Vince
Meet Vince, who comes from a Second Generation Farming Family, specialising in our favourite berry… The Strawberry. These little delicious morsels are grown on two farming properties, located in Anketell and Wattleup. In total, there is 30 acres dedicated to producing the best locally grown strawberries known to Perth. They are typically at their peak during the periods July to January, but to keep the farm autonomous Vince also grows herbs such as chives, watercress, coriander and spinach.
Plus, they grow some of the best Garlic from October to January.
Meet our Citrus Grower Don
It’s strange to think that our original market was from a trailer on the side of the Mandurah to Bunbury Highway, just south of the Myalup turn off. As sales increased, we upgraded to a caravan and eventually relocated about 3km north to the corner of one of our farming properties. The van was then replaced by a shop (now known as the Crooked Carrot) which included fruit, vegetables, craft, Devonshire teas and the famous Ma Marshall’s Emu Pies and Emu Oil.
The shop was a regular stopping point for local and international travelers wishing to purchase fresh fruit and, in many cases, just for a chat and cuppa. With the sale of the shop our sales focus continues to be direct to the client via email and word of mouth. We continue to market where possible direct to the consumer including through wholesalers like Fresco Produce so that the end user is guaranteed in getting the freshest fruit available.
Our orchard in Harvey is one of the oldest in the district. Our trees are of the hardy trifoliata stock and produce very juicy oranges and mandarins. The orchard has been owned and run by my family since its planting in 1965. The majority of the work; picking, maintaining, marketing, delivery is all done by family members.
Although we aren’t certified “organic”, we make every endeavor to keep spraying to a minimum. No broad acre spraying of pesticides is done.
Meet our Manjimup Potato Grower Carlo
Carlo is our Potato Grower and Supplier, who comes from a third-generation potato growing family. His farm can be found in a prosperous little town called Manjimup, located in in WA’s south west corner. Manjimup which was traditionally known for its abundance of timber and dairy cattle, has now grown thanks to a huge increase of fruit and vegetable growers.
They have over 60 years’ experience growing their renowned potatoes, thanks to the ideal growing conditions from the rich karri soils. They can grow anywhere up to 40 varieties of gourmet potatoes, which are freshly harvested with their skin intact to minimize any handling, protect the potato and most importantly, seal in the natural flavor.
Carlo and his little family enjoy nothing more than teaching their customers about the different varieties found on the farm, and then suggesting new ways of using potatoes in all kinds of food. He also supplies Fresco Produce with his wonderful potatoes 6-7 months of the year.