The Meet The Grower Podcast shares stories from all walks of life in the Australian hospitality industry.

From the grower, chef, winemaker to the restaurateur and everything in between, join one of Australia’s leading fruit and vegetable wholesalers as they keep things real, raw and fun.

This podcast is all about SDFP being able to give back to its customers through education, inspiration and laughter.

We recently took a trip to all our local growers in the NSW basin to get a better understanding of our local produce. Sydney Direct Fresh Produce owner Luke Kohler checked in at Annandale Farm to meet cauliflower and all-round vegetable grower Sam Micallaf to find out more.

The most critical part of these educational adventures is to share the gratitude of our SDFP customers and to share more about our produce with the hospitality industry.

Stay tuned for our local NSW farm tours coming very soon to SDFP customers.

We recently captured a full shift with Sydney Direct Fresh Produce owner Luke Kohler. He kicks off his daily routine at 1 am to serve some of the very best chefs, restaurants and hospitality businesses on the planet.

Join us as we reveal an inside look into the magic, madness, banter and bartering that goes into the fruit and vegetable industry as we "Meet the Providore".

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Sydney Direct Fresh Produce proudly supply The New South Wales Institute of Sport with fresh fruit for their gyms, every day. We like to make sure they are getting fueled up on Australia's very best produce.

We recently took Aidan Roach and IsobelIsobel Bishop Bishop from the Australian water polo team on a tour of the Sydney Markets, and the SDFP stand. The goal was to educate them on what goes into providing Australia with the very best produce.

SDFP ownerLuke Kohler here to share his winter update for all our customers.

The season is looking consistent with an abundance of hearty vegetables to put on your menu's.

Do not forget to subscribe to our fortnightly newsletter "Fresh Is Best" at www.sdfp.com.au to stay up to date with what's in and out of season this winter.

Managing director of Sydney Direct Fresh Produce Luke Kohler gives us a rundown on the third annual SDFP Pine Mushroom Trip.

The "Meet The Grower" campaign was started as a way to inform Luke's customers about where their fruit and vegetables come from. We want our customers to feel educated and to make good decisions when choosing their produce. In addition we love to share experiences that get them out of the kitchen and back in tune with nature.

Sydney Direct Fresh Produce is on a mission to create a more positive culture within the hospitality industry and help chefs to relax on one of our many adventures.

This morning we caught up with SDFP owner Luke Kohler to find out more about the challenges he faces day to day running his business.

Luke believes his team's success is due to them all taking a hands-on approach and never being afraid to get their hands dirty to achieve the best results for his customers.

We took the next generation of chefs from the Solotel group on our educational coastal forage from Bondi to Bronte. We kickstarted the day at our usual breakfast hangout Drake Eatery and enjoyed the best avocado and eggs, coffee and juice in Bondi, courtesy of head chef and owner Ian Oakes.

Paul & Maria Bidwell moved to Tasmania from Western Australia several years ago to semi-retire and downsize their operation of growing avocados.

Tasmania's fertile land, cold climate and their expertise have enabled them to provide consumers with high quality, fully mature avocados with a rich, nutty, buttery flavour to satisfy the most discerning taste buds.

Tasmanian chef Massimo Mele took Sydney Direct Fresh Produce owner Luke Kohler to Avoland Avocados to meet the grower and find out some interesting facts about this much loved tropical fruit.

On our recent trip to Tasmania to "Meet The Grower" our good friend and chef Massimo Mele took us on a tour of Northern Tasmania.

As we hit an abundance of Blueberries in the Sydney Markets at this time of year, it made perfect sense to get educated on these purple super berries from Smart Berrie's farm manager Alex.

Take a look at our latest episode of "Meet The Grower".

The quality of our produce is the most important factor when delivering to our chefs, that's why Sydney Direct Fresh Produce owner Luke Kohler made it his mission to discover the cycle of our much-loved vegetable the potato. He visited our good friend Keith from Great roots  and the Yum Tasmanian team. Check out what he learnt in our latest video.

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Just how does a potato start its life?

We decided to call the potato guru himself, Keith Platt from Great Roots to find out. He invited us to visit his growers and meet key relationships in Tasmania to discover more about the life of a potato.

From the agronomist at Agronico, production at Yum Tasmania and meeting several growers, SDFP owner Luke Kohler got a real insight into the varieties on offer.

By going above and beyond to meet the grower it allows Sydney Direct Fresh Produce to not only build solid relationships but to source the very best potatoes and educate our customers on what they order.

"Meet The Grower" is a campaign that we started back in 2017 and the goal was simple. To build relationships, educate and provide the best Australian produce we can find for our customers.

SDFP owner Luke Kohler has been all over the country to meet Australian growers to discover their processes and produce. From blood oranges, berries, wasabi, truffles, stonefruit, persimmons, herbs, pine mushrooms, chilli and much more.

Luke and the SDFP team are proud to have gone above and beyond any other fruit and vegetable wholesaler in the country so we can provide our customers with the understanding and hard work that goes into the products we deliver seven days a week.

We can not thank our growers enough. Your passion and dedication allow us to provide outstanding fruit and vegetables to our customers.

In 2019 we will carry on educating with "Meet The Grower" and focus on local NSW farms.

In the meantime stay tuned for our latest trip to Tasmania coming soon.

This week SDFP owner Luke Kohler made a pit stop in Western Australia with the Suncoast Fresh director Graeme Twine to check out Fruitico.

Fruitico is the leading grower and marketer of table grapes in Western Australia. It was a fantastic experience to see the processes and execution of there operation.

It was a full flavour experience and we can not wait to share this product with our customers.

Just recently we proudly supported The Taste of Sydney with our produce. We supplied some of Australia's best chefs with local fruit and vegetables for their two dishes that got prepared for the public in the Electrolux collective kitchens.

SDFP owner Luke Kohler and accounts manager Matt Mintoff got a private tour from Taste team member Kristy Austin.

See you next year TASTE.