Fresh, Nutritious, Local Food

Fresh, Nutritious, Local Food

28th June 2018

Hi there

Over the next few months the market will seem a little empty to those that are used to seeing the vendors jam packed into the space. Many of you comment to me about this. The reality is that we are a 52 week a year market in a cold climate. Most other markets around the country, or the world for that matter, located in cold climates are only open for the summer/autumn seasons.

We believe that the people from Dunedin want to be able to buy fresh produce and do their weekly shop at the market right throughout the year even when the selection of goods on offer gets a little restricted. To this end our vendors have planned their crop rotations and plantings to ensure that right throughout winter and spring there is always fresh, locally grown fruit and vegetables on offer. We have about 20 seasonal vendors who come to the market for anything from 6 weeks to 6 months per year.

We value them enormously because they bring the diversity of what the region can produce and what you all enjoy eating. Stone fruit, Fairfield blueberries, mushrooms, nuts, asparagus. Chillies etc etc

The down side of keeping space free for our seasonal vendors is that at times there are a few large gaps at the market. From time to time the Trust considers whether to allow more ready to eat food vendors in over these quieter months but believe that it is better to have a few gaps and let the full time vendors, incl the ready to eat producers make a steady income over what can be some lean months.

The sun is out, the temperatures have lifted, the shortest day is behind us … roll on Saturday I say!!

See you then

Kate

This Week in the kitchen

Herb marinated roast lamb leg served with cauliflower puree and lemon and thyme roasted carrots

Produce from Oamaru Organics

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LEEK, APPLE AND FETA TARTE TATIN

Produce from Oamaru Organics Willowbrook Orchard Whitestone Cheese Blueskin Bay Honey Rosedale Orchard Bennie's Honey Holy Cow

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Spiced Apple Chutney with Lavosh and Whitestone Farmhouse Cheese

Produce from Willowbrook Orchard Whitestone Cheese

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Artichoke Hummus

Produce from

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Janefield Paeonies and Hydroponics

Rodger will be away from the market 7th and 14th July. Make sure you stock up on salad greens and herbs this week!

Dunford Grove

Here we're just sorting our oil samples to send for testing in Australia. This is both a chemical analysis and a sensory panel evaluation ensuring the oil is perfect.

Did you know?

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Ettrick Gardens

BRIGHTEN UP YOUR WEEK WITH

COLOURED CARROTS & BRIGHTLIGHTS SILVERBEET,

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 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, RED BRUSSEL SPROUTS

FROST SWEETENED PARSNIPS, GOURMET WASHED POTATOES

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, BUNCHED CARROTS & CELERIAC

SUPER SPECIAL’S THIS WEEK

POTATOES 5KG @ $6 (7 VARIETIES)

COLOURED CARROTS 1 KG only $3

BEETROOT 1KG $3.50

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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Ronia and Pippi

We will be taking a wee break over the next couple of weeks to catch up with life, hibernate and recharge after what has been an amazing start to our farmers market life! We will be back on the 14th of July but if you can't wait till then we would be more than happy to do a few sneaky wee orders! Contact us at roniaandpippi@gmail.com or 020 406 57909. Stay warm out there! Ronia and Pippi 💛

Evansdale Cheese

After last weeks success we at Evansdale Cheese have decided to extend the special for super delicious "french style" cheeses being the farmhouse brie and bay blue-both only $25.00 for a whole and $13.00 for a half but only for the french style cheeses (while stocks last).