Mowbray Park Produce

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Open Hours 8.30am-5.30pm Monday to Friday
8.00am-2.00pm Saturday
(We are now one of the leading Fruit Shops in Sydney regional area and supply Fresh Produce Sydney Regions.)

Mowbray Park Produce originally operated from the market garden coolrooms on the farm but as business increased, it became necessary to find a better and more conveniently located outlet.

The premises in Thirlmere, are more than adequate.
Here you'll find the very best in local produce at remarkably low prices.
And you'll generally find a parking spot right in front of the shop door.

Try that at a supermarket.

'THIS WEEKS SPECIALS' from Mowbray Park Farm.

Silver beet 50c a bunch.

Rhubarb $3.00 a bunch.

Broccoli $2.50 kg.

Hydroponic Lettuce.

From Camden: Salad Mix $2.00 a bag.

And we have a range of locally produced Asian Greens.

Locally grown colourful Proteas. $9.00 a bunch.
Local mixed Flowers $5.00 a bunch.
Also stocking Oakdale Flowers, mixed bunches and Lillies.

Our new season Vegetables include;
Celery, Leeks, Cauliflowers,Carrots, Silverbeet, Broccoli, Rhubarb and Beetroot, Fennel,Lettuce and Chinese Cabbage, Cos and Iceburg Lettuce.

Potted herbs- Parsley, Basil, Coriander. $3 ea or 4 for $10.

Jap Pumpkin. $4.00 per kg.
Grey Pumpkin. $4.00 per kg.
Butternut Pumpkin. $6.00 per kg.

Fresh Medjodl Dates $24.00 kg.

Banana Passionfruit 50c ea.

Papaya $9.00 kg.
Pineapple $4.50 ea.
Kiwi Fruit 4 for $2.00.
Watermelon $2.50 kg.

Rhubarb Plants now in stock.

Dry Garlic.

Our NEW Fruit Salad Snack Pack
Ideal for those hot days when you want something with a hint of Summer and you'll have no extra weight gain like normal snacking.
Mid-morning or late afternoon, this pack will give you a bit of punch and lot of pickup.
The Snack Pack includes:
Watermelon, Rock Melon, Grapes, Passion Fruit, Kiwi Fruit and Honey Dew.
No Wonder it's delicious and popular.

And, for that quick, healthy snack try our Yoghurt Fruit or Nut Cup using Country Valley Yoghurt. Only $3.00

Kiwi Fruit 4 for $2.00

Red Capsicums $4.99 kg.

Fresh corn 3 for $2.00.

Potted Colour Pansies and Petunias. Huge range of garden plants, Grevillas, Fruit Trees and Ground Cover.

NEW SEASON PLANTS.

Citrus trees $30.00

Grevilleas $9.00

Kangaroo Paws from $7.00.

Hydrangeas and Azaleas.

Roma-mini & Gourmet variety Tomato in pots. $3.00 ea or 4 for $10.00.

Locally grown Rhubarb Plants-Assorted sizes.

NB: All prices are subject to change without notification.
Which means you may find some prices in the shop are different from our website due to things like weather and suppliers.
Go to "Gourmet Food" page to see our new Gift Packs. Something a little different.
Samantha Mackie loved our fresh produce. You can read her comments on her blog "The Cooks Larder".

You can also find us at Capital Region Farmers Market in Canberra.Capital Region Farmers Market

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Gourmet Foods

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If you're off to visit a friend or relative in hospital, here is the perfect gift pack that they'll really appreciate.
No more sweets, chocolate and glazed fruit that either ends up in the rubbish or goes home with another visitor.
Instead, take along a Fruit Gift Box or even a Vegetable Gift Box that will be welcomed with open arms.
Not only is the idea a little different, it's also fresh, healthy full of goodness.
Just what someone laid up in bed would love to receive.
These gift boxes also make great raffle prizes and office gifts. Or just to give to a friend you really love. They'll love you right back.

Pizza Bases. (Available from Wednesday 9 am)
Fairleys Milk and Yoghurt along with “Highland Organics” St. Laurent Tasty and Fetta cheeses.
Nonnas Bread available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Cedar Creek Apple Juice and Apple Crush Juice, Apple-Black Currant Juice.

Nixon’s Eggs. 500g, 600g, 700g & 800g size available.

John Fergusson honey.
Mountain View honey from Grenfell NSW.
Kookaburra and Nanda Pasta.
(NB. Great Deal. Kookaburra pasta $1.50 ea or 2 for $2.50)

Country Fresh Pasta in varieties;
Mushroom - Basil - Chilli - Tomato - Spinach - Hot Chilli- Egg - Basic Tomato Sauce.

