Hi there

I hope everyone is coping ok over these bumpy, disruptive few weeks.  If you are still out & about then it’s the final weekend of National Farmers’ Market Week - a nationwide celebration to highlight the importance of farmers’ markets in our communities.  We have had a great response to our Market bag full of goodies giveaway on Facebook & Instagram this week where you added your favourite vendors / stall - this will be drawn on Friday to celebrate this week.  This weekend is also a celebration of our fine region – Happy Otago Anniversary Weekend!  

Plenty of deliciousness can be found each weekend & while we can’t do samples right now, I can report a few things that have passed my taste test.  I can declare the tapenade delicious at The Port Larder – & I’m pleased to say it’s nearly all in re-useable / returnable jars now.  I tried the fresh smoked cheese at Holy Cow last week, I suggest you get some if you like a good smokey, smoked cheese if they have some. I also tried their bottled skim milk which I am converting over to.  The chimney cakes at Breads & More are fun & very tasty.  And I need to try the unique heirloom variety of black boy peaches this weekend to celebrate Otago Day – I’m ashamed to say I haven’t tried them, maybe I haven’t lived down south for long enough. But they sure do look intriguing with their blood red flesh, I’m sure many of you are already familiar with them.  I spotted them at the Willowbrook Orchard stall last weekend & I’m pleased to see Diana there has shared her chutney recipe which I must try!  The first of the quinces appeared at Rosedale Orchard last weekend, my year isn’t complete without making up a batch of quince paste / cheese (membrillo).  And for all those colds & ailments going around on top of Covid then Wild Dispensary have some soothing & helpful tonics to make it all a bit more manageable & comfortable.  I personally find their Rest & Calm a great product.

You will also find lots of variety of pears are coming through.  I also ran around last weekend & did my own little price comparison on fruit & veg.  Blooming big organic cauli’s were $5 each at Oamaru Organics & large organic iceberg lettuce $3 each. Ettrick Gardens had big fennel bulbs & silver beet bundles for $2.50 each. New season Apples were mostly around $2.80kg at Rosedale, Ettrick’s & Willowbrook our flowers are great value & gorgeous still.  Pretty good prices all round on fresh produce compared to some supermarkets! 

And for those of you stuck at home we have a few vendors that can deliver to your door, Gilberts Fine Foods, Ettrick Gardens, Waewae, Ronia & Pippi, Agreeable Nature Eggs, Blue Mountain Butchery, Tartan Sari, Dunford Grove, Evansdale Cheese, Oamaru Organics, Harbour Fish, Havoc Pork, Blueskin Bay Honey, Wild Dispensary, Judge Rock Wines, Hazelnut Estate, Matheson & Roberts, Whitestone Cheese, Breads & More, Dunedin Craft Distillery, Waitaki Orchard, Princes St Butchery & others.  All their details you can find on our website www.otagofarmersmarket.org.nz

Food & beverages are to be taken OUT of the Market to be consumed, as masks should be kept ON at all times. Do your shop & then grab a coffee & brunch on the way out to takeaway. Shop & go will also avoid any queuing & keep distancing safer in our outdoor Market so everyone can shop easily. And remember that we have a wonderful selection of specialist vendors up on the platform to check out as well. 

Remember, that only all our authenticated, verified Otago Farmers Market vendors are all within our gates, who have our tick of approval.  Make sure you support them inside the Market carpark & platform & you will get a quality product while you all respect 1mt distancing between each other & Market stalls. 

Bring CASH as some of our vendors are cash only. 

Remember your keep cup, return jars & containers to keep the ReUse cycle loop working & bags for vegies & fruit.  All of our Ready to Eats are more than happy to fill your container or bowl to take home with you. 

Shop your way around Otago this weekend…. at the Market!  Take care of yourselves & each other & thanks for supporting local where you can.  If you can buy for a friend stuck or sick at home right now then I know it’s always very much appreciated. 

Ngā mihi

Michele

Market Manager

This Week in the kitchen

PLUM SALSA

Produce from Kakanui Produce Caithness Farm Ltd Janefield Paeonies and Hydroponics

Easy fruit salad

Produce from Ettrick Gardens Rosedale Orchard Janefield Paeonies and Hydroponics Willowbrook Orchard Caithness Farm Ltd Earnscleugh Orchard

Tartan Sari

Hello, Pickle lovers.

