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RealFood Network

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 414 608 234

Address: Rustys Markets 57-89 Grafton St 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.realfoodnetwork.com.au

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24.01.2022 Delivery day is every Thursday for the RealFood Box - 100% local! Find out more here - http://www.realfoodnetwork.com.au

23.01.2022 Come and see us at Rusty's this weekend for 100% local tomatoes - tonnes of them. Make tomato/bbq sauce, pasata, relish, ferment them, roast them, stuff and bake them, peel them and freeze or just freeze. So many options...........

22.01.2022 Tuesday last day to place your order for this week's RealFood Box. Order here: https://bit.ly/3fG7Ivj

21.01.2022 We are loving the variety our farmers are able to harvest for us this time of the year. Take a look at last weeks RealFood Box - 100% local & fresh produce! Remember to place your order for this week's RealFood Box (delivered Thursday) by or on Tuesday. Order here: https://bit.ly/3fG7Ivj

21.01.2022 The Best Laid Plans of mice and men often go awry. We can fault Covid19. It’s at least partially true. But it doesn’t matter. Not really. The point is that our Succession Plan has come to a screeching halt. Better luck next time.... It’s OK. Truly. I would have missed everyone. Our Farmers, our RealFood Box Subscribers, our Rusty’s Supporters and our amazing, truly amazing, dedicated and beautiful volunteers. Interestingly, not only did the RF Box subscriptions more than compensate for the lost Rusty’s trade but our weekly ads in the Tablelander have brought new farmers. And some really great new volunteers have shown up. It’s a busy time, with all the western greens and veggies coming on, as the fruit starts to drop off. Lucy Friend has a great group of farmers and volunteers, providing the Tableland’s best near the old Fruit Bat location, just before Jonsson’s Market, northbound on the Cook Highway, on Wednesday afternoon. Their latest $30 Box looked really great. Check them out next Wednesday afternoon. We hope to be getting product from some of the same farmers soon, thanks to Lucy and all her dedicated volunteers. So ‘where to from here?’ One thing is clear. We can’t just shut down. Nor do we want to. Even though that has been the legitimate alternative, since the decision to find a successor was made a year ago this month, the process has served to reinforce what I already knew. After 40 years of awareness, nearly 2 years of research and preparation and 11 years delivering strictly local and mostly organically grown fresh food across the region weekly, RealFood Network has become quite important to many new found friends and neighbours, from Cairns to the Northern Beaches and beyond up the Cape, South past Innisfail and West, across the Tablelands and beyond. Amongst this group of friends and neighbours, RealFood Network is playing a central transacting role. An idea, for a solution to a community desire has become essential for too many people. We can’t just walk away. So we are all stuck with the status quo, until another transition opportunity, or alternative presents itself. I am enjoying it. Dealing with the sudden demand for more weekly RF Boxes, brought about by the virus, was challenging, even stressful for about the first three weeks. The upside is that efficiency has improved, we’ve engaged several new farmers and we see opportunities to further engage our RF Box Subscribers in the weekly process. One thing is clear. It is now more important than ever that anyone who wants what we have to continue into the future should look to improving their role(s). These can be improved in many ways: simple steadfastness, commitment, support, improved efficiency, distribution, product care, consideration of implications of our actions. For our farmers, community, families, children and future generations. Cheers Chris and Team

21.01.2022 RealFood - 100% local and fresh produce - at Rusty’s Markets today, Saturday & Sunday.

20.01.2022 Who is excited for tomorrow? Terrific Thursday......the day that RealFood boxes are delivered! Please return empty boxes.Who is excited for tomorrow? Terrific Thursday......the day that RealFood boxes are delivered! Please return empty boxes.

20.01.2022 The Amazing HONEY is back in stock this weekend at Rusty’s!The Amazing HONEY is back in stock this weekend at Rusty’s!

19.01.2022 Thursdays are delivery day for the RealFood box. Deliveries will be at your designated node in the afternoon. You will receive a txt message when boxes are ready for you to collect. Please remember to return empty boxes to your node. Thank you for your support and enjoy this week's box of 100% local fresh produce!