Now in stock;

Spring Valley Juices 300ml. $3.00 ea bottle.

Lakewood Organic Black Cherry Juice $13.00 for 946 ml. ( Prod. of USA.) 100% pure freshly pressed juice. Other varieties and flavours.

A local delicacy; Doolan Country Jams and Chutneys.

Uncle Steve's / Ambrosias Olives and Olive oil and Caramalised Balsamic Vinegars and salad Dressing. Plus stuffed Bell Peppers, and Sun Dried Tomatoes in Oil.

Alpine Caramelised Sour Cherry and Balsamic Vinegar, Raspberry and Balsamic Vinegar.

Piranha Vege Crackers. 2 for $5.00
Piranha Potato Grills 2 for $5.00
Melindas Gluten Free Crackers: Poppy Seed, Pepper & Chives, Natural.

Lotus Organic Foods including Bourghal, Cous Cous and Polenta.

Mexicana Gluten Free Corn Chips.

Wirraninna Apple Cider Vinegar.

Real Good Foods chocolate street mix.

Global Organics Olive Pesto and Tomato Pesto.

Brancourts Cheeses and Fruit Yoghurt:
Passionfruit/Mango and Forest Berry Yoghurt 375 g.
Ricotta 1kg tub. and now Fetta in 1kg tub.

Cheeses in 250 gm;
Fetta, Edam, Gouda, Tasty, Colby, Swiss, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Cream Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Mango and Melon, Chinese Sweet Chilli Cheese, Garlic and Chives and more.
125g Camembert and Brie.

Kuranda Nut Bars-Wheat free, Gluten free, dairy free, Low GI.

Silk'nsoap Goat Milk Wilton.

Rocky Road $2.00 a bar.

Local Pecan Nuts - Shelled and Unshelled from Oakdale Nuttery.
$4.50 500g nuts in shell.
$4.00 160g bags ready to eat.

Alpine Jams in taste size jars. Just the right amount for picnics or when you want to try but not buy a large jar.
$2.00 each or 6 for $10.00

Real Good Foods chocolate street mix plus Almonds.

Lavinia Handmade Luxury Soap.

Global Organics Peeled Tomatoes, Black bean Cannellinni, Brown Lentils, Mixed Beans.

Grans Gluten Free Fudge: 40gm $1.80 ea.

Clipper Herbal Teas.

Prenzel Oils

Gluten Free Pizza Base

Porters Produce: Original Sauces, Chili sauces. All produced locally at The Oaks.

New Arrivals.

NEW!!!!

From Whitmarsh in the Southern Highlands-

Garlic Olives, Chilli Olives, Fetta Olives.

Clipper Arabic Coffee; Kokomo Coconut/Mango Water; Global Organics Mustard; Lotus Food Toppings in Shaker Jars and Sun Premium Muesli Bars with Cranberry.

Taylor's range of Marinades, Sauces, Dressings and Balsamic Vinegarette.

"Future Bake" Stay Slim Slices-Mixed Berry Slice, Apple'n'Cinnamon. $2.50.

Patty's Homemade Jams.

Wild's Marinades.

Wort Organics in 4 Pack $10.00 or $3.00 per bottle.

NEW! Desserts by Home Made Fine Foods using Fairleys Milk.

White Chocolate Mousse.
Fresh Pouring Custard.
Chocolate Mousse.
Panacotta.
Sticky date.
Tiramasu.
Sour Cream.
Buttermilk.

Vol au vent Pasteries. Small and Medium sizes.

'Australia's Own" Organic Malt Free Soy and Rice Milk.

Freedom Rice and Corn Flakes plus Maple Crunch.

Organic Gluten Free Spagetti and Pasta Spirals.

Organic Gluten Free Lasagne Sheets.

Global Organics Tomato Puree.

Taylors Aioli & Egg Mayonaise.

Small Cow Farm Camberet and Fetta Cheese.

The Spice Mill spice packs for meals.
"Our aim is to make our recipes as easy as possible, with the customer having to buy few fresh ingredients to whip up a gourmet meal in no time."

Green & Black's Organic Chocolate.

Australis Organic and Native Teas.

Roccas Deli Fine Wafer Crackers.

Adobe - Healthy Home Products.

Proudly Australian with All Natural Ingredients you can trust!

Floor Cleaner.

Laundry Liquid.

Surface Spray.

Laundry Powder.

