Fresh State of Affairs - Issue #57

57 May 2021 Issue

of affairs

The future of purchasing the market with industry investment Celebrating 50 years — Tony Nigro

Flowerdale Farm

Fresh Start, an International Women's Day event

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4 – The Future of Purchasing the Market with Industry Investment For some time now, Fresh State have been investigating making a Market purchase with an industry investment

8 – Celebrating 50 years — Tony Nigro Tony Nigro is celebrating a huge milestone of 50 years working in the Melbourne Market

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10 – Flowerdale Farm

16 – Fresh State’s Special Flowerdale is an innovative family- General Meeting Wrap Up owned business with a focus on high-quality specialty produce

13 – Get It Right From the Start Recruting the right people for your business

14 – Fresh Start, an International Women's Day event

18 – What's in Season?

Corn, custard apples and mandarins!

20 – A better choice!

Update “Shop & Win” competition, new branding and be in the running to win Retailer of the Year

An event celebrating and empowering women in the fresh produce industry

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President’s Message

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22 – Fareshare Inside the food hub that fuels the Melbourne kitchen

24 – Hort Connections 2021 Hort Connections is back at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 7–9 June, 2021

26 – Recipe Pork ribs with pineapple salsa

27 – Calendar of Events

Here at Fresh State, we are always looking to the future and thinking of innovative ways to make the market more efficient. We have been working extremely hard during these past couple of months to get the ball rolling on several projects. From the beginning, one of our aims has always been to keep the central market system sustainable and prosperous for years to come.

This magazine, in particular, will give you an insight into one of the extensive initiatives we are currently working on. Most of you may have heard of our intention of investigating a privatised model for the Melbourne Market, and the first two articles in this magazine will dive into the WHY and HOW we hope to implement this. I’m sure many of you will have further questions about this initiative, so please ring up the Fresh State office for more information.

With many great reads — this magazine is one not to be missed. Read about LaManna Premier Group’s Independence Women’s Day event, Tony from Fresh State’s celebrating 50 years in the market, find out more about Flowerdale Farm, and so much more.

As always, we appreciate input from our members and the community on improving. We encourage you to contact us if you have any exciting topics to include in the next magazine.

Shane Schnitzler President Fresh State Ltd.

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The Future of Purchasing the Market with Industry Investment Chairman’s Update (As seen in the FMA 2021 Yearbook) The Fresh State board are currently focused on projects that will change the future of not only the Melbourne Market, but the Fruit and Vegetable industry in Victoria.

Market Sale – as the only government owned Central Market left in the country, it’s no secret that Fresh State has made several attempts to encourage the government to review to current ownership structure of the Melbourne Market. Under a privatised model, other Central Markets around the country have achieved significant growth and we feel that the same could be achieved here at the Melbourne Market. While still very early in the process, it has been encouraging to see that the State Government has been open to looking at what shared goals could be achieved under a privatised model.

Like in your own states, family businesses here in the Melbourne market, both generational and new, are the heart and soul of the market. Businesses want to continue to invest in their own future, and we think that the current ownership model is holding back much of that further investment.

The example that I often use is the difference between renting a house or buying as house. Like us, the current government too want a prosperous, thriving Central Market in Victoria, with ongoing investment, innovation and even more importantly, long term sustainability of the industry. Given our shared goals, we have faith that our positive discussions will result in an outcome that benefits all stakeholders.

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Over the past year a number of discussions and meetings have been held to explore this opportunity. As said by Shane in his Presidents message, one of Fresh State aims has always been to keep the central market system sustainable and prosperous for years to come. Wholesalers, Growers, Retailers and Providores have all joined us in diving into this topic and what the potential of looking into privatisation has for them.

“There are several reasons behind the intention to look towards a privatised model at the Melbourne

Market. Among the many, financial return, business investment, sustainability, and flexibility play a significant role in providing evidence and feedback on where change needs to happen. The longevity of the Central Market System is a top priority, and this venture gives the Melbourne Market a real opportunity to achieve this in Victoria. If this doesn’t happen, the uncertainty of the sustainability of our market becomes very real,” said Jason Cooper, Fresh State Ltd CEO.

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE It is proposed that a new company be formed to give industry participants the opportunity to invest in their future by becoming shareholders in the purchase and privatisation of the Melbourne Markets from the Victorian State Government.