17.01.2022 This weekend we have the touted "superfood" blood oranges, organically grown from Malanda. Super high in vitamin C, potassium, dietary fibre, carotenoids, and polyphenols like their citrus cousins; and they have the added benefit of anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are what makes blueberries blue and raspberries red. They are not present in other citrus, just blood oranges. It’s the anthocyanins that bestow the added health benefits to blood oranges that regular oranges do not have. In addition, blood oranges have the full profile of polyphenols and carotenoid molecules that are found in regular oranges that berries do not have. Super sweet.....super nutritious, available at RealFood, Rusty's Markets, this weekend.

13.01.2022 The Best Laid Plans of mice and men often go awry. Redux. So what? Does it mean we stop making plans? No. Of course not. By several criteria, RealFood Network is doing better than ever. Our farmer numbers are increasing. Our fresh fruit, vegetable and herb varieties and quality are increasing. Our organic and biodynamic product numbers are increasing. Our RealFood Box subscribers are increasing. Our Rusty’s supporter numbers are increasing. Our name recognition is increasi...ng. So what is to plan? Plenty. Our planning with farmers is constant. Daily at least. Keeping the largest selection of strictly local, fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs in Australia, available to our supporters year-around, does not happen by chance. And most of you know, there are times when we run out of one, or another item even IN season. Potatoes are a perfect example at present. And our best efforts to ‘stretch’ seasons come undone, as they have this year with Russian Garlic. So there is plenty of work to do with our farmers. Volunteers are another challenge. Though we have a terrific group right now. They are unloading the truck, as I type (7pm, Wednesday). And they, plus others, will be packing Subscriber Boxes first thing tomorrow. And we have lots of great help on the weekends, at present. But we need to keep putting the word out. There is always attrition. Rusty’s is picking up a little each week. The crowds are smaller. But we picked up probably 100 new customers, whose usual suppliers had temporarily (or permanently) pulled out of Rusty’s during the lock-down. We never left. And there were only 7 fresh food marketeers for a few weeks. People finding RealFood for the first time have kept coming back (in spite of the higher prices), for the quality, variety, service and product knowledge. Over the next several weeks, via Facebook and more so at Rusty’s and via communication with Subscribers, we will be looking to provide ideas where anyone interested in keeping this enterprise vibrant and responsive to farmer and supporter’s needs can assist. A heartfelt Thank You, to everyone. Our hope and intent is to build a program with enough strength and depth to ensure our children’s and their children’s access to the real food bounty of our region, as well as our farmers and their successors, access to a local market, outside the corporate paradigm. All The Best. Chris

13.01.2022 Tuesday’s are last day to place your order for the week and to receive on Thursday. So much variety at this time of the year. Order here: https://bit.ly/3fG7Ivj

13.01.2022 In stock this weekend at Rusty's Markets:- Organic Passionfruit from fabulous Innisfail Farmers - 3 for $2. Organic Cherry Tomato Mix from our cool and young Mareeba farmers - $14. Taste Explosion Grape Tomatoes - spray-free - $12kg. 100% local and fresh produce. ... Reminder byo bags. See more

12.01.2022 Get your Vitamin C fix with these super fresh, local oranges and grapefruit. We love adding the grapefruit segments to our deep green salad. And the oranges make a healthy snack for the kids. Lots available this weekend at Rusty's!

10.01.2022 Colourful fruit and vegetables contain brain boosting essentials like phytonutrients. This is why it’s so essential to focus on eating colourful fruits and vegetables. The dark, deep reds, yellows, oranges, greens and blues mean these foods contain powerful anti-inflammatory, detoxifying antioxidants and energy-boosting, brain-powering molecules. Enjoy an array of colorful plant foods like blueberries and dark leafy greens like kale, Swiss chard, spinach, watercress, and rocket. What’s your favorite vegetable? Who loves the big bunch of greens in the weekly food box? Source: DrMarkHyman

09.01.2022 Today and all weekend, come and check out the REALFOOD Stall at Rusty’ss Markets - for farm fresh & 100% local produce!Today and all weekend, come and check out the REALFOOD Stall at Rusty’ss Markets - for farm fresh & 100% local produce!