Toilet Gel.

Woolwash.

Baby Care.

Toga Goat Farm Soaps and Body products all produced at Couridjah.

Brookfarm Health Food

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Gluten Free Macadamia Muesli with Apricots and Apples

The Muesli is gently blended with an unprocessed bush honey that is full of flavour and not too sweet. Oven toasted to bring out the flavours of 17 ingredients including buckwheat, brown rice, amaranth, sunflower and pumpkin kernels and delicious macadamias.

Gluten Free Macadamia Muesli with Cranberries

A gourmet Gluten Free muesli, free of all preservatives. Savour the light crunchy texture of wholesome buckwheat, brown rice puffs and protein rich amaranth from the grain fields of central NSW, sunflower and pumpkin kernels, natural currants and sultanas from the Barossa Valley and succulent cranberries rich in anti oxidants, together with the magical taste of our own macadamia nuts, lightly toasted with Australian Bush honey.

Toasted Macadamia Muesli with Apricots and Apples

Brookfarm's award winning Toasted Macadamia Muesli is made in the traditional Slow Food way. The grains, nuts and seeds are gently blended with a local unprocessed bush honey that is full of flavour and not too sweet, and then lightly oven baked to preserve the maximum nutritional value.

Gluten Free Bar

Brookfarm's Gluten Free Cranberry & Macadamia Bar is oven-baked, full of flavour and contains 16 delicious natural ingredients. Brookfarm have created a unique gluten free bar that isn't held together with sticky processed syrups. A really healthy choice.

Based on Brookfarm’s award winning Gluten Free Macadamia Muesli, it is packed full of wholegrains, delicious cranberries, nuts and seeds.

Mt. Bogong Walkabout Mix

Brookfarm's Mt Bogong mix combines fine Belgian dark chocolate, oven roasted macadamias, pistachios and almonds, premium muscatel grapes from the Barossa Valley, plump cranberries and delicious healthy pumpkin and sunflower kernels.

Preservative free, gluten free and wheat free. Contains macadamia nuts and dairy.

Brookfarm Macadamia Oil.

Cooking Tips

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Cooking with Potatoes.

Sebago. All purpose potato, GREAT for roasting, mashing and baking.

Pontiacs. Suitable for mashing.

Desiree. Yellow flesh and pale pink skin, suit wedges and roasting.

Chats. Small washed Sebagos, great for potatoe salads and steaming. Can be roasted whole.

Cooking with Honey.

When baking with honey, remember the following:
Reduce any liquid called for by 1/4 cup for each cup of honey used.
Add l/2 teaspoon baking soda for each cup of honey used.
Reduce oven temperature by 25 F to prevent over-browning.

Because of its high fructose content, honey has a higher
sweetening power than sugar. This means you can use less honey
than sugar to achieve the desired sweetness.

When measuring honey, coat the measuring cup with non-stick
cooking spray or vegetable oil before adding the honey.
The honey will slide right out.

To retain honey's texture, always store it at room temperature; never in the refrigerator.
If your honey becomes cloudy, don't worry. It's just crystallization, a natural
process. Place your honey jar in warm water until the crystals
disappear. If you're in a hurry, place it in a microwave-safe
container and heat it in the microwave on HIGH for 2-3 minutes,
stirring every 30 seconds. Remember, never boil or scorch honey.

Some Helpful Hints.
* To slice meat into thin strips, as for Chinese dishes -
partially freeze and it will slice easily.

* A roast with the bone in will cook faster than a boneless roast -
the bone carries the heat to the inside of the roast quicker.

* For a juicier hamburger add cold water to the beef before grilling
(1/2 cup to 2kg of meat).

* To keep cauliflower white while cooking -
add a little milk to the water.

* Let raw potatoes stand in cold water for at least half an hour
before frying to improve the crispness of French-fried potatoes.

* Buy mushrooms before they "open." When stems and caps are attached
snugly, mushrooms are truly fresh.

* Lettuce keeps better if you store in refrigerator without washing
first so that the leaves are dry. Wash the day you are going to use.

* Do not use metal bowls when mixing salads.
Use wooden, glass or china.

* To keep boiled vegetables bright-colored, add a few drops of olive oil to the water.

* Add a pinch of sugar when cooking vegetables. Sugar acts as a marvelous flavor enhancer. There is never enough sugar to make the vegetables taste sweet.

* Onions, broccoli and Brussels sprouts will cook faster if you make an X-shaped cut at the base of the vegetable.

