Broccoli powder in coffee is proving to be a popular use of dehydrated vegetables.

(ABC Central West: Luke Wong)

By Tim Fookes

Powdered broccoli could soon be found across the country in everything from smoothies and sauces to bread and coffee as vegetable growers diversify into new markets — and help minimise waste from offcuts at the same time.

After several decades as a market gardener, Quentin Bland felt it was time to try something different.

"I went into a health food shop a couple of years ago and saw all these powder products and thought 'why aren't we doing something like that?'" he said.

Mr Bland continues to grow broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts on his farm but these days, rather than being sold to supermarkets, it is more likely it will be crushed and turned into powder.

Quentin and his wife Lesley have built a production shed on their property at Kirkconnell in central west New South Wales.

They believe they have created a world first — an organic farm where vegetables are grown, crushed, turned into powder and packaged on the farm.

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