Traditional farming methods bring back the flavour at Kandara Farm
There has long been a sense that the fruit and vegetables stocked at our major supermarkets no longer taste like they once did. Is it possible that a fig or a strawberry can actually taste like a fig or a strawberry should?
Martin from Kandara Farm at the Glasshouse Mountains has been a farming stallholder at the Jan Powers Farmers Markets for more than 14 years, and knows a thing or two about farming. He believes that his figs do taste as figs should, and so do his strawberries, tomatoes, kale, cabbages and pumpkins. At Kandara Farm, Martin is proudly returning to the old methods of farming, including horse-and-plow farming for flavour as well as environmental and financial reasons. Kandara Farm is also spray free and tries to grow the older heritage varieties of fruits and vegetables to bring back more flavour.
In addition to Kandara Farm’s own farm produce, the stall also stocks produce from other local farmers around the Glasshouse Mountains including lychees, raspberries, passionfruit, cherries, limes, pawpaws, pineapples, cucumbers, avocados and capsicums. Drop by the Kandara Farm market stall at all the Jan Powers Farmers Markets (except Manley) and have a chat to Martin about the benefits of horse-and-plow farming.
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