What are the benefits of privatisation to market users and investors?

Deliver an outcome that allows our industry to: ¡ Self regulate ¡ Manage change ¡ Manage growth and industry development

and reputation

¡ Promote engagement with future generations

and succession

¡ Strike and equitable balance between returns

and costs to tenants and all market users

¡ Ensure people with relevant industry

experience manage and further develop the Melbourne Market

¡ Allow competition across the entire industry to

ensure competitively priced produce

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¡ Improved unity between all Central Markets

nationally resulting in greater cost efficiencies

¡ Protect Victorian jobs with increased

industry investment

It is proposed that the new company will be a consortium of investors who are industry-based.

The range of investors will range from growers to wholesalers, to retailers, and many others within the Horticulture supply chain.

It will give industry participants an investment into their futures by becoming shareholders in the purchase and privatisation of the Melbourne Markets from the Victorian State Government. The company’s board and management will consist of people with a cross-section of relevant industry experience to ensure the future of the industry is in secure hands.

Following a smooth transition of market operations and other key responsibilities from the MMA to this new company, the short to medium-term focus will be on achieving operational efficiencies by leveraging the knowledge and skills within the new company. While slightly longer term, future growth within the market and greater industry investment will become key cornerstones in the way the market is managed and developed for the future.

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Celebrating 50 years

Tony Nigro Celebrating a massive milestone of working at Fresh State for 38 years and in the industry for 50 years, Tony Nigro can still remember his first day at the Melbourne Market.

There is few in the market who don't know Tony.

Nearly every morning, he is out on the Market floor liaising between grower organisations, transport companies, and the wholesalers to obtain Market Pricing Data.

HISTORY Tony’s father, Michele, came to Australia in 1951 to secure work and a home for his family. His mother, Ida, came with Tony, his brother Bill and sister Frances from Italy in 1957, arriving on Christmas Day. Tony attended Clifton Hill Primary for a short while until the family moved to Mentone, where he attended Mentone Primary School and then Beaumaris High School.

Tony met his now-wife, Margaret, at a dance in St Kilda in 1968. We are told that he was such a great dancer and Marg couldn’t let him go so three years later in 1971 they were married. They lived in Mentone, where their daughter, Mandy, was born on the 6th of December 1972.

Tony was headhunted by Agrep in the early ’70s and came to work with the market. At Agrep, Tony headed up the transport department, which put him in good stead for becoming a successful transition to Fresh State.

On his 25th birthday, Tony Nigro began working at the Melbourne Market on the 21st of June, 1971.

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In 1987 he was appointed as the Transport Manager of Fresh State and built a substantial business providing a freight forwarding service and the “essential” incoming figures that he is still providing to us all today.

Tony’s role at Fresh State has changed slightly over the years. He is now doing price reporting, where he walks the market every morning, speaking to wholesalers and growers, gathering prices for all the major fresh produce lines sold in the market.

On his 25th birthday, Tony Nigro began working at the market on the 21st of June, 1971.

At 75 years young, Tony continues to wake up in the early hours of the morning to walk around and chat with the market community.

Next time you see Tony out and about, be sure to congratulate him on this tremendous achievement.

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Flowerdale Farm Flowerdale Farm is an innovative Australian-owned family business with a focus on providing the highest quality specialty produce. Located at Store 52 in the Melbourne Wholesale Market, they have over forty years of fresh produce experience.

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Flowerdale Farm is a grower and supplier of quality Microgreens, Shoots, Sprouts, Baby Vegetables, Edible Flowers, Heritage Vegetables, Australian Native Produce, Wasabi, Salad Greens, and Herbs.

With over 150 products in their wholesale range, they are leading distributors to independent greengrocers, top-end retail providores, exporters, and supermarkets in Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. They also extensively supply the hospitality and foodservice industry, with premium Flowerdale Farm produce featuring on menus of some of the best restaurants in Australia and internationally.

