zucchini: it can be anything you want it to be. Turn it into zucchetti, add it to a cake, stuff the flowers with cheese and deep-fry until golden, or serve it in a fresh salad... well, now I'm hungry!

Zucchini: Also known as courgettes; The courgette is a variety of cucurbit, which means it's from the same family as cucumber, squash and melon. It's one of the most popular vegetables in the squash family, being extremely versatile, tender and easy to cook. Just don't boil them! They have a deep green skin with firm pale flesh.

It's best not to boil them, as they become mushy and lose their flavour. Instead lightly fry in butter or oil and a small amount of water. You can also roast them until tender and lightly golden to intensify their favour, or marinate and BBQ or griddle until charred and soft. Enjoy them in a stir-fry, curry or fried in a light batter.

Sourced locally across the Shoalhaven, Far South Coast and a little from farmers in the Illawarra. They are grown under clear skies and fresh air; hot sunny Summers and frosty Winters.

Our farmers use permaculture principles and their sowing, weeding and harvesting is all done by hand, without the use of  chemicals, pesticides or herbicides preferring green manure crops, compost and natural minerals for biological soil balancing.