As we move right into the thick of Australia’s short but very sweet Cherry season, Your Local Greengrocer had a chat with Goldenfruit – one of NSW’s most prominent cherry and stone fruit wholesalers and a strong supporter of our program. Behind the business are...

Everybody knows that eating plenty of fruit and vegies is good for you — and we are well placed in Australia to do this, with a climate that means we can get most fruit and vegetables fresh pretty much year round at very reasonable prices. The official rule book that...

This week Your Local Greengrocer recognised the member stores that went above and beyond to drive customer entries in our most recent Spring In & Win promo. Store owners and managers from a handful of our member retailers were formally invited to FreshMark (NSW...

Smaller vegetable growers are finding it increasingly difficult to be competitive in the industry, according to a recent Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) survey. The report estimated that the value of the Australian...

The annual Sydney Markets cherry auction took on a festival feel this year. Lots of entertainment kept the crowd going, while the first V8 powered forklift, made by Toyota Material Handling took charge to deliver the box of cherries to the stage. The auction also saw...