As innovators in specialty produce, they pride themselves on developing creative food ideas that appeal to modern tastes. They continually work with chefs and growers to develop their range and supply the newest products to the retail and wholesale market. These strong links with both growers and the hospitality industry set Flowerdale Farm apart from its competitors. It is through these relationships that the company aims not just to be wholesalers of produce, but to become an integral partner in the development of new products and culinary concepts. This unique approach has positioned Flowerdale Farm as a leader in the fresh produce industry, and Flowerdale Farm has been the brains behind many of the trends in novel foods over the past 40 years, from Alfalfa to Edible Flowers.

“Our display fridge in the Melbourne Market is a great place to check out our latest products,” says Flowerdale Farm Quality Assurance Manager Lily Rattray. “Right now, we are stocking Sea Purslane, Geraldton Wax Flower, Heart-Saltice Iceplant, Fresh Lemon Myrtle, and other exciting Australian native ingredients. Melbournians love experimenting with

new food, and our friendly team at Flowerdale Farm is always ready to show customers through our range and products.”

Flowerdale Farm also publishes a weekly market report designed to keep customers up-to-date with their seasonal product availability.

To get on this weekly list, send an email to info@flowerdalefarm.com.au With a national network of growers and distributors, Flowerdale Farm delivers products with a minimum of road miles, ensuring that you receive the freshest premium produce.

“Our ongoing commitment to quality, safety, freshness, and innovation means you can rely on Flowerdale Farm for the best premium produce delivered with reliable service.”

With over 150 products in their wholesale range, they are leading distributors to independent green grocers, top end retail providores and supermarkets in Australia and overseas.

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Get It Right From the Start

BY CORINA VUCIC, DIRECTOR OF FC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

One of the most challenging aspects of being a business owner is being an employer. There’s recruiting the right people, and then there’s leading your team so that each member develops into a loyal, valuable cog in your business.

The legalese around employment is daunting, but getting it right not only saves you from stress and a possible financial penalty but can reward you with employees who are confident in what you expect of them, are more productive, and contribute their ideas to improve your business.

Once you have a successful candidate who has agreed to join you, you need to email them a Letter of Offer (or Engagement). This letter should outline: ¡ the job role ¡ who do they report to? ¡ what hours they work and where ¡ what they will be paid (do not forget to be clear as

to whether the pay is inclusive of superannuation or if that is paid on top).

In a nutshell, all their entitlements. There will be a lot of information in this document that covers you legally — so make sure that you have a good template. This is your contract of employment so ensure that both parties sign and retain a copy of the signed document.

A position (or job) description should be included with the letter. This document is one of the most valuable you will produce. It should detail exactly what you require of your new employee, what

their role entails in good detail. This document will guide your new team member and give you a document to measure them against during their probation. And do not forget, probation is not a time to stand back and judge someone, but a time to help, assess and train if necessary, to give them the best chance of success in the role.

Before a new employee starts, it is a good idea to email them all your manuals to read — employee Handbook, procedures, workplace safety, etc. Get them to sign off that they have read and understood the contents.

When they arrive at your workplace, have a thorough induction process planned — this can be online or a combination of hands-on and virtual.

Make sure they can hit the ground running and that they are not waiting for the basic tools they need to start being productive.

Have a policy of respect throughout your business, have a robust complaints process, ensure that your documentation such as payslips, etc. are available on time — ideally through an online log-in portal, and you are a long way to ensuring that your new team member will be an asset, not a problem.

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Fresh Start An International Women's Day event

On Wednesday the 10th of March, LaManna Premier Group and PMA A-NZ hosted Fresh Start, an International Women's Day event celebrating and empowering women in the fresh produce industry.

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As a principal partner of the event, Fresh State attended the afternoon, filled with networking and hearing from a panel of guest speakers promoting women in leadership.

Guest speakers included leaders in the industry; Jo Minton-Connell (Director, PMA A-NZ & General Manager, Human Resources & Communications, LPG); Monica Bratuti (President, International Trading, Turners International Marketing); Catherine Velisha (Managing Director, Velisha Farms) and Craig Taylor (General Manager Fresh Produce at Coles). The speakers shared their insight on diversity, leadership, and attracting talent to horticulture.

With around 150 guests attending the event, the Melbourne Market was transformed for the day.

We also heard from chef and author Alice Zaslavsky and cook and fruiterer Thanh Truong, who continued the conversation about growing our dynamic and diverse industry, especially women in leadership. Marketing Assistant from A better choice!, Elle Thielke, also discussed her 'Fresh Start' into the produce industry, showcasing an insight into her new role and a newfound love for the industry.

