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title: Blog
date: 2025-03-07T10:59:00+11:00
author: South Edge Produce
canonical_url: "https://menlofields.com.au/blog"
section: Site Content
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## Menlo Fields

#  Blog 

 

 

 

 

 

   [  ![Spring Flavours: Why Chefs Reach for Shallots First](https://menlofields.com.au/volumes/images/Products/_600x300_crop_center-center_60_none/shutterstock_1927957907.jpg) 

 ## Spring Flavours: Why Chefs Reach for Shallots First

Spring has arrived, and with it comes fresh flavours. Here’s why chefs across Australia are reaching for shallots first when building their new-season menus.

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 10 September 2025

   ](https://menlofields.com.au/news/spring-flavours-why-chefs-reach-for-shallots-first) 

 [  ![Season Update - August 2025](https://menlofields.com.au/volumes/images/Aerials/_600x300_crop_center-center_60_none/MenloFields191121119.jpg) 

 ## Season Update - August 2025

As the last of winter rolls through and the soil begins to warm, there’s a quiet buzz of activity building at Menlo Fields. Here’s what’s been happening around the farm – and what’s coming next.

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 07 August 2025

   ](https://menlofields.com.au/news/season-update-august-2025) 

 [  ![Why We Grow in Tasmania](https://menlofields.com.au/volumes/images/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_60_none/IMG-20230404-WA0015-1.jpg) 

 ## Why We Grow in Tasmania

At Menlo Fields, we grow shallots — and we grow them in Tasmania for a reason.

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 22 July 2025

   ](https://menlofields.com.au/news/why-we-grow-in-tasmania) 

 [  ![Shallots vs Onions: What’s the Difference?](https://menlofields.com.au/volumes/images/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_60_none/DSC_3689.jpg) 

 ## Shallots vs Onions: What’s the Difference?

They look similar, they sit next to each other at the market, and they’re often mistaken for one another.

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 01 July 2025

   ](https://menlofields.com.au/news/shallots-vs-onions-whats-the-difference)