Hello Rainbow OMGers,
As you can see in the featured photo we are now supplying an abundant variety of Locally Grown, Organic Vegetables to our community. We are proud of the quality of vegetables we are producing and look forward to our output scaling up as our soils re-invigorate over time. We have been to a lot of Farmer’s Market in many different regions and are confident in stating that we grow the best tasting vegetables I have ever put in my mouth. We look forward to the day when we our Subaru can no longer fit all of our orders and we need to buy a Van.
Our Cucumber vines have finally stopped producing, we think producing Cucumbers into July is a pretty good effort, as we learn to manage our Greenhouse we envision it producing Capsicums, Cucumbers and Tomatoes all Winter long, it’s important to have dreams and goals 🙂
Notes from the Garden
Last week was a Flower and Fruit Week in the Lunar Calendar ending yesterday. Flower and Fruit Weeks are a time to plant flowers, fertilise fruit trees and berry bushes, prune fruit trees and sew edible seeds such as peas and beans or even wheat and corn. In terms of the market garden we transplanted Broccoli and Direct Seeded another bed of Sugar Snap Peas, this time attempting a new trellis system to boost yields.
In a bid to get the earliest start on warm season crops we spent time in the Nursery seeding trays of Sunflowers, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Zucchini’s and Capsicums as well as late Broccoli to push into the end of Spring.
We have a limited amount of Spinach available first the first time this year!
Our latest batch of Gardenkraut is also ready and available.
The latest Sunshine Salve is ready! Our new jars are 2.5 x the size of our previous jars so we have raised the price but increased the value for money. There are less than 20 available this time around as we are reserving quite a bit for our growing family. The larger jars will last a very long time, likely more than a year for most people.
A reminder that some of our range is limited so please get your orders in quickly to secure your desired organic vegetables.
This week the Garden is providing Spinach (Limited), Celery (Limited) Red Russian Kale (limited) Sugar Snap Peas(Limited), Capsicums, Lettuce, Bok Choi, Blemmy Carrots (2 remaining), Carrots, Beetroots, Parsley and Coriander.
Crops currently growing but not ready this week are Broccoli, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage and Spinach.
Rainbow OMG Buyers Hubs
Jeparit, Warracknabeal, Hopetoun, Beulah, Nhill, Dimboola etc
Are you interested in our delicious vegetables but live just that little bit too far away to be worth the drive to Rainbow just to pick up one order?Â
We are looking for Rainbow OMG supporters from other towns in the region who are interested in working with us to increase the distribution of our organic vegetables and healthy lifestyle products. Buyers Hub organisers will be rewarded for their efforts.
If you would like a Rainbow OMG Buyers Hub in your town, please email “evan@rainbowomg.com” with your name and town and we will be in contact ASAP to kick start the process.
Some of our products may be a little different to what customers are used to so we will be providing Product Profiles in our Weekly Post and in a dedicated page on our website. This will provide recipe ideas and nutritional information for all of the vegetables and products we offer.
Product Focus: Spinach
Spinach is one of our most popular crops and needs no introduction. It is delicious eaten raw or cooked and is packed with the following nutritional and health benefits:
- Vitamin’s K, A, C and B6
- Manganese, Magnesium, Iron, Calcium, Potassium, Copper, Phosphorus, Zinc, Sodium and Selenium
- Folate, Riboflavin and Thiamine and Niacin
- Protects Against Cancer
- Defends Against Heart Disease
- Boosts Immunity
- Stabilises Blood Sugar
- Maintains Healthy Vision
- Supports Bone Health
- Keeps Skin Glowing
- Aids in Detoxification
- Preserves Brain Health
- High in Magnesium
Here are some ideas to get more Spinach into your diet:
- Buy more or grow more of it 🙂
Spinach grows and tastes best in cooler weather and as such is a seasonal vegetable in our Market Garden. Order you Spinach today.
This weeks available produce and supplements:
- Spinach $7.50
- Celery $7.50
- Capsicums $7.50
- Kale $7.50
- Butterhead Lettuce $7.50Â
- Sugar Snap Peas $7.50
- Bok Choi $7.50
- Blemmy Carrots $10.00
- Carrots $7.50
- Beetroots $7.50Â
- Rainbow Chard $7.50
- Coriander $5.00
- Parsley – 2 for the Price of 1 – $5.00
- Gardenkraut – $15
- Bovine Collagen Powder $10
- Reishi Mushroom Capsules $20
- Turmeric Capsules $20
- Beef Liver Capsules $25
- Moringa Capsules $30
- Sunshine Salve $100
All items listed for $7.50 are discounted at 3 for $20 when paying with cash or cryptocurrency i.e. 1 x Lettuce, 1 x Capsicum and 1 x Carrots = $20.
Please head to www.rainbowomg.com to finalise your orders by 5:00 am Friday morning. All Rainbow orders will be delivered from the new time of 1:00 pm Friday. For all clients who do not live in Rainbow, Local Pickup times can be arranged by contacting us.
We look forward to serving you,
Evan and Jill Young
