Im in Newcastle

Lol, our neighbour gets them off our bbq area rooftop, he sweeps them off, is handy coz it means we dont need to clean the rooftop 

Thank steve! Won't be any nut left when I raid it

Hi rawgosia,

I have the contact details of an olive grove in Compania (spelling probably wacky!), they harvest early May. I'm thinking of trying to buy some fresh ripe olives from them. Let me know if you are interested, I'll give you their details or I can get you some or something of the like

Which state are they in?

in adelaide out of shell maccas sell for 40$+ a kg..
i know a few people that make some nice dough selling backyard macca's fruits etc.
i had some fresh maccas last night. you crack em open with a rock and they still have some water content inside. you can only eat a few handfuls before the taste change kicks in and your done.

autumn is the time of year i eat nuts. cos i can pick em off local trees or friends farms. they are fresh. the ones in the shops are super old. last autum or the one before. and nuts for large scale sales all get dried at non raw temp to prevent mold and increase shelf life. fresh nuts digest totally different and are of a higher quality yet lower fat content. in nature we would not find a dried out nut...

cashews unless bought from a raw company are definitely mass produced steamed variety.

My understanding of it is that cashews are really hard to de-shell and part of their exterior is poisonous so the nut is processed at high temperatures and is definitely no longer raw when removed. The removed nuts are sold as raw, but aren't really unless they were de-shelled by hand. The cashews sold on this site are hand shelled which is why they are more expensive than the usual organic "raw" nuts...

It' going to be fun experimenting with that's for sure. Unfortunately I live in the most unethnically diverse suburb in Sydney!! So there is no interesting food shops or even a proper green-grocer. But I like trekking out of my area so I might make a day of it next weekend and see what's around.  It still surprises me that people heat olives during the curing process- part of me is wailing "is nothing sacred"?!