Hi there

Today is the winter solstice and we can all take heart that the days will start to get a little longer. Matariki – the maori name for the star cluster known as The Pleiades which has just become visible in our hemisphere – and commonly known as the Maori New Year is also in full swing with many celebrations happening.

Personally I am making the most of the cold weather and long nights by cooking up hearty casseroles and calorie laden puddings. We all know that the cold weather uses up more of our energy and none of us want to fade away now do we???

This Saturday France takes on the AB’s and we are hoping to have a little light hearted fun at the market to commemorate the test. Some vendors have really got into the swing of things and Kate, our market chef, has created some luscious sounding French-inspired cuisine.

The Trust made a commitment to the future this week by purchasing a state of the art, virtually brand new mobile food unit. We will be combining both our market kitchen and the site office into this splendid mobile. It will take a few weeks before the new set up will appear at the market but when it does you will not miss it!!

See you Saturday

Kate

This Week in the kitchen

Pork, fennel and egg terrine

Produce from

Potato croquettes with aioli dipping sauce

Produce from Ettrick Gardens

Lettuce soup

Produce from Ettrick Gardens

Chocolate mousse and hazelnut meringue roulade

Produce from

Banh Mi

La Crepe

Jam Of The Day: Red Plum  $5.50

Sweet Crepe: Apple & Blueberry Dream, Homemade Blueberry Jam, Poached Apple & Blueberries With Confectioner’s Custard $10 Or With Whipped Cream $9.50

Savoury Crepe: Spinach, Mushrooms & Sweet Potatoes With Garlic (Vegan), Or Roasted Pumpkin & Onion With Or Without Feta (Vegan Or Vegetarian), Or Traditional Organic Rooster With Red Wine Or Wild Venison “Chasseur” With Cheese Or Hummus And With Salad & Dressing Or Egg  $10

Dear Customers,

We will have a break Of 2 weeks after this market,

and be back at the Market for the 14th of July,

Keep Warm,

La Crepe Team

Waitaki Orchards

This week we have apricot crumbles at the Waitaki Orchards stall up on the platform. Full of apricot and topped with an almond and coconut crumble.  Delicious winter dessert.  $22 each.

For a French dessert try our galettes  which can be served hot or cold.  A sweet treat to have while watching the rugby.  Mini galettes $5 ready to eat at the market, or our family size galette which are frozen for you to take home and bake $18.

Ellen and Geraldine

Steamer Basin Brewing

EXCEPTIONNEL THIS WEEK

By happy coincidence, this week we’ve got the latest version of our French farmhouse ale, Super Saison. We’re really happy with this version — fruity, spicy, citrusy — and at 8.0% ABV, it’s strong enough to share with friends. Sante!

Dunford Grove

Went for our first look at National Field Days, Mystery Creek, last week.  This picture shows less than half of the tent town bristling with gadgets large and small plus , of course, some pretty cool toys!

Did you know?

When tasting a good Extra Virgin Olive Oil, you're looking for a balance between fruitiness, bitterness and pungency (peppery).  We harvest and press our oils by varietal and now we're blending to get the balance just right.

Botanical Kitchen

We will be taking a little break from the farmers market after this week so we can set up our new shop and kitchen on Vogel Street (yay!).

So I have a few extras of everything, including new smaller trial sized Coffee Boost and Reishi Mushorrom powders so you can stock up while I am away. We will be back refreshed with a new kitchen and hopefully some exciting new products mid July. See you Saturday!'

xx

Penelope

Road Works outside the market

The DCC Decided to delay these works due to the rugby game and the extra visitors in town.

So now from 25th June Fulton Hogan will be working on Anzac Ave outside the Farmers Market site on the planned cycle-way and pedestrian improvements.

This work will take 3-4 months.

There will be no planned disruption of the Market on Saturday however, parks outside the market on Anzac Avenue will be unavailable while the work persists.

Thank you for your patience over  this time. The end result will be much more pedestrian and cycle friendly.

Ettrick Gardens

New This Week

Brightlights Silverbeet, Raddiccio & Celeriac

13 Varieties Of Apples & 4 Pear Varieties

Royal Gala, Aztec, Pacific Rose, Huaguan, Cox’s Orange & Golden Delicious, Pink Lady, Ballerat Cooking Apples, Eve, Braeburn, Granny Smith, & Red Delicious & Sturmer Apples.

Please Note, We Do Not Export, So We Use Less Sprays J

Doyenne Du Comice, Winter Nelis, Beurre Bosc, Taylors Gold & Quince Pears

Agria, Red Fantasy,  Red Ruby, Heather, Highlander, Jelly & Anushka  Potatoes. Yams & Brussel Sprouts, Kale, Cavolo Nero, Silverbeet, Daikon, Savoy Cabbage And Celery. Leeks, Pumpkin, & Beetroot, Coloured Carrots, Cauliflowers, Carrots, Pumpkin, Red Brussel Sprouts, Frost Sweetened Parsnips, Gourmet Washed Potatoes, Jerusalem Artichokes, Bunched Carrots,

Super Special’s This Week

Potatoes 5kg @ $6 (7 Varieties), Baby Gourmet Carrots 400gm Only $1.50, Squashkin $2 Each

Please Bring Your Reusable Shopping Bags Or Boxes With You. Thank You

We Are Now Single Use Shopping Bag Free.

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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