Few foods are as cool as a cucumber. These low-calorie veggies contain many nutritional benefits, including hydrating properties and valuable…

The humble burpless cucumbers are sweeter and have a thinner skin than other varieties of cucumber, and are reputed to…

Courgettes range in size from about 6-15 cm, and baby courgettes have the sweeter flavour. Look for small, firm courgettes…

Red Chilli peppers are available throughout the year to add zest to flavourful dishes around the world and health to…

You don’t necessarily have to overdo it until smoke comes out of your ears, but without a touch of chilli,…

A member of the capsicum family, jalapeño chillies range from moderately to very hot. Originating from South America, they are…

Habanero chillies can be green, yellow, orange or red. Habanero chillies are native to south Mexico. It has a lantern…

Packing a punch, Bird’s eye chillies are a variety of the species Capsicum frutescens and have spread widely across South-East…

Apples walk away with most health accolades, and spinach leads the healthy veggie brigade. Compared to them, celery is somewhat…

A large root vegetable with a taste of celery, celeriac is sold without its leaves. To prepare, peel like potato,…

You know what’s actually pretty frickin’ awesome? Cauliflower. It can take on so many flavours, and goes especially great with…

We can always celebrate carrots! While they are in the peak of their season when they are the freshest and…

While many of us are unfamiliar with the purple carrot, its roots date back thousands of years to the early…

Are farmer’s markets carrots looking a little funky to you lately? Deep purple, dark red, white and bright yellow varieties…

The baby carrot is a root vegetable and is native to Afghanistan. The baby carrot is is a specific mini…

Yellow capsicums achieve their wonderful colour simply because they left on the plant longer before picking. Capsicums, also known as…

Red and green varieties come from the same plant, with red capsicums allowed extra time on the plant to develop…

Snowpea sprouts are young snow pea plants and it takes about a week to grow a pea seed into a…

Long a symbol of longevity in Asia because of their health-promoting properties, shiitake mushrooms have been used medicinally by the…

These are called “white beech mushrooms” and “Bunapi” is actually a Hokuto trademark – they bred this particular mushroom from…

Oyster mushrooms in the genus Pleurotus stand out as exceptional allies for improving human and environmental health. These mushrooms enjoy…

King Oyster Mushrooms are a beautiful mushroom with a unique taste and texture as well as impressive health benefits. King Oyster…

The cultivated variety of these crisply delicate mushrooms comes in clumps of long, spaghetti like stems topped with tiny, snowy…

Many people prefer wild mushrooms, which are often more flavourful. Mushrooms are a low-calorie food eaten cooked, raw or as a…

Swiss brown mushrooms are related to the white agaricus variety, with brown skin rather than white. Their flavour is stronger…

Easy, delicious and very steak-like. It has a strong and individual flavor. It keeps well in the refrigerator. It combines with…

These mushrooms are yummy with eggs, but just as nice on toast by themselves. Good old field mushrooms make a…

Buttons are the youngest and generally (but not always) the smallest. The name refers to their shape and stage of…

Tatsoi is a playful, Asian green native to Japan that resembles spinach with spoon-shaped leaves, but showcases a stronger, mustardy…

Swiss chard, along with kale, mustard greens and collard greens, is one of several leafy green vegetables often referred to…

For a bold combination of our favourite lettuces, try this 5-Lettuce Mix. The varying textures and tastes are sure to…

Arugula, also called Roquette, is a leafy green vegetable, like lettuce and spinach. Native to the Mediterranean and Asia, Roquette…

Radicchio, or red chicory, adds colour to your garden and dinner table. Wine-red leaves have white ribs infused with tangy…

Radicchio, or red chicory, adds colour to your garden and dinner table. This vegetable is used widely. Wine-red leaves have…

Mizuna, is a cool season Japanese mustard green that has a similar appearance as wild arugula. Mizuna is considered a…

There once was a time–before the arrival of mesclun, frisee, endive, spring mix, packaged salads, radicchio and arugula–when iceberg lettuce…

Green festival lettuce is a loose-leaf lettuce. The Green festival lettuce may be distinguished from Red festival lettuce by the…

With an excellent flavour and good keeping qualities Romaine, also called Cos Lettuce, is the second most popular lettuce next…

One of oldest, most popular salad vegetables, spread from India in ancient times and enjoying a resurgence. Beautiful heirloom, attractive smooth…

Lemon grass is a grass like plant with long slender foliage growing to about 2-3 feet tall.  Leaves are grayish-green…

Herb fennel can be harvested as needed by cutting away the feathery foliage. If seed is desired, allow the plant…

The feathery leaves resemble fennel but its flavour is quite distinct. Dill has a mild and warm flavour. Dill is used…

Chives are a close relative to onion, garlic, leeks and scallions. Of these, chives have the most delicate flavour. Chives are…

The Eve Apple is a new apple on the Australian market, easily identified by its bright red skin. What makes…

Sundowner is very much a warm-climate apple.  That means it needs long hot summers to ripen, but it also has…

Launched in Australia April 2009, Jazz Apples are the super fruit product with the best qualities from its parent varieties,…

Fuji is surely one of the more attractive modern apple varieties. Its main characteristic is the lovely pink speckled flush…

This one’s a classic – America’s favourite snacking apple. The heart-shaped fruit is bright red and sometimes striped. Crunchy with…

Golden Delicious has a bright yellow to golden skin colour, sometimes with a pink tinge. It is at its best…

Royal Gala are characterised by a blush of pink of the skin, the colour varies from yellow to almost orange…

Granny Smith is one of the best cooking apples with a sensational tart, tangy flavour. When fully mature the sweetness…

Turnips are creamy-white with a lovely purple, red or greenish upper part where the taproot has been exposed to sunlight….

