A Tale of Two Fruits
"Strawberries and Bananas feature in our Demand Farm box this week. So, I thought I would take a minute and write about these fruits, both are packed with goodness and flavour that makes them pretty much irresistible. Of course, that statement is only valid when they...
Bacon & Eggs
When you stand in front of the egg section at the supermarket do you reach for "free-range" or caged eggs. Those labels are now prominently displayed on the egg carton. There's also a price differential. Unfortunately, there's also the fine print - and not enough...
Looking for a “particular” customer
Peter Henderson is the social influencer you have never heard of. He's not one of the TikTok team currently trending on #gardening101 (251.9M views as of May 31, 2020). But he did write a best-selling book called "Gardening for Profit" and in the last thirty-five...
The Bitter Truth About Antioxidants
President George H.W. Bush infamously declared in an interview with the New York Times in 1990 that "I do not like broccoli, I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any...
Why Eve had no chance
Why Eve had no chance with the whole apple thingo. For at least the last half-century (ever since they created a tomato that could withstand mechanised harvesting) the supply chain for fruit and vegetables has been getting longer and longer. Longer in terms of...