With around 150 guests attending, the Buyers Walk at Melbourne Market was transformed into a great event space for the day. The team arranged a beautiful set up of white tables, a stage, and banners. And afternoon tea and drinks, along with take-home goodie bags, were enjoyed by all.

Congratulations to all who were involved for putting on this fantastic event. Fresh State is exceptionally proud to have been a part of the afternoon and celebrating women in our industry.

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Fresh State’s Special General Meeting Wrap Up On Wednesday, the 24th of March, Fresh State held their Special General Meeting (SGM). After a cancelled SGM the year prior, due to COVID 19, the team and Board at Fresh State were extremely glad to invite members to a face-to-face meeting.

This year, the meeting was held at the Quest Hotel in Epping, where members enjoyed a catered breakfast before the meeting took place. We had a full house, with no empty seat left; Fresh State appreciates all the members who joined us at the meeting. This SGM was one not to be missed; very exciting topics around the future of the Melbourne Market were amongst the discussion. Constructive feedback from members was encouraged in this

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meeting, and Fresh State delved into the opinions of the wholesalers and began a workshop on how we can make the Market a better workplace.

This year's SGM was just the start of a bigger plan to be implemented in the future. If you missed this meeting or would like further information around the discussion topics at the SGM, please contact Jason at jason@freshstate.com.au.

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What's in Season?

You may have seen our Marketing and Comms Officer, Dee, and Videographer, Shravan, walking around the market every week to capture some exciting videos. The team has been focusing on ‘What’s in Season,’ where many wholesalers have been featured. These videos were posted on Fresh State’s social media pages and will continue throughout the year.

So far, we’ve had Joe from L. A Produce introduce his stock of sweet and tasty Corn, which comes straight from the Grower in Whorouly near Bright. Joe’s Corn stock and others in the market will usually continue from April right through to September. Top cooking tip from Joe: Corn is excellent when cooked on the BBQ or steamed; it’s a great accompaniment to every meal!

Tropical Queensland kicked off its Custard Apple season, which this year started as early as February. Peter from Produce of Virginia had a large stock of Custard Apples on display from Southern Queensland. The Grower in Glass House Mountains provides a sweet and juicy range of produce, a fantastic addition to your next fruit platter this Autumn.

Currently, what we can see in nearly every store in the market are Mandarins. Mandarins are available from April to October, and Imperials are the most popular mandarin variety. Jason from Ten Farms showed us their magnificent range of Imperial Mandarins that they currently have in the warehouse. The Grower in Gayndah, Queensland, provides a delicious stock to Ten Farms which don’t last long in stores before they’re all sold out!

With so many different flavorsome produce on offer at the market, Fresh State has many more videos to come. Next up, you’ll see Dragon Fruits, Bananas, and Pineapples plus much more! Make sure you have a look here to see the videos: https://www.facebook.com/FreshStateLtd/ https://www.instagram.com/freshstateltd/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-state/

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A better choice!

Update

The A better choice! "Shop & Win" campaign officially kicked off at the start of March. Shop & Win is a national competition incentivising Aussies to support their local fruit and veg shop.

A better choice! has a vast social media campaign aimed to drive consumers to shop at their local fruit and vegetable store or independent supermarket.

Customers nominate their local store and upload a copy of their receipt through QR codes on the provided point of sale, putting them in the draw to win. There will be a new winner each week, and customers can enter as many times as they like but only once per receipt. Those who don't live close by to their favourite fruit and veg shop have the option of nominating their store online — customers can nominate online once a month.

Customers go in the draw to win a fantastic range of technology, electronics, and kitchenware.

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This year, Victorian stores have been decked out by our Merchandiser, Camille. Camille has been very busy visiting over 70 of our member stores in Victoria over the last month. The new A better choice! branding looks fabulous and has been well received by store owners; in fact, we have stores calling to ask for more.

The Victorian A better choice! Committee is making it our mission to get 100% of our ABC retailers decked out with merchandise in the coming months. If you would like to participate in this promotion and have the free A better choice! point of sale material installed by the merchandiser, then contact the team at abetterchoice@melbournemarket.com.au.

