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Red Rich Fruits

Locality: Coldstream, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5964 4596

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25.01.2022 Throwback to last week when we finished pruning our Imperial mandarin trees. Our Murcott mandarin trees will be next to get a trim

24.01.2022 Red Rich Fruits are excited to be partnering with Eastcoast Juices as their exclusive agent at the Sydney Markets! From next Monday (14/9), wholesale customers will be able to find East Coast Beverages range of fruit and juices at Red Rich Fruits’ Sydney Market Store

22.01.2022 New season Australian nectarines started on our packing lines in Eastern Creek last week Have you spotted them in stores yet?

22.01.2022 Our Victorian team recently planted new Alvina Gala apple trees at our Coldstream property, on land we cleared earlier in the year. These blocks will eventually be under netting like the rest of the property

21.01.2022 Clear skies and hot air balloons above; a misty wonderland below! Hidden below all that fog is Red Rich Fruits’ Coldstream orchard. Mist and fog are regular features during the cooler months, sometimes hanging around for most or even all of the day. It’s a far cry from our Darwin mango orchards, which will be sitting around 31-2 degrees for the coming week!

21.01.2022 Stonefruit season is fast approaching, with fruit consistently developing well and looking good on our Wandin orchards. There's still a while to wait with harvest expected to get underway just before Christmas

21.01.2022 This beast of a machine has been giving us a hand at our Boundary Rd property in Coldstream, where earthworks are ongoing in preparation for WA38 tree plantings next year. The WA38 trees will eventually produce some of our new-to-Australia Cosmic Crisp apples

21.01.2022 When peak season hits, it's almost wall-to-wall mangoes every day at our Facility in Eastern Creek! These will all be on their way to stores and our wholesale outlet in no time, making way for the next batch of mangoes to come through

20.01.2022 Our new Kensington Pride mango 10kg value trays are available now to wholesale customers via the Red Rich Fruits Sydney Markets store. Speak to our team in store to find out more

19.01.2022 With mango trees in flower and fruit on the way, our friends Berry Creek Packing Company are on the hunt for seasonal workers for the 2021 mango season! Work generally starts in mid-August and ends in mid-November, depending on seasonal conditions. Visit this link for full details & to apply: http://berrycreekpacking.com.au/employment/

19.01.2022 Yep, it’s Aussie mango season already! While the bulk of the crop is still a while away, we’ve been select-picking some of our very early mangoes for a few weeks now, with small volumes already making their way into stores. Expect to see more mangoes coming onto shelves over the next few weeks as volumes increase out of Darwin

18.01.2022 The threat of bushfires is a reality we face on all our farms across Australia - luckily, this one was intentional. This week, we had some help from our local fire service to help burn fire breaks on our Darwin mango orchards. It's one of a number of measures we use to prepare and help keep our people, properties and communities as safe as possible.

18.01.2022 Bright clear skies Hot sunny days It’s been the perfect weather on the orchards in Darwin to ensure our new-season Kensington Prides grow big, sweet and juicy! Increasing volumes are making their way into stores now - have you tried one yet?!

17.01.2022 Who’s ready for Victorian cherry season?!

17.01.2022 Today's Red Rich Fruits Sydney Fresh Market Update is the Lockdown edition! This week it's all about new-season citrus...

16.01.2022 Spot the ! We're seeing some heavy flowering on the Imperial mandarin trees in Gayndah, making it a playground for the local bee population. Warm conditions brought the flowering on rapidly. We should start to see the first signs of fruit-set very soon

16.01.2022 How long would this many mangoes last in your house?! These Kensington Pride Mangoes were among the first to be harvested from our Darwin River property over the weekend

15.01.2022 Things are getting pretty busy at our mango packing shed in Darwin! This timelapse was taken during last year's harvest, but with mango volumes increasing, the shed is starting to look a lot like this now

15.01.2022 Our friends at Waitemata Orchard have been busy planting 2600 Murcott Mandarin trees this week. The trees are low-seed early season Murcotts, which should bear their first crop in 3 years' time. Waitemata Orchard is one of our largest citrus growers in Gayndah.

