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Chilly morning here at the Victor Harbor Farmers Market
It’s chilly, and we’re set up well with signage, as well as stallholders spaced out.
Inman Valley Poultry aren’t here, sorry if I mislead anyone by saying they would be.
If the rain stays away it looks like we should have a good morning, people are respecting the social distancing rules, doing their shopping and moving on.
8.00am till 12.30pm.
List of Stallholders at the VH Farmers Market today
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This is the list of stallholders we’ll have at tomorrow’s market.
Con and Harry’s fruit and veg, the Coffee Shop, Gina’s Kitchen & Field Berries, Feather & Peck, From the Grain, Garden candy, Anna’s Homestyle Baking, Chocolique, Lilyarra Cheeses, Virgara’s Garden, H Kouzina Mas, Inman Valley Poultry, and VICTORFISH.
Please follow the guidelines posted, for your safety, and our stallholders safety. We are all in this together.
Saturday’s Market goes ahead but we ask care be taken
Our stallholders will continue to supply their goodies each Saturday Morning.
Any updates or changes will be posted here and on our social media.
Please take notice of the social distancing recommendations for this Saturday’s Farmers Market.
Stay stafe!
July is Plastic Free Month – ONYA
As you know July is Plastic Free Month. The Victor Harbor Farmers Market Committee is very keen to help towards the Market becoming as plastic free as possible, and to help you in your homes too.
We will be selling these brilliant ONYA products at the Membership Stall as soon as they arrive! Hopefully this Saturday, but unfortunately looking at the tracking of the parcel delivery it may not be until the following Saturday.
The Produce bags are made from recycled plastic drink bottles, and weigh so little you just put your produce straight into them, onto the scales, then home into the fridge. And because they “breathe” produce will last longer. In little pouches of green, red or purple, they come in 5 or 8 bag packs.
And finally, compostable bin liners! 36L bags, 25 on a roll.
Other sizes and products are available, John will have a catalogue that you can look through, and maybe place an order with him.
Members will receive a very generous initial discount of 20% on all products, non members pay full retail prices.
So fingers crossed we’ll have these products available on Saturday, if not, definitely the following Saturday, 19/7.
Exciting!
Stallholder of the Week – Gill Muller, Southern Fleurieu Flora
Stallholder of the week is Gill Muller from Southern Fleurieu Flora. She’s been selling native plants at the market for six years now, and knows the growing conditions on the Southern Fleurieu pretty well, as well as gardening herself in Port Elliot.
Gill sources nearly all her tubestock from State Flora Nursery, having worked there from 1999 till 2011 she can access the good stuff, a lot provenanced from around this area. If it isn’t local, it will be natives that will grow well in the area.
A passionate lover of native plants for over 40 years, there’s a rumor that if you watch the ABC Gardening Australia show in late August you just may see Sophie Thomson visiting Gill’s garden. Just a rumor mind.
And of course Gill is married to the very important John, on the Membership Information stand. Some time harp player to the busker, supplier of the back up music, as well as maintaining the Membership database, taking Membership fees and issuing cards, generally very important person for members, stallholders and the general public to have to come to!
Lovely treats for Mother’s Day Sat Market 8-12.30pm
We have some lovely treats for you for Mother’s Day at tomorrow’s market.
Gina’s Kitchen & Field Berries have these beautiful Chrysanthemums and the heart shaped biscuits.
Meanwhile Anna from Anna’s Homestyle Baking has been baking up a storm! Cupcakes with roses, Melting Moments, all sorts of yummy cakes and biscuits that she’ll sell in packs of three or four, and gift wrap for you!
And Mum (or Grandma, don’t forget Grandma) may just like a visit to the market for coffee from Jelly, breakfast at Primal Bliss BBQ and to check out the other stalls for fresh produce, fish, great bread, a huge choice of fruit and veggies and plants!
Rug up and we’ll see you tomorrow, 8.00am till 12.30pm.
Childhood CancerBradley’s Place
Did you know that since 2016 the Victor Harbor Farmers Market has been giving every family that stays at Bradley’s Place $50 in market vouchers, plus market membership for the day?
These families are staying at Bradley’s Place in Inman Valley on respite, whilst dealing with childhood cancer.
Before the Market took over donating the vouchers Neil from VICTORFISH had been donating his own for a number of years.
They get 10 $5 vouchers, so they can use them all at one stall, or spread them around. As well as the 10% discount the membership provides.
A lovely way of helping these families, and introducing them to one of Saturday’s must visits in Victor Harbor.