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Category Archives: General News
Commodity Levy Renewal
The referendum held during 2020 in which growers were asked if they support renewal of the commodity levy on feijoas returned a very strong vote in favour of renewal. Commodity levies have a life of six years, after which industry … Continue reading
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Commodity Levy Referendum Extension
In consultation with MPI, we have extended the deadline for returning voting papers in the Feijoa Commodity Levy referendum until Friday 17 July
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Feijoa Salsa
Serves: 8-10 Preparation: 10 minutes Cooking: None Ingredients 3 feijoas 1 red onion 1 tomato 1 bunch coriander 1/3 cucumber 1 lime Method Slice the skin off the feijoas Finely chop all ingredients except for the lime and … Continue reading
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Feijoa, Apple and Rhubarb Crumble
Serves: 6 Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 20-30 minutes Ingredients 6 feijoas, peeled and chopped 8 stalks of rhubarb 4 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced 25g of butter 1/3 cup of brown sugar 1 cup flour ½ teaspoon ground … Continue reading
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Characterization of compounds in feijoa juice
A new article published in Food Research International, Volume 129, March 2020, gives the results of a study titled “Characterization of phenolic compounds and aroma active compounds in feijoa juice from four New Zealand grown cultivars by LC-MS and HS-SPME-GC-O-MS” … Continue reading
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Edible Flowers
The flowers of nearly all of our edible plants are edible, as are many of those in our decorative garden. While we automatically think of eating fruit and vegetables, eating the flowering part of the plant has become uncommon. Though … Continue reading
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Dried feijoa into China
Millions of Chinese may soon wake up to New Zealand dried fruits including feijoa, on their morning porridge, as a Waiuku company launches a New Zealand-to-China direct dried fruit sachet delivery service. DryNZ, the Waiuku company behind premium tea brand … Continue reading
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Something new brewing in Matakana
8 Wired Brewing opened its new Barrelworks and Tap Room in Matakana this month and locals have been quick to try out their favourite tipple. Soren and Monique Eriksen moved their 8 Wired brewing operation from Blenheim to Warkworth six … Continue reading
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2019 New Zealand Ice Cream Awards
Nelson Tasman company Gelato Roma has scored the top gelato spot for its salted caramel gelato in the 2019 New Zealand Ice Cream Awards. In addition to the coveted Best in Category Gelato trophy win, Gelato Roma also won a … Continue reading
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What do you miss most about New Zealand when you’re overseas:
The (relative) cleanness and greenness, beaches that don’t look like oversized sardine cans, mince and cheese pies, feijoas, flat whites, proper fish and chips, not being mocked every time you say fish and chips, big blocks of supermarket cheese..? … … Continue reading
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