Thomas Barber back in 2020 when he first started picking up his neighbours feijoa's and then later selling them out and the community at is fruit stand. Photo / Supplied
During feijoa season, Thomas spends his weekends selling the fruit outside his Nana's house on Grays Rd and Duke Street, sometimes with help from his little sister Charli Barber.
On other weekends he will head over to his best mate Cohen's house on Frederick Street, where the two will set up a stand and sell what they can.
Thomas is very dedicated to what he does and has given our readers some advice.
"You need to be dedicated and patient, some days I sell out, and [other days] I sell only a couple of bags," he said.
Whether you have a tree dropping feijoas faster than you can collect them or you are going out and buying them, we have some recipes you might like to try.
Feijoa's are in season and Hastings residents have so much of the fruit they are unsure what to do with it. Photo / Warren Buckland
We have a recipe for both sweet-toothed and savoury favourers out there.
If you are looking for something sweet, may we suggest a feijoa loaf?
Ingredients a handful of feijoas 1½ cups standard grade flour 1 cup white sugar 65g softened butter 1 tsp vanilla essence ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 egg.
Instructions Preheat the oven to 180°C Mash feijoa, add all ingredients and mix well Place into a greased loaf tin and bake for 50-60 minutes until cooked.
And if you are after something a bit more savoury, check out the Central Hawke's Bay famous Feijoa Steak Sauce.
Instructions Top and tail the feijoas (do not peel) Put everything in a pot and bring to the boil Simmer for two hours Let cool and whizz in a food processor or with a stick blender. Return to pot and simmer another 2 hours Bottle in clean sterilised bottles.