String beans can be very nutritious. Although string beans are available all year long, it’s best to eat them when…

Basically a multi-coloured relative of beetroot and silverbeet, this plant is one of the easiest to grow in the garden…

Parsnip ‘Tender and True’ is a delicious old variety or parsnip, with long white roots, which grows well and matures…

Baby capsicums were first developed in Japan so they could be used as single serves. They are about half the…

Mexican mangoes for Australian import are sweet and colourful. Mangoes are available in a range of sizes and varieties. They…

Daikon is is root vegetable said to have originated in the Mediterranean and brought to China for cultivation around 500…

Used as a fragrant wilted green, It’s perfect for stir fries and cooked on its own with ginger and garlic….

Wombok is also known as Chinese cabbage. It has a sweet, mild flavour and crunchy texture. A good source of vitamin…

Kale is a wonderful crop for the winter vegetable garden. The flavour and texture improves once the frosts have started…

Brussels Sprouts ‘Wellington’ is an excellent, heavy-cropping, classic green Brussels sprout with lovely flavour. These make very handsome winter veg…

One of the most nutritious vegetables, broccoli contains vitamins A and E, folate, calcium and iron. It has a higher…

A cross between broccoli and Chinese kale. Its tender stalks are thinner than broccoli and have a slightly sweeter taste…

This crimson-red pigment so adored in the blood orange comes from the blood oranges unique ability to produce Anthocyanins which…

Like many modern vegetables, beetroot was first cultivated by the Romans. By the 19th century it held great commercial value…

Beetroot ‘Burpees Golden’ is a sweet-tasting and brilliant-looking organic beetroot, it’s fantastic for mixing with the purple in a salad.

Beetroot ‘Candy Stripe’ is a beautiful deep-pink skinned, stripy pink and white fleshed beetroot with a sweet flavour. It looks…

Eggplant or Brinjal, is a very low calorie vegetable and has healthy nutrition profile; good news for weight watchers! The…

Beets contain a wonderful amount of calcium, potassium and even vitamin A. Both Vitamin A and Calcium play a large…

A mild basil flavour. Microgreen Purple Basil is one of the prettiest basil varieties. The vivid colour of its petite…

Strong spicy bitter basil flavour. Microgreen Greek Basil is a gourmet variety which is loved by chefs.  It has a…

Also known as Rubus idaeus, the raspberry belongs to the same botanical family as the rose and the blackberry. The…

For many centuries, Native Americans gathered fresh blueberries from the forests of North America. Even then, blueberries were revered for…

Bananas are Australia’s largest fresh horticulture crop, selling more than any other fruit on the market. With fruit available year-round,…

The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Mexico and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae…

Apricots are those beautifully orange colored fruits full of beta-carotene and fiber that are one of the first signs of…

Large with a firm, sweet, crisp juicy flesh. Excellent in salads, sauces and pies. Cripps Pink (sold as Pink Lady™)…

A hard apple with a crisp tart flavour perfect for baking, freezing, salads, sauces and pies. Granny Smith is one…

Labour-intensive to grow, asparagus are the young shoots of a cultivated lily plant. They’re considered to be one of the…

Kai-lan is the Cantonese name for a vegetable that is also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale. It is…

Choy sum is an Asian green, related to bok choy. It has mid-green coloured leaves and stalks, with small yellow…

Arguably the most popular Chinese vegetable, Bok choy has a light sweet flavour and is extremely versatile – it can be…

This vegetable is not truly an artichoke but a variety of sunflower with a lumpy, brown-skinned tuber that often resembles…

The typical bean sprout is made from the greenish-capped mung beans. Other common bean sprouts are the usually yellow, larger-grained…

SEASON: JAN – DEC Bok choy or pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) is a type of Chinese cabbage. Chinensis…

SEASON: JAN – MAR Baby corn, young corn, or cornlettes, is a cereal grain taken from corn (maize) harvested early…

SEASON: MAR – JUN Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb…

SEASON: JAN – DEC Free-range eggs are eggs produced from birds that are permitted outdoors for at least part of…

Basil, Thai basil, or sweet basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum; US of the family…

SEASON: MAR – JUNE Capsicum (commonly known as peppers) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae….

Bananas are believed to have originated up to 10,000 years ago and some scientists believe they may have been the…

Alfalfa sprouts are the shoots of the alfalfa plant, harvested before they become the full-grown plant. Because they are so…