Fresh State of Affairs - Issue #56

56 FEB 2021 ISSUE

of affairs

National Capabilities, Local Focus

Record Year For Australian Exports

Chinese Export Uncertainty

Productivity Through Smart Farming

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4 – In2Food This month we focus on another success story. In2food Australia is a world-class food service.

6 – Chinese Export Uncertainty Fresh State spoke with the Director at Ten Farms, David Holman, about how the controversy surrounding the pandemic and China has affected the fruit and vegetable industry in Australia.

9 – Swap and Go A ‘Swap and Go’ LPG cylinder cage has now been installed at the Fresh State Gas Station.

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10 – Another Happy Customer Since 1998, Toyota Forklifts have always been LaManna Premier Group's (LPG) machinery of choice.

12 – Record Breaking Year for Australian Exports

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15 – Cheaper, Smarter, Better Fresh Test offers you a low-cost solution for MRL (chemical residue) and microbial testing.

16 – Remembering the 2019/2020 Fires

Record breaking seventh consecutive year of growth.

We will always remember the devastating end to 2019 and the start of 2020, due to bushfires ripping through our community.

14 – A Better Choice!

Giveaways All Year Round

18 – New Community For Energy Smart Farming

After the success of the “A better choice!"

Christmas giveaway the A better choice! team wants to implement it on a national scale!

Maximise productivity through research and technology.

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Distribution: Fresh State of Affairs is produced by Fresh State Ltd. and is a free publication.

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President’s Message

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20 – Hort Connections 2021 Hort Connections is back with planning underway to welcome delegates to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 7–9 June 2021.

21 – Recipe Try Thanh's delicious water spinach stir fry.

23 – Calendar of Events

On behalf of the Fresh State team, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s. A new year can often bring new beginnings, which we hoped for this year; however, recently, we’ve all heard how coronavirus is still lingering around.

However disappointing, there is still a more relaxed feeling around the market than this time last year.

For the first publication of 2021, this Fresh State of Affairs magazine includes many events and topics that have taken place since we heralded into the new year; we dive into how the controversy surrounding the pandemic and Chinese exports have affected the fruit and vegetable industry in Australia, we explore the history of In2food Australia and their connection to the Melbourne Market, and we also speak with another happy TMHA customer, LaManna Premier Group.

This publication has always been an excellent source of communication for Fresh State to inform the market community and our wider readership of all the things affecting the fruit and vegetable industry.

We always appreciate input from our members and the community on improving. We encourage you to contact us if you have any exciting topics to include in the next magazine.

Shane Schnitzler President Fresh State Ltd.

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Making a conscious decision to source quality food from the farm to customers, In2food Australia is a world-class food service. With a history dating back to the 1960s, In2food is passionate about supplying consistent quality and freshly prepared food while always keeping in mind food traceability, safety, and sustainability. Every week In2food purchases fresh produce from the Melbourne Market for their fresh prepared produce and prepared food offerings.

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History Bill Kollatos founded Yarra Valley Farms in September 2001. Yarra Valley Farms aimed to fill gaps in the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, focusing on franchising and technology. The business grew and expanded into Sydney, Byron Bay, and Brisbane, setting up an east coast supply base.

In 2015, Yarra Valley Farms and In2food South Africa created a joint venture to bring the Inspired Food Solutions brand to life. With a passion for producing high quality prepared food and a flair for new product development, Inspired Food Solutions was created to bring the David Jones food journey to Australia.

In January 2018, the In2food Australia brand was launched and acquired Yarra Valley Farms, T&F All States, and Inspired Food Solutions, focusing on providing localised services to their customers with the strength of national capabilities. This put In2food in a unique position as the only core produce, prepared produce and prepared food offering in Australia, with specialised high care facilities. Not long after, In2food Australia acquires Bidfood Fresh and strengthens its national footprint for Australiawide procurement and supply to the foodservice, export, and retail sectors.

