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Why you should be adding more cucumber to your diet
A new social media trend is driving demand for cucumbers around the world.
Do you really need to wash your fruit and vegetables?
"For goodness' sake, you don’t wash your fruit and vegetables in dishwashers.”
Marine Parade fruit vendor unable to see feathered friends without car
'They have been waiting there every day for me', says Merrin Fairless.
These are the canned foods top chefs can't live without
Convenient, cheap and full of flavour, these are the cans all cooks need.
What's winter melon?
How much do you know about this versatile ingredient? Not a lot? Read on.
Why do we give our kids oranges at halftime in sports?
A deep dive into the origins of the sacred halftime tradition.
Editorial: Price of supermarket fruit and vegetables at crisis point
OPINION: When a single tomato costs $3, something has got to give.
Should you wash your fruits and vegetables in the dishwasher?
A viral TikTok hack has individuals using dishwashers to clean their fresh produce.
Crunching the numbers: How does a grocery shop compare to 2022?
What happens when the price at the checkout keeps rising but your budget does not?
From poison apples to superfoods: The evolution of tomatoes
New York Times: Tomatoes, once deemed toxic, are now considered a superfood.
Opinion: Why I will support a move for a large dam in Hawke’s Bay
OPINION: It saddens me to think of our apple trees dying and our region going backwards.
'Suffering financially': Kiwifruit growers doing it tough
'Increasing costs have been an issue for growers for quite some time'.
Imports plunge, New Zealand records $669m goods trade surplus for June
Kiwifruit exports shone but car imports tanked.
Scales sells two orchards to Craigmore Sustainables for $34m
Long-term agreement covers apple packing, storage and marketing.
From farm to art: How wonky avocados are helping the fight against food waste
Auckland photographer Adam Popovich partners with Wonky Box to highlight food waste in New Zealand. Video / Carson Bluck
Citrus, kiwifruit, tamarillos and what to do with them
Take advantage of the season and tuck into vibrant, nutrient-packed fruits.
$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?
Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.
Why avocados are bad for the environment
One of your favourite brunch ingredients comes at a cost.
Purple patch after theft: Bay Blueberries bounces back with industry security advice
Events and workshops will attract growers, exporters and suppliers.
Food price inflation running out of steam in latest stats
Cheaper chicken and lamb, big drop in fresh produce prices, but bank warns of 'payback'.
Why apples could be in short supply
NZ Apples and Pears said the exportable crop was 11 per cent lower than estimated.
What do art, charity and unusually shaped fruit have in common?
Do you have weirdly shaped fruit? Wonky Box wants to hear from you.
Kiwifruit growers paid record prices despite Zespri profit dip
Green kiwifruit growers paid $9.55 a tray, up from $5.78 for the 2022-23 season.
Feijoa jam 101: The teacher showing kids how to save seasonal produce
She learned to preserve as a teenager in a foster home, now she's teaching others.
Over a million trays of kiwifruit to be destroyed after mice found on ship
Value of fruit plus costs associated with reprocessing and disposal is estimated at $34m.
Sick of rotting produce? These are the fruit and veg that last the longest
With the right knowledge and storage, you can cut food waste and save money.
'Incredible' growing conditions means cheaper fruit and veges
"I can assure you, if you're a consumer, it's a consumer's market, in terms of the value."
Revealed: The foods most recalled over safety concerns
Undeclared allergens in food were the leading cause for safety recalls last year.
Frankenfruit: Is this New Zealand's biggest feijoa?
'We couldn’t believe how much it weighed.'
Exports up, imports down in March - so should we be happy?
Imports take a tumble, kiwifruit and apples get country out of deficit.