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Jerry Guirguis interviews Ben Wall from the Desert Fruit Company, Live-to-air on 96.5FM – Egyptian radio program- English Edition, Melbourne [ 22nd February 2016, Melbourne-Australia ].
8:30pm = 7:00pm Alice Springs;
Our 1st special guest tonight is Ben Hall, a member of Tamara Co-op Desert Fruit Company,
producer of fine quality eating dates in central Australia.
Ben Hall
Desert Fruit Company
Phone: 08 8956 0782
or 0407 598 969
Email: info@desertfruitcompany.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/tamara.co.op.desertfruitcompany
The Desert Fruit Company is a producer of fine quality dates based south east of Alice Springs, in Central Australia.
Owned by Tamara Cooperative, the Desert Fruit Company is a small, worker run enterprise committed to producing the best Australian table dates.
Founded in 1991 by Jim & Trudi Luedi, today The Desert Fruit Company is run by five members of Tamara Cooperative and we’ll be talking to Ella McHenry on this annual harvest.
HISTORY:
• The Desert Fruit Company is locally owned and has been operating in Alice Springs, Central Australia, since 1991;
• It is one of only two commercial date plantations in Australia;
• The plantation was established by Jim & Trudi Luedi in 1991 .
PLANTATION:
• Tamara Plantation is located 70km South East of Alice Springs, near the edge of the Simpson Desert;
• Over 700 Palm Trees originally imported from California (USA) in the 1990´s grow on the 100 hectare Tamara property;
• 9 varieties grow on the Farm, including the premium soft Medjool, the Barhee, the Khadrawi and the Halawi, as well as the dry Zahidi and Thory varieties;
Hi and Welcome, can we start with; ………………..
Jerry Guirguis
Presenter
96.5FM – Egyptian radio show
0400 718 817
studio : 03 9457 1718
CD copy of this interview can be requested by email to: [ Jerry.Guirguis@gmail.com ]
past interviews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ella McHenry [ 23rd February 2015
Ella McHency [ 3rd February 2014 - Tamara Co-op is now running Desert Fruit Company
Dave Berrick [ February 2005 running and managing the business
Jim & Trudi Luedi [ Feb 1998
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