Through their love of food, In2food delivers trusted products with an uncompromising passion for inspiring their people, customers, and world. With access to all produce markets, the In2food buying team will source the fresh produce that is then supplied to customers and used in their production facilities, ensuring traceability from paddock to plate.

enrich360 is a program designed to help save our soil, remove food waste from landfills, and provide us with more nutritious, tastier food.

All of In2food's prepared produce and prepared food continues through their high care HACCP-certified facilities, where food safety is managed through technology and traceability.

Fresh produce is made into ready-made meals and snacks, hygienically packed and delivered to suppliers such as David Jones & BP service station offer, food services and catering industry, cruise ships, and the mining industry.

In2food has a focus on sustainability and is a founding partner and a certified partner enrich360. All In2food customers have the opportunity to be certified as well via their association with In2food. enrich360 is a program designed to help save our soil, remove food waste from landfills, and provide us with more nutritious, tastier food.

Foodservice outlets convert their food waste into nutrients, which organic fertiliser uses certified dehydration machines. The fertiliser goes back to In2food farm partners stopping the food waste from going into landfills, reducing the methane that destroys our ozone layer while supporting farmers to grow better, more nutritious produce, and prevents soil degradation.

Further to the enriching program, In2food has entered into a five-year partnership with CHEP to support cardboard removal from the foodservice industry and our world.

This partnership with CHEP will allow In2food to efficiently implement Reusable Plastic Containers (RPC's) from our growers directly to our customers resulting in a more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable supply chain.

In2food Australia CEO, Bill Kollatos, said "In2food's very realistic goal is to remove 10 million cardboard boxes per year from our industry by 2024."

"We anticipate this eliminating approximately 14,200 tonnes of carbon, over 19,800 tonnes of solid waste, and over 105,700kL of freshwater over the same period. This supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 12)."

"We are excited at the opportunity of building the first national fresh produce, prepared produce and prepared food business catering for foodservice retail and the export markets through our values, people, and innovation," said Mr. Kollatos.

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Chinese Export Uncertainty After a year of a global pandemic, regular workplace practices and operations continue to change. Fresh State spoke with the Director at Ten Farms, Mr David Holman, about how the controversy surrounding the pandemic and China has affected the fruit and vegetable industry in Australia, especially with Chinese exports. Tenfarms ship citrus, stone fruit and grapes to China each season and this year they have shipped more by airfreight than usual due to the timing of Chinese New Year.

A statement from the Department of Agriculture, in the Manual of Importing Country Requirements, says; The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Department) will continue to provide certification for goods that meet the requirements of the Export Control Act. Exporters/ export-registered establishments are advised that some recent shipments have been delayed on entry into China, leading to commercial losses. While the Department will continue to facilitate market access and seek to ensure importing country requirements are up to date and accurate, the Department encourages exporters to fully consider their own risk and potential losses. Exporters should ensure that they have independently confirmed relevant importing country requirements.

Exporters are urged to seek advice from importers on potential for disruption to the clearance of their shipment.

According to this statement, this means Australian shippers cargo meets every requirement.

However, Mr Holman says that it is clear that wholesalers and businesses may face commercial losses due to issues outside of meeting the terms of trade.

“The impact on our business is that we are not as confident as usual in loading into China. The importers are not as confident in their ability to meet a stable market and are ordering with more of the risk to be borne by shippers in the event of an issue causing rejection, delay, or inability to receive produce. Some of the fruit we may have sent to China is now being sold domestically or to other markets. Currently, many of our other markets are in lockdown and as we draw closer to the Chinese Lunar new year celebrations, Malaysia, Indonesia, and many other areas are simply unable to receive and sell produce as rapidly as before, and the result is lower prices and unsold stock,” says Mr Holman.

“There have not been any formal changes made to the obligations in China export protocols, but what has changed is the likelihood of our produce arriving in a timely manner, and when it does arrive, we are no longer confident that our produce will be promptly delivered to a welcoming market,” said Mr Holman.