It’s official, Tartan Sari has been at the market for a whole year! We just love seeing your beautiful faces every week and are so glad to be part of the market whanau :-)

To celebrate this week there's a very small supply of SPECIAL RESERVE Chilli Pickle. The chilies are homegrown and the flavour is magnificent and not too spicy!

Rich with tamarind and other secret ingredients it is a real treat…even for us.

If you love it as much as us we will try and yield a better crop next year so we have more to offer. We have only 10 x 100g jars available at $10 each.

We also have the last of our bargain box pickles - one lovely customer stocked up with about 12 jars last week, so don’t hang about!

No.8 Distillery

Your distiller Julien, from No.8 Distillery will be back on the platform with a fresh batch of Limoncello, Peach liqueur and is world best contemporary Horopito Gin.

Blue Mountain Butchery

Sausage pack Special:

1 pack for $10

2 packs for $18

3 packs for $25

We will have a selection of flavours, Lamb, Venison, Beef and Pork. 

The Blue Mountain Butchery Team 

Hazelnut Estate

Wanting a real flavour hit with your baking - how about adding some Hazelnut Estate 'Hazelnut Flour'. It is great in many recipes. As well as being gluten-free it also just tastes great - especially in Banana Cake! Check out our website Hazelnutestate.nz for this recipe and more.

Many thanks.  Janine & Roger

Ronia & Pippi Cold Pressed Juice and Plant Based Mylks

Happy long weekend y'all! Hope you get some of whatever you need this weekend, including hopefully some sunshine! Failing that we have a whole rainbow of juices and mylks to brighten up your days ♡

And don't forget we deliver! Orders over $30 are free delivery within Dunedin city. Get in touch via social media or either of the below 

Email - roniaandpippi@gmail.com

Mobile - 020 406 57909

We also now have a bike trailer! So keep your eyes open for us around town, bringing fresh juices to a place near you! 

La Crepe Market Specials

Here comes the weekly special.

Wishing you a great day.

Christophe

JAM OF THE DAY $7: GARDEN’S GREENGAGE 

IT’S A WINNER: $ 9

Lemon curd or passion fruit with low sugar hazelnut meringue and whipped cream

BLUEBERRY DREAM: $11

Butterscotch, Fresh market blueberry: With custard Or whipped cream 

BOOST YOUR SPIRIT WITH COVISET $3 

Injected Grand Marnier with any sweet crepe (Adults Only) 

SPECIALS SAVOURY CREPE: $11.00  

-Fresh tomatoes with rocket/basil pesto, cracked pepper (vegan)

or 

-Caramelized havoc pork and Caribbean style veggies

With Cheese or Hummus  

And with Salad & Dressing OR Egg  

Earnscleugh Orchard

Hi, we will be at the market this Saturday, and we hope to see you there. Come up to the platform and look for our RED VAN. We bring a huge variety of fruit from ALEXANDRA from the EARNSCLEUGH.

We have a fantastic range of fruit this week including, CHERRIES, STONEFRUIT, APRICOTS, PEACHES, NECTARINES, BLUEBERRIES.

Our ORGANIC new season APPLES are back! Queen and Royal Gala...Yay.

We still have cherries this Saturday (Lapin Cherries). This is possibly the LAST week for them.

Our Stone fruit is amazing, sweet, tree-ripened, and juicy. Remember you can mix the same-priced fruit in one paper bag and get a wee taste on Central. 

We have a huge variety of ASURE QUALITY Stone fruit. Outstanding tree-ripened fruit ready to eat now. 

NEW this week .... PEACHARINES plus

LAPIN CHERRIES (last week), PEACHES, APRICOTS, NECTARINES, FREEDOM PLUM, FORTUNE PLUM

If you want bulk jam apricots or bottling nectarines, please text and order some. These are HALF PRICE.

A great deal on BLUEBERRIES!

1 punnet for just $6 or 2 for $10.... hurry they sell fast. LAST FEW WEEKS SO STOCK UP FOR THE FREEZER. They freeze-free flow so freezer to bring out in the heart of winter. 

PLUS, we should have Stan's apple chips this week. Yummo.

Honey available this week:

• Thyme
• Honeycomb
• Clover
• Manuka

If you want to order any fruit to collect, please let me know and we will pack to order. TXT Sher 021 455341 for orders or questions. Please collect any orders before the market closes at 12:30 pm.

Hope to see you Saturday 

SHER and ROB. 

Ettrick Gardens Market Specials

BERRY TIME!!!

