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A big thanks to Nat Kringoudis of MelbourneNaturalFertility.com.au. She wrote a great blog (http://melbournenaturalfertility.com.au/2012/02/bean-crazy-good-food-friday-treats-bean-salad/) about Edible Gems borlotti beans and their positive nutritional benefits. We appreciate the coverage. Edible Gems borlotti beans will be available in Melbourne the week of 20 February. Check out our Where To Buy page for … continue reading post

10 February: Days to Harvest 10 With only about 10 days to go until we harvest the first beans, greengrocers and specialty retailers in Sydney and Melbourne are starting to come on board. Lots of you have asked, “Love the idea. Where can I buy the beans?” so we are … continue reading post

9 February: Days to Harvest – 11 Michael and I ‘launched’ our Edible Gems to our trade customers last week in Sydney and Brisbane. We also did a small media launch in Sydney as well. One of the things I really wanted to show people was the difference between cooked … continue reading post

We had a very nasty dust storm today, but the beans have stood up well to the wind and dust.  Got home from work late tonight, have been in the pack house all day packing giant white peaches, decided to make bruschetta for tea, used my first pack of edible … continue reading post

2 February 2012: Days to Harvest 13 Well, the rubber hit the road this week as we officially ‘launched’ our Edible Gems fresh borlotti beans in both Brisbane and Sydney. The response from the retailers was really good – and there is a lot to look forward to there. Most … continue reading post

Thank you Woman’s Day and The Food Coach (www.thefoodcoach.com.au) for the recent mentions. Woman’s Day included a lovely snippet on the beans in their Feb 6 2012 issue, page 60. And The Food Coach also included some information on her informative website. We are thrilled and so excited that you both … continue reading post

31 January 2012: Days to Harvest – 14 Our beautiful Edible Gems cartons have arrived. Aren’t they beautiful! When they are sitting on a pallet, they simply stop you in your tracks. They look so fresh and so lovely, I can’t wait to fill them with our beans. We had … continue reading post

25 Jan 2012: Days to Harvest – 6 Our state of the art packline has just arrived from Italy and not a day too soon. While the rest of Australia will be celebrating Australia Day tomorrow, Michael and the boys will be installing the new packline for the beans. While … continue reading post

22 Jan 2012: Days to Harvest – 9 As a vegetarian, beans are a really important part of my diet. With the basket of fresh borlotti beans I picked the other day, I thought I would make a rustic borlotti bean pie (that was laden with vegetables). It turned out … continue reading post

20 Jan 2012: Days to Harvest – 11 With less than two weeks to go now, we welcomed “Big Red” to the family today! Big Red is Michael’s new bean harvester – the smart machine that knows how to separate the beans from the pod – all without the touch … continue reading post