“There will be no government support in these risks, but fruit needs to be sold, so we must

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work to mitigate risk as best as we can.

Holman hoped that the current lockdowns and the restrictions pre-Chinese New Year achieve the results that the respective governments hope for and that after the festive period, they will be able to return to trade in a more confident manner.

“Our best of season stone fruit and table grapes are harvested in February, and it would be great to see the month finish in a more positive manner with growers finally getting the viable returns they deserve for delivering the amazing summer range on offer today.”

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Swap and Go A ‘Swap and Go’ LPG cylinder cage has now been installed at the Fresh State Gas Station. Several Fresh State members have requested this option for a more convenient and better-priced alternative for their heaters and home BBQ requirements.

Already there have been a number of purchases of the new products and seem to be very popular.

If you have any questions regarding the cylinders, please feel free to visit Shqipe at the Gas Station.

If you are interested in purchasing gas or a new cylinder, Fresh State has a current offer with very competitive prices.

‘Swap and Go’ LPG gas cylinder

$22

(Drop off your empty 9kg cylinder and pick up a full one)

Full 9kg LPG gas cylinder

$71.50

(If you don't have any empty cylinder to swap)

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Another Happy Customer Since 1998, Toyota Material Handling (TMHA) Forklifts have always been LaManna Premier Group’s (LPG) machinery of choice. With a history of over 100 years in business, LPG requires reliable and quality products to aid in their day-to-day operations.

LPG is one of Australia’s largest fresh produce supply chain companies, providing both domestic and overseas customers a single source of supply across a diverse range of fruit and vegetable categories. The Group’s farm production capacity and grower network spans over all Australian states and includes open field growing as well as protected cropping. LPG business operations are enhanced by climate-controlled distribution services, packing and advanced ripening facilities, and a Central Market Trading presence in every Australian State.

LPG’s Trading Division has the largest national wholesale distribution footprint in the country, with the Melbourne Market in Epping, Victoria, being LPG’s flagship site. To ensure quality, flavourful, healthy fresh produce every day, LPG chooses TMHA Forklifts to complete and achieve key operations.

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LPG Trading Operations Manager, Mr David Ericson, says LPG uses Toyota Forklifts to ensure LPG employees’ safety at the Melbourne Market.

“Toyota provides a safe, reliable, and quality product (forklifts) that assists LPG in reducing forklift incidents. Toyota provides sites with an option for a standardised capped speed on forklifts and includes other safety mechanisms such as built-in pre-operations check with its forklifts. They’re also supportive of our proactive approach to building LPG’s safety culture, evident through the sponsorship of our Safe Work Month, participating in the inaugural Forklift Safety Champion Award.”

With TMHA on-site at the Melbourne Market, servicing and maintenance is an easy task to complete regularly or as required. “The process is easy, quick, and efficient. During periods where Toyota is busy, they keep us updated and do their

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best to service us as soon as possible,” said Mr Ericson.

Toyota Material Handling has been supporting the Melbourne Wholesale Market on-site for over 15 years.

TMHA VIC Area Sales Manager, Brad White, said “at Toyota Material Handling, we place an important emphasis on expert service to keep your forklift working and your servicing costs as low as possible. It's all about maximum uptime and part of the Toyota Service Advantage.”

To book in your service with TMHA, wholesalers can either contact TMHA directly or come past the centre to book in their service. On the booking day, wholesalers can drop off their

forklift at the end of their shift (between 6am – 8am) and while they are not on site in the Market, Toyota service and return their forklift to their store or warehouse where it will be ready for work the following day.

“Toyota established its Service Centre on-site in the Melbourne Markets to provide optimally convenient and effective solutions for the Wholesalers. The process to have your forklift serviced in the market has been streamlined to its easiest form and one that has been working successfully for a number of years.”

Toyota Material Handling Australia Pty Ltd Phone: +61 3 8795 2539

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Record-breaking year for Australian exports

By Andréa Magiafoglou, CEO, Australian Horticultural Exporters’ and Importers’ Association.