STRAWBERRIES & BLACKBERRIES

BLUEBERRIES & RASPBERRIES

SPRAY FREE LUISA PLUMS

FRESHLY PICKED NEW SEASONS APPLES & PEARS

ROYAL GALA, COX’S ORANGE, SWEET BEAUTY, FIESTA, and PACIFIC BEAUTY APPLES 

PEASGOOD NON-SUCH COOKING APPLES

BEURRE HARDY, TAYLORS GOLD, BON CRETIAN,

DOYENNE du COMICE, HONEY PEARS AND STAR CRIMSON PEARS

CHERRY TOMATOES (Soil Grown & super tasty)

CHILLIES & PEPPERS (Soil Grown)

SUPER SWEET SWEETCORN :)

SPRAY FREE CELERY & FENNEL

SPRAY FREE RED & GREEN CABBAGE

NEW POTATOES AGRIA, RED FANTASY, LILY-ROSE & JELLY

COLOURED CARROTS, & CARROTS

SHALLOTS & GARLIC

SPRAY FREE SILVERBEET

SPRAYFREE KALE & CAVOLO NERO

SPRAY FREE BEETROOT - ROUND OR CYLINDRA, GOLD OR CANDY

MOST OF OUR VEGETABLES ARE SPRAY FREE :)

OUR COURIER TO YOUR DOOR SERVICE IS STILL AVAILABLE ANYTIME.

Email j.hpreedyege@actrix.co.nz for our latest order form and we can add you to our weekly update.  

Ettrick Gardens

on your right at the main gate, or

Rapid 5104, 

State Highway 8, Ettrick. 

Central Otago. 03 446 6863

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Willowbrook Orchard

We have recently been picking the juicy lovely Doyenne du'Comice pears at Willowbrook Orchard Roxburgh. Decades ago we knick-named these 'The Ice cream Pear' because when they are sliced up, ripe, and fresh they make the easiest dessert when accompanied by ice cream. Sprinkle sugar on them or not, very delicious.

Black Boy Peaches make a yummy chutney as our son Adam proved this week. Here's the Recipe:

BLACK BOY PEACH CHUTNEY

• 1kg blackboy peaches, peeled, stone removed. (Can be made with yellow peaches too)
• 3 cups cider vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 100g crystallised ginger, chopped (or Tsp. ground dry ginger) 
• 500g dates, chopped
• 400g raisins
• 800g brown sugar
• 1 Tsp. cayenne pepper (vary strength to suit personal taste) 
• 2tspn salt

Put chopped peaches into a big pot. Cover with vinegar, then simmer until the peaches are soft. Add the rest of the ingredients and then cook for about 1/2 hour Stir occasionally until the mix thickens. Funnel into clean, hot, sterile jars and then seal. Yummy with anything! You can double the recipe. 

Diana & John.  

Dunford Grove

Going nuts here! These pesky little things taste great but are an awful lot of work, never will I gripe about the cost of something until I have a handle on what’s involved in producing it!

I’ll miss you all this weekend, off to meet the new grandson in Wellington.

Did you know?

Every piece of equipment for picking up hazelnuts, on a small scale, requires scorched earth. As we’re spray-free there’s a lot of time spent on all fours.  Sandy 

Stonehurst Gourmet Mushrooms & Herbs

RED TRAFFIC LIGHT

RED TRAFFIC LIGHT

Scanning In & Masking Up helps us keep open. 

Everyone welcome but PLEASE STAY AWAY IF UNWELL (vendors & customers).

EVERYONE to SCAN in at the entrances (manual slips provided as well).

We ask that everyone including our vendors please wear a MASK CORRECTLY to enter the Market (unless you have an exemption or are a child).

Please sanitize your hands upon arrival.

Please respect the 1mt distancing rule between all vendors, staff & customers at the market.

Please only handle food & produce that you are going to buy.  

Please take away ALL food & drinks to consume offsite.  No eating or drinking inside the Market. 

Please sneeze into your elbow.

Cash still accepted.

Please be PATIENT & respect each other’s space.

There will be no tables, chairs, cup library, water fountain or Market Kitchen available this weekend.

Please bring your coffee keep cups, etc with you & bottle / jar returns, etc.

Child Cancer Foundation Appeal

The Child Cancer Foundation were due to collect at the market on the 12th of March, however due to COVID they were unable to make it. Click this link to donate to a great cause online! March Appeal (raisely.com)

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