09.01.2022 RealFood Founder, Chris, delivering boxes at the Brinsmead node this afternoon. Another box filled with 100% local & fresh produce. Order your box for next week online - http://www.realfoodnetwork.com.au Or if you prefer to choose what you need come and see us at Rusty’s Market, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Thank you for your support

09.01.2022 When deciding which foods to buy organic, potatoes are a must. Most conventionally-grown have one of the highest pesticide contents among fruits and veggies. It has been discovered 81 percent of potatoes tested contained pesticides even after being washed and peeled. RealFoods has 100% local ORGANIC DUTCH CREAM POTATO now available at Rusty's Markets. Pop in this weekend!

06.01.2022 Look what is back in stock!! Organic Dutch Cream potato. Come down to Rust’s Markets tomorrow and grab some .

06.01.2022 So many awesome reasons to buy locally grown food: * creates important economic opportunities * provides health benefits * helps to reduce environmental impact * brings community together ... * gives people the opportunity to make a difference. * local food tastes better and lasts longer * peace of mind knowing exactly where the food came from and how it was grown. For others, s * supporting community economics * building relationships with local food producers * protecting the environment. Find the RealFood stall at Rusty's Markets and check out our 100% local produce! See more

05.01.2022 Avocados have many health benefits. We have local avocados in stock now. Great chopped and frozen to use during the off season.

05.01.2022 This weekend, think about where you will spend your hard-earned dollars. Head over to the RealFood stall at Rusty's Markets and support the local farmers who provide us with their amazing fresh produce and at the same time keeping your family nourished and healthy. #supportlocalfarmers

05.01.2022 Terrific Tuesday - The last day to place your order for this week's RealFood Box - 100% local & fresh. Order here: https://bit.ly/3fG7Ivj

04.01.2022 WE ARE EXCITED! This week we have the first and the finest of this seasons Lychees. These are very fleshy, are juicy and super sweet. We are at Rusty's all weekend - come and grab some pop them in the fridge for a cooling treat.

04.01.2022 Come to the RealFood stall at Rusty's Markets this weekend and support local farmers who produce some of best fruit and vegetables.

03.01.2022 It is TOMATO SAUCE SEASON. Every year, we make enough to last us until next season. And many of our farmers, particularly our Italian farmers, make an all-day family event, similar to their sausage making efforts. For the last few years, we have had enough excess to give away a few boxes, spread among our primary box hosts and volunteers. If you are not living on the Tablelands, you would not know we ran a very successful campaign for several months, with weekly advertisemen...ts for new farmers, in the Tablelander. The result was several new farmers and more new fresh local products, including new tomato varieties. To support our farmers, we often take pre-set quantities of various product, for which we pay their ‘ask’ price. So this year we have literally tonnes of tomatoes, which we will purchase, but not sell. This opens up an opportunity to share our good fortune with others fresh, organic and heirloom tomatoes of several varieties. These prices are open to anyone, via the processes described: Kilo Price Full Kilo 5 Kilos 10 Kilo Tuscan Sun $6 $5 $4 $3 Gross Lea $6 $5 $4 $3 Sylvania $6 $5 $4 $3 Neil’s Heirloom $6 $5 $4 $3 Leena’s Heirloom $6 $5 $4 $3 Roma $6 $5 $4 $3 Black Russian Roma $8 $7 $6 $5 Black Russian $8 $7 $6 $5 Heirloom Mix $14 $12 $10 $8 Les & Betty’s Grape $10 $9 $8 $7 Ross Cherry Mix $8 $7 $6 $5 There are 3 ways to purchase: 1) Any quantity. Rusty’s on Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2) Full box or more. Text Chris, on 0414 608 234. Arrangement can be made outside of Rusty’s hours 3) Any quantity. RealFood Box subscribers can include, as extra on Box Order. (Note: Box system NOT set up for this yet. Please text Chris to start. 0414 608 234. Note: Availability will vary and start to diminish over next several weeks, until season finishes. Thank you for your support.

03.01.2022 Do you love your greens? We have an abundance of 100% local and fresh greens available at Rusty’s Markets this weekend. Just to name a few: Bak choy, rocket, endive, spinach, silver beet, mustard greens and lettuces. Do you know the stems and leaves of beetroot are edible and nutritious?

03.01.2022 Come and check out the different varieties of tomatos at Rusty’s Markets this weekend. They are amazingly well priced - a good time to buy bulk and preserve. 100% local from the Tabekands.