The 2019/20 trade data for Australian fresh fruit and vegetable exports is in, with combined fruit and vegetable exports reaching a total of 762,840 tonnes (up 4.1%) valued at $1.84 billion. This result is a record breaker for the seventh consecutive year and was buoyed by strong outcomes for fruit exports at 547,137 tonnes (up 9.5% from 2018/19) and helped buffer a 7.4% volume reduction in vegetable exports over the same time period.

Aussie fruit find favour

Slight drop for veg

Across fresh fruit, China remains the most prominent export market destination by both volume and value (156,372 tonnes; $536.5 million). However, export volume growth has eased from the substantial increases seen in previous years when strong gains in table grape and citrus exports coincided with new and/or improved market access conditions for stone fruit.

Full year trade results for fresh vegetable exports indicate a 7.4% easing in volume to 215,700 tonnes, however value remained steadier at $290 million, 3% down from the previous year. Singapore remains the leading market by value (at $52.4 million), and second largest by volume after the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Japan has slid into the number two market for Australian fresh fruit exports by both value and volume (59,655 tonnes; $132.6 million), edging out Hong Kong which eased 4% by dollar value and 4.8% by volume; a reduction contributed to by increased direct trade to China. Overall fruit export volumes to Japan increased by 9% during 2019/20, with melon exports continuing to rise since entering the market in 2016.

Singapore and Indonesia round out the top 5 markets for Australian fresh fruit exports, with Indonesia recording a 23% decrease in volume driven by challenges with import licensing on table grape exports to this market.

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Of all fresh vegetable exports to Singapore, carrots accounted for around 48% by volume at 13,500 tonnes and remain relatively steady compared to export volumes from previous years. Pumpkins lifted 24% by volume, while broccoli exports to Singapore declined 30%, mainly driven by challenging production conditions in 2019 and COVID-19 supply chain disruptions in 2020.

The UAE, Australia’s largest fresh vegetable export market by volume, remained relatively steady at 36,000 tonnes at $34.2 million. Onions to the UAE lifted to 3,500 tonnes, a 78% increase from 2018/19, with carrots continuing to contribute more than 80% of all Australian fresh vegetable exports to the UAE.

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COVID-19 disruptions The above trade results for 2019/20 would not be complete without a brief commentary on COVID-19 impacts on fresh horticultural exports. The data outcomes reported above only partly reflect COVID-19 disruptions. Various commodity groups are affected differently, and impacts shift as the landscape changes and seasons progress. As commented on previously, and to restate what is well known within industry, supply chain disruptions globally have created a challenging environment for fresh horticultural exporters and importers. However, a unifying shift towards coordination across horticultural industry bodies, supply chain participants, and federal and state governments has placed Australian exporters in good stead to optimise and expand on available opportunities to counter these ongoing challenges. The lessons and solutions we apply today will support and refine how we conduct business tomorrow, and ultimately provide a stronger and more resilient horticultural export industry in years to come.

Industry forum soon The Australian Horticultural Exporters’ and Importers’ Association is looking forward to holding the next Industry Forum in early 2021. The Industry Forum

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is designed to connect members, update industry on the state of the global market and hear directly from Australian Government representatives involved in horticulture trade. Previous years have attracted leading decision-makers involved in Australia’s international fresh produce trade with vibrant discussions covering key issues facing the sector. The Industry Forum is open to members and non-members alike. More information will be provided once details are finalised.

Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Exports - 2019/20 Fresh Fruit

499,521 t

up to 9.5% from 2018/19

1,553.7 m

up to 10.9% from 2018/19

Fresh Vegetables

215,702 t

up to -7.4% from 2018/19

290 m

down to 2.9% from 2018/19

Above: AHEIA trade reports are prepared by Fresh Intelligence Consulting using ABS (2020) via ITC Trademap

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A Better Choice!