MICROWAVING CORN:
Perfect for cooking just one ear of corn. Husk corn and discard silk. Rinse and wrap each ear loosely in a paper towel. Cook on full power one to two minutes or until ears are very hot to touch.

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Recipes

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Here you'll find recipes to use with our fine produce. As seasons change, so will the recipes.

Sweetcorn Microwaved with Garlic Butter.
Preparation is around 10 minutes and cooking time is also 10 minutes.
You need 4 sweetcorn cobs with husks removed, 75gms of butter (best to be at room temperature) and 2 crushed garlic cloves.

Rinse the corn cobs in water and then wrap, while wet, in plastic food wrap. Place the cobs on a plate and microwave for 8 to 10 minutes until the kernals are tender. Leave stand for 1 minute.
While the cobs are in the microwave, make some garlic butter by mixing the garlic and butter in a small bowl. Keep mixing until you have a smooth paste.
Unwrap the cobs and cut into halves. Smooth the garlic butter over the cobs and allow it to seep through the kernals.
Serve up but remember the butter will now be hot.
Pork stir fry with Bean Sprouts and Bok Choy.
You'll need:
450g of Brown Rice
1/4 cup of peanut oil
500g of Pork fillet, trimmed and sliced
1 onion sliced into fine wedges
2 finely chopped garlic cloves
1 large bunch of baby Bok Choy trimmed and with the leaves separated
1/3 cup of Kikkoman Sweet Chilli, Ginger and Soy Marinade and Sauce
1 1/2 cops of trimmed Bean Sprouts
Directions:
Cook the rice as per the directions on your rice packet. While the rice is cooking, heat up 1 table spoon of oil in a wok over high heat. Add half the pork and stir fry for 2-3 minutes or until browned. Transfer the pork out of the wok onto a plate. Now stir fry the rest of the pork in 1 tablespoon of oil.
Next, after the pork has cooked, put another tablespoon of oil in the wok over high heat. Add the onion, garlic to the wok and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the pork, bok choy and sauce- stir fry for 1 minute. Tumble through the bean sprouts and serve with the brown rice.

Beetroot Relish
The flavour of fresh beetroot is a nice change to the normal canned variety. This relish is fantastic with Roast Lamb. Serves 4 to 6.

Heat a frying pan and toast the cumin and sesame seeds until browned slightly. Add oil, beetroot and sugar and stir to combine. Add the wine and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Ingredients.
1 tablespoon sesame seeds.
1 teaspoon ground cumin.
2 teaspoons olive oil.
1 teaspoon brown sugar.
2 large beetroot, peeled & grated
120 ml red wine

Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:
3/4 cup biscuit mix
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup evaporated milk
2 teaspoons melted butter
2 eggs
2 to 2 1/2 cups peeled, fresh sliced peaches
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation:
Lightly butter a slow cooker.

In a large bowl, combine sugars and baking mix. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir to blend. Pour in butter and milk and stir. Mix in peaches and cinnamon, until well mixed. Pour into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW setting for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours. Serve warm with heavy, thickened cream or vanilla ice cream.

Winter Muesli Biscuits
Ingredients

2 tbs boiling water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
125g butter, melted, cooled
2 tbs maple syrup
220g (2 cups) natural Brookfarm muesli
150g (3/4 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
150g (1 cup) plain flour
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
2. Combine the water and bicarbonate of soda in a medium jug. Add the melted butter and maple syrup and stir to combine.
3. Place the muesli, brown sugar and flour in a large mixing bowl. Pour in butter mixture and use a wooden spoon to mix until well combined.
4. Place teaspoonful of the mixture onto the lined trays about 5cm apart.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden. Stand on baking trays for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
6. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
Ham and Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
- 1/3 cup diced celery
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 3/4 cup diced cooked ham
- 3 1/4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
1. Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
2. In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

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Mowbray Park Produce Farm Gallery

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The journey began when we purchased 25 vacant acres at Mowbray Park back in 1992. Starting our market garden commenced with the construction of our dam and plant sheds.

Our home was completed in 1998, and although the planting had been going on for some time, this was the beginning of full-time farming. Our farm is cultivated and we produce seasonal vegetables, originally selling to Flemington Markets.

In 2001, we started to sell our produce at markets around Camden due to local demand and we have diversified from wholesale to retail sales.

Retailing has been very fulfilling as we now get feedback direct from the consumer. Something that never happened when selling through large wholesale markets.

It's particularly satisfying to get favourable comments on our work and produce from customers who have been searching for good and healthy local produce that they can be sure is as fresh as it gets.

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