In 2014, after the market had been underway for a year or so, we decided we should try to put some numbers behind our gut feeling that the market was having a significant impact on our local food system. We wanted to know how the farmers market was actually performing, and more importantly, how it
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This is Fraser of Old Mill Road BioFarm during the market’s “Hungry Gap” of spring 2013, but the gap in 2018 has started in July, thanks to drought and a perfect storm of other circumstances. Getting feedback is a funny thing. For every comment saying there’s too much of one thing, there’s another comment saying
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Image: Jo Lane of Sea Health Products joined the market in 2017 – another innovative local producer 2018 started off with some devastating news for the market. Two of our long term stall holders were leaving, due to changes in their businesses and not being able to attend anymore. One was Luke & Ebony Hemler
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This article is about a 15 minute read. Here are some shortcuts for you, in case. The first market and why we start at 3pm We introduce our “backyarders” program and start distributing excess food to refuges SAGE’s first market gardener intern starts selling his produce at the market We win a delicious. Produce Award
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From the SAGE Farmers Market managing committee chairman, Stuart Whitelaw. Photos by Kate Raymond Monday nights are the Sunday nights of the hospitality industry. Try to eat out on a Monday, even in regional areas, and your choices are limited. Monday evenings are when the annual delicious. Magazine Produce Awards are held, and this year
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A few people have contacted me about single-use plastic bags at the market following the announcement from the supermarkets about getting rid of them. The thing is, supermarkets do nothing that doesn’t benefit them. If it sounds too good to be true that a supermarket is doing something good, that’s because it is (too good
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There’s more to running a farmers market then you might at first think. That’s my excuse for such a long gap between blog posts in this series about the price of food. But at the Deep Winter Agrarian Gathering at Gerringong last year, Costa Georgiadis — one of Australia’s best communicators — reminded us how important it
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If only I could get all my dry goods when I go to the farmers market, as well as the freshest vegetables, meat, fish, milk and bread! If only I could get it all in one place! I know, right? Our region doesn’t have a great climate for growing grains and many other crops, so
Continue reading »ABC Rural’s Josh Becker recently came to Moruya to interview SAGE Farmers Market Manager Kate Raymond about a study conducted by the University of Canberra into the social impacts of the market on the local community. Josh also interviewed UC researcher Dr Bethaney Turner for some further insights into what the study revealed about the
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Minutes of Farmers Market Committee Meeting Friday 5 August 2016, 1 p.m. Kate’s Place, T*****, Moruya 1. Attendance/apologies Present: Kate Raymond, Stuart Whitelaw, Penny Cook, Geoff Scott, Sandra Makdessi Apologies: Martin Gribble, Emma Lipscombe 2. Minutes of previous meeting Minutes were accepted by Kate and seconded by Geoff. Matters arising Stallholder inspections – Phil Timms
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