We seem to be hearing
a lot lately about the increasing variety of fresh food that is being imported from countries such as Thailand, China, and the US. The Queensland and Victorian floods have placed this issue in the media even more with industry representatives urging us to continue purchasing Aussie made produce, even if it is inferior in appearance.
Intrigued by recent articles regarding the importation issues, I did some further research and was shocked and discussed with the amount of food being brought in from other countries. Whats wrong with our own produce?
Australians have some of the best farming practises in the world and our regulations on food health and safety ensure our consumers are given safe, quality, fresh produce to take home to their families.
At Riverina Grove our motto is “Fresh from the Riverina”, our customers relate to this and can straight away identify our products as Australian grown and produced. It concerns me to think that people are serving their families food that was grown in a manner we have little knowledge about, was harvested and then transported for an unspecified period of time before it sat on a supermarket shelf, and finally found its way into your trolley and onto your dinner table. Even if these products were a little cheaper than our Aussie grown produce can you really put a price on the safety of your family?
At the end of the day what’s that $1.99 per kilo fruit really costing? Your family’s health? Your job security? The Australian agricultural industries sustainability? The prosperity of the Australian economy? Our way of life as we know it now?
Please think twice next time you’re tempted to buy offshore, if not for us, or for you, but for your family.