Giveaways All Year Round After the success of the “A better choice!” Christmas giveaway in Victoria and New South Wales, the A better choice! team wants to implement it on a national scale! Each week, customers of local fruit and vegetable shops will be eligible to enter a competition to win from a vast pool of prizes throughout the year.

You will soon see the online and in-store point of sale advertising popping up in your local stores at the beginning of March. The programs messaging of "shop at your local fruit and veg shop, it's "A better choice!" will be sprawled across all advertising – going back to the A better choice! roots.

This campaign aims to increase foot traffic into local fruit and veg shops by driving consumers in-store via advertising, encourage drive and repeat shopping with existing customers in-store, and as always drilling the brand recognition of "A better choice!".

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This year the Victorian team is putting in an extra effort to deck out the Victorian "A better choice!" retailers and continue to engage and visit stores.

Look out for your "A better choice!" representative dropping by soon!

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Cheaper, Smarter, Better By always keeping their prices competitive against other options in the Melbourne Market, Fresh Test offers you a low-cost solution for MRL (chemical residue) and microbial testing for primary Wholesalers and their growers in Australia’s Central Markets.

Since its introduction in December 2001, FreshTest® has grown to become the largest and most comprehensive horticultural residue-testing program undertaken in Australia. The tests are confidential and are used for verification for food safety and Quality Assurance systems. The program is much more streamlined than trying to organise tests as an individual, and Fresh Markets Australia has negotiated significant price reductions with a number of laboratories around the country, saving up to 50 percent of the regular testing price.

The Benefits of FreshTest® are: • Dedicated and experienced team • Competitive pricing • Convenient, simple, and quick To get your microbial testing done, quickly and efficiently and at very competitive prices call your Fresh Test representative at the Melbourne Market now!

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Remembering the 2019/20 bushfires Still fresh in our minds, we will always remember the devastating end to 2019 and the start of 2020, due to bushfires ripping through our communities. Starting late November, the first ‘code red’ was declared in the Mallee and Northern Country, and three fires began in East Gippsland, which continued for months after.

This fire season no doubt brings back some painful memories amongst the Melbourne Market community. With over 820,000 hectares of agricultural land affected by the bushfire crisis, the extent of damage it caused is heartbreaking. Like many others, we heard last year from Flavorite and Pure Gold Pineapples, who lost a substantial amount of their farms due to the fires.

More than 17 million hectares of land, 3,094 homes, and 34 people were sadly lost across cross NSW, Victoria, Queensland, ACT, Western Australia, and South Australia. Ecologists estimate more than one billion animals, birds and reptiles were also killed.

During the bushfire season, one of the biggest impact’s to agriculture was the major rainfall deficiency, particularly in Northern NSW and southern Queensland. The continuation of low rainfall in 2019/20 saw a much-reduced winter crop for many businesses. For example, the 2019 wheat

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crop of 13 million tonnes was 47% below the longterm average. Irrigation storages have been greatly impacted, which has resulted in one of the smallest rice crops in history. Cotton was estimated to decline by 82% to 61,000 hectares – the lowest since 19781979. Grain sorghum also fell by a considerable amount – down 71% to 143,000 hectares. Irrigated dairy has been priced out of the water market by higher value permanent horticulture crops in northern Victoria.

Resources ranging from income help to mental health support are still available from the Australian Government for those affected by the bushfires.

As we try to rebuild our Australian tourism sector due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to remember the areas and towns affected by the bushfires and visit them this summer to continue to boost up the community.

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Productivity Through Smart Farming Farmers, tradespeople, service providers and anyone living on the land are invited to get involved in the new Energy Smart Farming Community of Practice.

The Community of Practice provides a great place to find information and chat about energy efficient and renewable energy technologies and practices that improve farm productivity and resilience. The Community of Practice is a collaborative project between Agriculture Victoria and New South Wales Department of Primary Industries with participation from Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), Sustainability Victoria and Regional Development Victoria.

