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Julie Martyn, Artisa Cheese
Julie channeled her scientific research background to develop Artisa’s cheeseboard-quality cultured cheeses: creamy but sliceable, beautifully flavoured, and made entirely from plants.
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Lucy Edwards, Girls & Boys gelato
The largest variety of creamy plant-based ice creams in Melbourne can be found at Fitzroy’s ever-popular gelato shop, Girls & Boys. From Cookie dough & Honeycomb to Lychee & Raspberry — they cater for all tastes!
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Kim Natale, Robinvale Estate Olive Oil
Some of the olive trees at Robinvale Estate were planted in the 1940s! Today Kim and her parents Ralph & Glenda produce 4 different types of olives — most of them for oil, some set aside for pickling.
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Elina Garreffa, Tabletop Grapes
Elina and Gino produce table grapes — both fresh and dried fruit — on their sun-drenched Mildura farm. Their chemical-free drying operation spans 4 decades and 400 acres!
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Darren Minter, Minter Magic
Darren, or ‘Dags’ Minter, grows almonds on 180 acres in the prime almond-growing environment of the Mildura region. Australia is now the world’s second-largest exporter of this precious seed!
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Simon Paul, Lauds Plant-Based Foods
After friends and family kept asking for more of their homemade oat-based cheeses, Simon and Dani felt it only made sense to share their delicious products with the rest of Australia!
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Plants packed with iron
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Up your salad game
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Simon’s fave plant swaps
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The ultimate pantry staples
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A rainbow of possibilities
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Simon’s fave superfood
To see Simon applying his wizardry of the kitchen to some fresh, delicious plant-based cuisine, tune in to Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey, airing on Channel 10, weekdays at 3:30 PM, starting Monday December 7th! Or catch it later on 10 play