12.01.2022 Things may have quietened down on the Red Rich Fruits orchards now that apple and pear harvest has finished for another season, but in the packing shed it's a different story, with fruit being packed every day (yes, even the weekend) .. Footage captured pre-Covid

11.01.2022 Thumbs up to an exciting new partnership: Wholesale customers can now find East Coast Beverages' range of fruit and juices at Red Rich Fruits’ Sydney Market Store! Sammy from East Coast Beverages joined Red Rich Fruits MD Matt Palise at our Sydney Markets storefront yesterday to see how things were going

09.01.2022 We’ve now hit peak mango season on our orchards in Darwin! Although down on last year, we’re still seeing big volumes and there’s plenty of fruit yet to come off the trees

09.01.2022 Our friends Yarra Valley Cherries have been seeing some stunning displays of cherry blossoms on their orchards in the Yarra Valley, which means cherry season is fast approaching! With over 30 different cherry varieties grown on their orchard, they’re able to harvest beautiful quality fruit right through the season. We can’t wait to try some of their stunning fruit again this season .. : @yarravalleycherries

09.01.2022 This time last year we were putting the finishing touches on our new apple and pear packing and distribution facility in Coldstream. While you might struggle to fit an Airbus A380 in it now that it's full of sorting machinery; it's still Australia's biggest clear span fruit packing shed Read more in this recent article from The Land: https://www.theland.com.au//apple-and-pear-packing-shed-d/

07.01.2022 Love tiramisu? This mango-ey take on the classic might almost be better than the original! This recipe makes a sweet end to dinners at home, and is perfect for picnics when made in individual glass jars with lids. Get the recipe: https://redrichfruits.com.au/mangomisu-mango-tiramisu/

07.01.2022 The first stonefruit of the season has arrived, with packing of Peaches and Nectarines getting underway this week at our facility in Eastern Creek. Our first fruit will be starting to appear on shelves from tomorrow. Keep an eye out for apricots and plums which are also due to begin over the coming weeks

07.01.2022 We've been seeing some late season heavy flower set across the Darwin region which, if fruit sets, should result in plenty of mangoes over an extended mango picking and packing season

07.01.2022 There's been no shortage of wet weather on or our Yarra Valley orchards over the last few weeks - here's a throwback to late last month when Coldstream recorded 27.4mm in 24h

06.01.2022 It won't be long before our friends at Yarra Valley Cherries start picking their first cherries of the season! Who's ready to dig into some new-season cherries?! .. Yarra Valley Cherries

06.01.2022 There’s nothing like a comforting apple crumble on a cold winter’s day, but this easy chocolate & pear crumble recipe takes the humble crumble to a whole new level Get the recipe: https://www.cookwithmands.com/re/pear-and-chocolate-crumble

06.01.2022 Love mango smoothies? You're going to want to save this recipe for later... https://redrichfruits.com.au/mango-and-tumeric-lassi/

05.01.2022 It won’t be long before these trees are absolutely covered in full-grown mangoes! Fruit is now starting to set on all farms - including the later ones. Fruit development has begun so while we’ve already started select picking on a couple of farms, we’re on track to start harvest on all farms over the next three weeks

05.01.2022 The beginning of Murcott Mandarin harvest is inching ever closer on our orchards in Gayndah. It won’t be long now, with fruit developing some excellent brix and colour

04.01.2022 It's still early days for Aussie Mango Season, but with volumes through our packing shed increasing, we should be in full swing by mid-September. Here's a peek at some of the Red Rich mango trays getting ready for dispatch

03.01.2022 We’re creeping it real this Halloween, and loving this fruity alternative to traditional sweets by @foodbites!

03.01.2022 You just can't go past a fresh mango smoothie when mango season rolls around! These three are some of our faves: the mango green smoothie, mango lassi and mango breakfast smoothie. Get all 3 recipes via the recipe page on the Red Rich Fruits website: https://redrichfruits.com.au/recipes/

02.01.2022 Even trees need a good feed once in a while! With harvest now over, our citrus trees this week got a much-needed feed of calcium sulphate; a naturally occurring mineral which helps improve the soil and provides calcium and sulphur for plant nutrition

02.01.2022 September 1st is officially the first day of Australian mango season! Although small amounts of mangoes have been on shelves for a while now, much larger volumes are expected over the next few weeks. Our Darwin-grown Kensington Prides are available now at selected Coles Supermarkets

01.01.2022 With the Darwin mango season now at a close, our Kensington Pride mango trees are getting a much needed feed of nutrients to help them recover from the season just gone, and to set them up for next year

01.01.2022 Apple, Bacon & Balsamic Caramelised Onion are the perfect match in this easy homemade sourdough pizza recipe Get the recipe: https://redrichfruits.com.au/apple-bacon-balsamic-carameli/