Posts Tagged ‘farmers’ markets’
Food & Seed Swap at Slow Food Farmers’ Market
Posted in Movements by Kate Archdeacon on August 19th, 2009
Source: Friends of the Earth Melbourne
Image: Andy Ciordia via Flickr
On Saturday August 22, Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) will be holding their first ever fruit and veg/seed swap at the Abbotsford Convent Slow Food Farmer’s Market. If you’ve had a bountiful crop this winter and ended up with more fruit and veg than you know what to do with, they’d love you to come along and take part. Not only is this a great opportunity to show off your skills, but to also chat with with like-minded individuals and to have fun. The aim is to get members like yourself talking and discussing the successes (and failures!) of your efforts in sustainable gardening while sharing your produce as well as your knowledge. It’s also a great opportunity to swap some seeds as Spring approaches.
There will be SGA volunteers heading along to give you the latest happenings on the PODs project – Productive, Organic and Diverse gardening groups. If you have a passion for gardening, want to connect with your community, meet like-minded people and make a genuine difference to the environment, why not get involved? This will be a fantastic opportunity to network and get your own POD up and running!
Date: 22nd Aug 09
Time: 8:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: The Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067
Contest: Redesigning the Farmers’ Market
Posted in Movements by Kate Archdeacon on August 14th, 2009
Sponsored by GOOD, The Architect’s Newspaper, The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, and The Los Angeles Good Food Network.
How can better design ensure that food grown by local farmers is delivered and distributed to urban residents?
Demand for “good food”—defined as healthy, green, fair, and affordable—is rising. Whether it’s from a rural family-run farm, community-supported agriculture group, or a backyard plot, locally grown food is increasingly viewed as a solution for many economic, environmental, and health concerns.
Yet significant barriers exist in bringing that food to urban tables. Even if a steady supply of good food is available, it can’t be delivered without better distribution networks that efficiently move it to multiple outlets and consumers.
What we need is a massive shift in our food delivery systems that will provide a variety of opportunities for farmers to sell directly and effectively to urban residents, helping us redefine the path from farm to fork. It’s time to rethink our local farmers’ markets.
We want designers, architects, farmers, chefs, vendors, and farmers’ market shoppers to think about how good design can improve upon the modern farmers’ market experience.
Deadline: September 1.
Visit the competition page.
3rd National Farmers’ Markets Conference
Posted in Movements by Kate Archdeacon on July 17th, 2009
A little over ten years ago there were no farmers’ markets in Australia; today they number over 120 across the country. With solid foundations now established, the Victorian Farmers’ Market Association is hosting the 3rd National Farmers’ Market Conference .
22 – 24 August 2009
Glen Erin, Romsey, Victoria
Melbourne Community Farmers’ Market: July 09
Posted in Movements by Kate Archdeacon on July 6th, 2009
Source: Melbourne Community Farmers’ Markets
July markets highlights include mandarins, ginseng, fennel, hazelnuts, all the brassica family, leeks, mushies, kiwi fruit and spuds. Hello to Leadoux free range turkeys at Veg Out and Slow, working up to all 4 in time for December.
Download the July newsletter.
Melbourne Community Farmers’ Market Newsletter – June 2009
Posted in Events by Ferne Edwards on June 1st, 2009
Melbourne Community Farmers' Market Newsletter June 2009
Melbourne Community Farmers’ Market – May Newsletter
Posted in Events by Ferne Edwards on May 6th, 2009
Melbourne Community Farmers' Market May Newsletter
Melbourne Community Farmers’ Market – April Newsletter
Posted in Models by Ferne Edwards on April 28th, 2009
April Farmers Market Newsletter
Melbourne Community Farmers’ Market March Newsletter
Posted in Models by Ferne Edwards on March 11th, 2009
Melbourne Community Farmers' Market March Newsletter
Melbourne Community Farmers’ Markets
Posted in Events by Maeztri on November 6th, 2008
Melbourne Community Farmers Markets provide all you need to know about accessing genuine farmers markets weekly in Melbourne, managed by their own community group.
- Veg Out, St Kilda 1st Saturday every month
- Collingwood Children’s Farm 2nd Saturday every month
- Gasworks, Albert Park 3rd Saturday every month
- Slow Food Melbourne Abbotsford Convent 4th Saturday every month
For more information dowload the November newsletter And it’s plastic bag free!!!
Spring Melbourne Farmers’ Market Newsletter
Posted in Models by Ferne Edwards on September 3rd, 2008
Below is the Farmers’ Market Newsletter September by Miranda Sharp, Melbourne Community Farmers’ Markets Freelance Food Writing, www.mfm.com.au. (Click on the image with the cursor to make it bigger!)