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BE IN THE RUNNING TO BE THE A BETTER CHOICE! RETAILER OF THE YEAR. By scanning the QR code in-store or by nominating your store, each customer that enters takes you one step closer to winning. So be sure to mention Shop & Win to every customer that comes through your door!

We will provide regular updates on the top stores, give you tips on how to improve your nominations, and announce the winner later in the year.

Winners are calculated on the number of nominations a store receives in the way of entering the competition in-store or nominating the store online.

We will award a national retailer of the year from the nominations received.

Awards: National winner: A better choice! national retailer of the year receives a trophy & gold wall decal. Plus an A better choice! promotion package.

State winners: A better choice! state retailer of the year receives a trophy & gold wall decal. Plus an A better choice! promotion package.

Shortlisted (top ten in each state): A better choice! state retailer of the year shortlisted to receive a gold wall decal. Plus an A better choice! promotion package.

Could your store be the A better choice! Retailer of the Year?

Aside from the big winner, we will recognise the winner and top ten stores in each state. See what you can win to the right.

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Inside the food hub that fuels the Melbourne kitchen FareShare’s new Melbourne warehouse was always predicted to be a gamechanger but it proved to be absolutely critical during FareShare’s response to COVID-19.

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Almost every ingredient rescued or donated, and every cooked meal, now passes through the Derrimut warehouse which began operations in 2018.

A committed team operates FareShare’s backend logistics in Melbourne’s outer west ensuring what we rescue, grow and cook is safely stored before being delivered to or collected by frontline charities as ready-to-eat meals.

The facility includes a food preparation room where staff clean and chop vegetables in readiness for our chefs and volunteers in Abbotsford.

“We haven’t had a quiet day in a very long time,” says logistics manager Patrick Lanyon (pictured at the Derrimut warehouse).

“We wouldn’t have had a chance to operate like we did without it during COVID,” he says. “Derrimut gives us the space and capacity to deal with surprises. We can also handle big donations such as suddenly accepting 20 pallets of meat.”

The day starts early with a team of drivers setting off to collect food from many different collection points. Meanwhile the chefs choose what to cook and place an order from an ever-changing stock list of ingredients.

The kitchen order is loaded onto a truck for Abbotsford which will later return with the previous day’s cooked meals. Roughly half of these will be collected by front line charities and the remainder will be delivered as far afield as Gippsland, Ballarat and Shepparton.

“There are lots of comings and goings every day,” says Pat. “We also need to constantly manage the chillers and freezers to ensure that they don’t fill up and stock rotates.

“Derrimut has changed everything for me and increased the capacity of the entire organisation.”

FareShare is now delighted to welcome corporate volunteer groups to our food processing kitchen at Derrimut from mid-May. If you have a crew of six to ten volunteers keen to join us for a two-hour morning shift, please contact info@fareshare.net.au.

We haven't had a quiet day in a very long time.

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Hort Connections 2021 The speakers are in!

Hort Connections is back and will welcome delegates to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 7–9 June 2021. Still the biggest event in the Fresh Produce industry, this year’s conference theme, “Celebrating the international year of fruits and vegetables,” will recognise the horticulture industry and the important role fruits, vegetables, and floral industries have in human nutrition, health and wellbeing, and global food security.

Make sure you also visit the Fresh Market Australia stand at the exhibition to see representation from each Market from around Australia.

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AND THE SPEAKERS ARE IN! THIS YEAR THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WILL SPEAK AT THE EXHIBITION:

MARSHA ARALAR

NEIL MCSKIMMING

ROB REDENBACH

ROSE ELPHICKDARLING

Fair Farms National Program Manager

Acting Manager for Export Development, Agriculture Victoria

Author & Leadership Coach

SHADIA DJAKOVIC

SHAKIRA JOHNSON

THOMAS KING

PAUL LEVINS

APD, Senior Project Manager: Schools and Community, Healthy Kids Association

Communications & Extension for iMapPESTS

Founder and CEO of Food Frontier

Open Innovation Expert

ADELE SPURGIN

ALICE ZASLAVSKY

ANDREW MACNISH

ANDREW STEELE

Peak Performance Coach & Profiler

Cookbook author and Broadcaster

Team Leader Supply Chain innovation – Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Director – Retail, GS1 Australia

