Farmers Markets
September 27th, 2008 AndrewDAt least once per month we try to visit the Farmers Market in Canberra. It is a great, market two sheds full of food. The first shed you must be the actual grower/producer of the food. The second shed, you must know the grower/producer. The markets are each Saturday and from 8am – 11am.
It gets a good crowd and lots of people riding bikes instead of driving. But it makes me think, while I am eating locally produced food, I do feel guilty that we are driving50kms each way to get the food (but fresh local garlic is amazing).
Yass itself does not even have an independant fruit shop. The only fruit and veg (unless you grow your own) is from Woolworths and Franklins. I know that I am growing (or attempting to), but there will be times that I need something that I do not have. It would be good if Yass could have its own markets. A place where local produce can be sold or even any excess that home gardeners have can be sold. We are a town of 5000 – maybe a letter to the paper to see what interest there is.
