In my home town of Dieppe France, one of the most important days of the week is Saturday, because the Grand Rue, transforms into an amazing outdoor market. It is both functional and a social event, and something I truly miss about France
. The farmers, cheesemakers, fisherman, etc etc set up stalls and sell their fresh seasonal produce directly to the public. Most customers are loyal and set up life long relationships with the same fisherman/cheese makers/ growers, always returning to them to buy their courgette or carrot.
I am very excited therefore about the growing trend of farmers markets here in Australia, especially the one 2 km’s from where I live…
May be you should drop in at the Newcastle City Farmers Market which have been held every Sunday at Newcastle showground , Broadmeadow. The farmer’s markets comprise several tiny producers from around NSW, especially featuring the areas around Hunter and their primary focus is to bring you their product at their very best, straight from the growers to the public cutting out the middle man, so fresh comes at a very decent price. They are very committed people and very passionate.
What a great way to do your shopping and also what a way to start your Sunday morning, you know its fresh as and it’s seasonal. Not been put in cold storage for month’s on end like many of the product on our supermarket shelves.
One thing I do love when I walk into that market, it’s the smell of the food, the freshness of the produce, the colour of the vegies and fruits, and of course the smile of the consumer and farmers too….
