Farmers marketscan be found far and wide although in this case, this farmer's market was only 7km from Melbourne's CBD.
On the second Saturday of each month, the farmers set up shop in the grounds of the Collingwood City Farm (18 Heliers Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067). What a delight to visit these markets. Majority of the produce was picked less than 24 hours before the market and you could most certainly tell. The smell of the tomatoes were fresh, they smelt of tomatoes and the onions still had the dirt of the farm on them - that's the way I like to purchase my produce. We even found a snail in our silverbeet, thankfully a whole snail not a half which has been done before!
Tarian Pantry supports all things local and it goes without saying, our love and support for the farmers markets are growing stronger each week. Shopping at Farmers markets is not only an education in changing our shopping habits but its encouraging us to buy organic, sustainable and in season produce.
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