What 's happening around Coal Creek Farmers' Market?

FROM LITTLE THINGS, BIGGER THINGS GROW…

It's been a wonderful start to our town's newest community venture and great to see so many people out and about on Saturday mornings but we need to make sure we secure its future. It's big job for the voluntary working group so please help by telling your friends, family and neighbours and make sure you come along every month whatever the weather!

SUMMER AT THE FARMERS’ MARKET

Summer finally arrived for fresh produce and we had a bumper start to the year with the arrival of locally grown tomatoes, apples, spuds, blueberries, zucchini, snow peas, stone fruit, cucumbers, David Austin roses and even live chooks on top of the range of fresh produce available each month. We’ve also been joined by Pasturefed Meats from Yarragon with free range pork, lamb and beef, Gracefield Venison from Neerim South, Garfield Barramundi, Cara’s Spice Blends from Stony Creek and Kardella Garlic.

On Saturday March 12th, there’ll be a huge range of fruit and vegies, particularly the feature of the season with apples, pears and nashi. We take them for granted because they store so well but there’s no doubt apples are best fresh picked fresh from the tree and the reality is that they’re all in storage by winter. With such a late season, all the summer produce will still be available plus quinces, eggplant, figs, persimmons, citrus, corn, tomatoes, pumpkins and more.

The Leongatha CWA will be running the cake stall and word has it, they’re a whizz with the old fashioned sponge cake. Korumburra Kinder will be the community fundraiser on the brekkie BBQ with egg and bacon rolls and sausages in bread; all sourced from local ingredients and suppliers.

Coal Creek Farmers’ Market - for locals, by locals.

Applications are always welcome from growers and makers who meet our criteria.