Two years after our earlier story, I’m delighted to report that our very own “vegetable man” continues to do the rounds.
Today he brings me a choice of tomatoes, about three different kinds of peppers and spuds (he pronounces them “po-taht-oes”).
His name is Boris, he’s Macedonian but when he came to Australia he was from what was then known as Yugoslavia.
He travels from his farm near Daylesford every couple of weeks, visiting by turn Yarraville and Moonee Ponds.
He tells me his door-to-door vegetable biz is a marginal proposition at best, with fuel costs being a significant factor.
But he seems to profit from his business in a non-monetary way.
I know we do!
Today I grab a bag of sweet peppers and superbly irregularly shaped tomatoes – not the sort of thing you see in supermarkets!
consider the sauce 
Wow…how can we get in touch with him to see if he comes past our place in Keilor East?
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I am always glad to see Boris’s smiling face ring the doorbell on a Monday. Today, like you, I got some of his late season “tomaaaaartoes”. They look great for dinner tonight. I think they are a mix of tigers and beefsteak.
He told me the birds had damaged much of his plums, so we wouldn’t see any this year. Nevermind.
I make sure I buy something. I hope he keeps coming, because I also get more out of it than just the fruit.
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Yes! I got some plums a few weeks back, stewed them, were great! And I always buy something, too!
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Thanks for this, Kenny! I have friends living in those areas who I doubt have heard of him, I’ll have to put them in touch. How do people score a visit/order from Boris?
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Good question! Why don’t you email their details so I can onpass them next time he knocks on our door?
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Gave one of my friends your email address so she can give you her details if she’s interested – didn’t want to go handing them out without her permission 😉
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