ASTRID POELMAN

BEN REILLY

BENJI BLEVIN

DAVID COX

Team Leader Sensory and Consumer Science – CSIRO Agriculture and Food

Fresh Produce Business Manager, Steritech

John Deere Precision Ag Product Manager

Principal Research Scientist – CSIRO Nutrition and Health

JOHN LOPRESTI

JOHN SIMONETTA

MARK MITCHELL

MARK TURNER

Horticulture Production Sciences, Agriculture Victoria

Chief Commercial Officer – Perfection Fresh Australia

Chairman – Australian Food Cold Chain Council

Professor in Food Microbiology, University of Queensland

Research Fellow, Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics Deakin University

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Ingredients

Pork Ribs with Pineapple Salsa

RIBS ¡ 2 racks pork ribs (2-2.5kg) ¡ 2 tsp garlic powder ¡ 1 tsp onion powder ¡ 2 tsp paprika ¡ 2 tsp salt

Do you have a sweet pineapple sitting at home from this week’s shop? Why not try out our new Pork Ribs with Pineapple Salsa for dinner! The flavours in this dish are perfectly balanced and will have the whole family’s mouths watering in anticipation!

¡ 1 tsp black pepper ¡ 1 tsp cumin

Method

¡ ½ tsp chilli powder (optional)

1.

¡ 2 tbs olive oil

Combine the rub ingredients (garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, chilli powder and olive oil), and rub onto both sides of the ribs. Set aside to marinate for a minimum of 20 mins.

¡ 2 cups barbecue sauce

2. Preheat oven to 180°C.

¡ 3 tbs garlic, minced

3. Place ribs onto a tray lined with foil (or baking paper), then cover tray

¡ 2 tbs olive oil ¡ 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce ¡ ½ tbs cayenne pepper (optional) ¡ 1 tsp salt

PINEAPPLE SALSA ¡ 1 medium pineapple, diced ¡ 4 medium tomatoes, diced

with foil and bake for 2 hours.

4. During the last 5 mins of cook time, mix together the sauce

ingredients (barbeque sauce, garlic, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper and salt).

5. Remove the ribs from the oven. Take off the foil, then spread the top

of the ribs with the sauce mix.

6. Increase the oven temperature to 240°C. 7. Return the ribs to the oven, uncovered, and bake for a further 10

mins. Change the oven setting to grill and grill the ribs for around 3 mins on medium to high heat until lightly charred and caramelised around the edges.

¡ 4 jalapenos, diced

8. Allow the ribs to rest for 10 mins before slicing.

¡ ½ small red onion, diced

9. While the ribs are cooling, add all the pineapple salsa ingredients to a

¡ ½ cup coriander, finely chopped ¡ 1 lime, juiced 26

bowl and toss to combine.

10. Divide the ribs between serving plates, then top with the pineapple

salsa. Enjoy!

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Calendar of Events Hort Connections 7–9 June 2021

Queen's B'Day — MARKET CLOSED Monday, 14 June 2021

Fresh State Members Event July (date TBC)

New event dates and times will be communicated in the near future. Thank you to all who have supported our events over the past years. We hope you are staying healthy and safe, if you have any questions about events, please email dee@freshstate.com.au.

Disclaimer Fresh State Ltd makes this magazine available on the understanding the users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use. Before relying on, or altering any business practices, users should carefully evaluate the accuracy, completeness and relevance of the information for their purpose and should obtain appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances. This magazine contains views and recommendations that do not necessarily reflect the views of Fresh State Ltd. Fresh State does not in any circumstances accept responsibility for the accuracy or suitability or otherwise of any information published in Fresh State of Affairs. Fresh State Ltd specifically disclaims all and any liability for loss or damage of any nature whatsoever and however arising, whether due to accuracy, error or omission or any other cause.

In addition, by using the information in this magazine, each user waives and releases Fresh State, its staff and agents from any and all claims relating to the use of this document. In no event shall Fresh State Ltd be liable for any consequential damages resulting from using the information in Fresh State of Affairs. © Fresh State Ltd 2021 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Fresh State Ltd. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to: The Editor Fresh State of Affairs Magazine Store 36, Melbourne Market 35 Produce Drive, Epping, VIC 3076 27

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