Share in six million free carrots
SIX million carrots will be given away next weekend.
Kalfresh Vegetables at Kalbar has so many of the vibrant orange veggies right for the picking it needs to either harvest the carrots and lose money, or plough perfectly good food into the ground.
Growers sent out a request to get the community to join them in eating the backlog.
A Carrot-astrophe Day will be held on Saturday, October 7 from 8.30am when veggie fans can put their spades and pitchforks to good use.
All 800 tickets sold out within 48 hours, with Kalfresh director and farmer Rob Hinrichsen shocked at the positive response.
He said the company did not want to waste the food and see its hard work go to waste.
“This year we had too many carrots so thought we’d turn a really bad situation in to a really good one. Picking their own carrots seems to be something people really love,” he said.
“A lot of people have never been on a farm and a lot of people have never dug things out of the ground so it’s a good opportunity for people to find out where their food comes from and enjoy a day in the country.”
Mr Hinrichsen has between five and six million carrots ready to be dug up and taken home, which means every one of the 800 ticket holders can take home 6250 carrots if they want to.
“If you bring the kids, they can go crazy and take home as many as they want,” Mr Hinrichsen said.
“We hope people who love their carrots will come and support us through what is a pretty dire situation.
“It’s always a good time to eat more veggies.”