Community of Practice Leader, Liz Hamilton, said the new Energy Smart Farming Community brought together farm energy experts including farmers, service providers, advisors, researchers and community advocates to share energy knowledge, research and solutions to help make Australian farming more profitable.

'Energy is crucial for agricultural production with factors such as rising energy costs of gas, diesel and electricity impacting most farmers,' Ms Hamilton said.

'Energy reliability and the financial barriers such as the high up-front cost of investment, concerns about return on investment and uncertainty around appropriate technologies create significant challenges to farmers looking to make the best energy investment decisions.

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'Saving energy on farms not only helps farmers to sustain profitable businesses, it can also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.'

The Community of Practice is designed so that participants can share and build on the existing knowledge around practical energy and money saving solutions for farmers by providing access to relevant information, resources and people who can help with energy efficiency and renewable technology.

Key features of the Energy Smart Farming Community include peer-reviewed articles on energy-saving initiatives and renewables, farmer case studies, online events, as well as the ability to ask energy-related questions of the community.

This initiative is part of the Victorian Government’s Agriculture Energy Investment Plan, which is supporting producers to improve energy usage on-farm.

For more information, visit the Energy Smart Farming page: www.extensionaus.com.au/ energysmartfarming/ on Extension Australia's website.

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Hort Connections 2021

Celebrating the international year of fruits and vegetables After being postponed in 2020, Hort Connections is back with planning underway to welcome delegates to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 7–9 June 2021.

Looking slightly different due to COVID-19 restrictions, Hort connections is still the biggest event in the Fresh Produce Industry. This year’s conference theme, “Celebrating the international year of fruits and vegetables,” will recognise the horticulture industry and the important role fruits, vegetables, and floral industries have in human nutrition, health and wellbeing, and global food security.

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More details on key speakers and the 2021 schedule is yet to come, so keep an eye out!

Visit www.hortconnections.com.au For more information on the event.

Recipe: Thanh’s Water Spinach Stir Fry Thanh, the fruit nerd, shares his mum’s famous water spinach stir fry that he and Duncan cooked in the season finale of Plate of Origin. Thanh shared his dish on the Market floor late last year in a Market Cooking Demonstration. Only taking 3 minutes to cook, this delicious dish is the perfect plant-based dinner for those nights you want to impress without the fuss.

Ingredients

Method

¡ 1 tbl vegetable oil

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¡ 150gm water spinach

2. Once heated, toss water spinach into the sizzling pan.

¡ 1 tbl water ¡ 1 tsp garlic ¡ 1/2 tsp bullet chilli ¡ 1/2 tsp salt ¡ 1 tsp corn starch ¡ 1 tbl cold water ¡ 1 tsp fermented chilli beancurd

Add oil to your saucepan or wok and heat on the stove.

3. Add a splash of water to help cook the spinach through

while remaining crunchy.

4. Stir through beancurd, garlic, chilli, salt, cornflour and

one tablespoon of water.

5. Toss together until the spinach is evenly coated and

serve on rice.

Note: This dish should only take a few minutes to cook, be sure not to overcook as this will weaken the integrity of the spinach. Traditionally this is served on jasmine rice however you could whip this up as a side dish or even serve on rice noodles if you want something different.

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Calendar of Events Labour Day Monday, 8 March 2021

Fresh State Special General Meeting Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Good Friday Friday, 2 April 2021

Easter Sunday Easter Monday

Sunday, 4 April 2021

Monday, 5 April 2021

Anzac Day Sunday, 25 April 2021

Hort Connections 7–9 June 2021

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This magazine contains views and recommendations that do not necessarily reflect the views of Fresh State Ltd. Fresh State does not in any circumstances accept responsibility for the accuracy or suitability or otherwise of any information published in Fresh State of Affairs. Fresh State Ltd specifically disclaims all and any liability for loss or damage of any nature whatsoever and however arising, whether due to accuracy, error or omission or any other cause.

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