January 2008 (Issue 66)

Stone fruits are at the peak of perfection in late January and early February. Peaches and plums come from Forbes then from Victorias Goulburn Valley. After summer we really look forward to the fresh taste of new season Royal Gala apples, whilst green and black figs are absolutely fabulous.

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