This country was built on the back of fresh produce providores and suburban fruiterers like this bad boy here.
Situated right next to what used to be a Franklins, then went to Coles, and what is now an IGA, Castlecrag Fruiterers has outlasted them all. Sure, it can;t compete on price with the big boys, but it damn sure blows them out of the water on every other count: quality, freshness, variety, customer service, friendliness and the knowledge that you're buying local which not only helps you sleep better at night but has been clinically proven to reduce rheumatism and actually cures polio. Yes, polio!
Far from simply selling fine fruit, these guys do tonnes more: natural, yoghurts, fresh cereals, my favourite garlic dipping sauce and, bizarrely, Bart Simpson shaped pasta. And tonnes more, I really can't do justice to how cathartic, exciting and welcoming it is cruising around this store with the promise of an empty shopping basket and the whole world at your feet. read more