The year in review

2022 has been quite a year at the farm! I’ve now experienced every season, including the wettest conditions on record, and can really reflect on some of the successes and other great things we’ve achieved.

What a gourd-geous group!

Some of my highlights this year include:

• • The construction of a fox proof enclosure for our chooks and upgrading their house.
  • Welcoming 80 new chooks and seeing egg production steadily increase; it is wonderful to finally be able to fulfill egg demand!
  • Expanding our children’s activities and nature play area.
  • A new excavator, which makes so many more projects realistic.
  • Starting works to improve drainage and re-establish some of our farm paths and tracks after they were damaged by wet conditions.
  • Being able to return to both Kiama Farmers Market and the Wentworth St Market at Port Kembla
  • Starting to standardise our garden bed widths (which is a much bigger deal than it might sound).
  • The farm staff’s excitement (particularly Su Meh) at the prospect of building a flower garden next year
  • Probably so much more that that I’ve forgotten!!

Thank you so much for being a veg box customer in 2022 and being part of the Green Connect community!

Emily Henderson
Farm Manager

In your box on Wednesday 03 January 2023:

Note: We sometimes need to make changes to what we pack in your veg box based on the quantity or quality of produce that we can harvest and source. If you have any questions about what is in your box, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

In your box on Wednesday 28 December 2022:

Note: We sometimes need to make changes to what we pack in your veg box based on the quantity or quality of produce that we can harvest and source. If you have any questions about what is in your box, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

Feature Veg: Bok Choy, Carrots

Bok choy is a staple ingredient in Asian dishes and a surprisingly versatile vegetable. With dark green leaves and crisp white stalks, it packs a nutritional punch compared to similar veggies. You can prepare it by sautéing, frying, steaming, shredding, pickling, grilling, or eating it as is! Make sure to stop cooking when the stalks are just tender to avoid overcooking. Store your bok choy in a sealed container or reused plastic bag in the veggie crisper of your fridge.

Carrots are one of the most versatile veggies around and can be eaten in a huge range of way, including raw on their own, with dip, or in a salad, cooked in stews, soups, stir-frys, baked in cakes, roasted with a roast or as a side dishes, and more! They come from the tap root of the carrot plant and contain a huge amount of Vitamin A compared to similar vegetables. They are best stored on their own in an airtight container in the coldest part of your fridge.