Get ready for an exciting adventure! I recently had a chat with Simon Marnie from ABC 702AM Weekend Morning about the thrilling harvest trails for you and your family this long weekend.
Discover the highlights of our conversation and embark on an unforgettable journey along the harvest trails. Listen to Simon Marnie, ABC 702AM Weekend Morning Show every Saturday. Get the listen App.
Markets
Wollombi Valley Market Day
Monday 2nd October, 8 am to 2 pm.
This is where we live in the Hunter Valley and a great place for us to catch up and connect with our community. Find antiques, bric-a-brac, fresh produce, fresh bread, and activities for the kids at our community market day. Market day raises funds for our Laguna RFS and community facilities.
NEW Markets at Stanmore
Stanmore Community Markets
Grand Opening TODAY - Saturday 20th September 2023
Artisan and Gourmet Food + Fresh produce. 8 am to 1 pm.
Stanmore Road, Stanmore
https://www.facebook.com/stanmorecommunitymarkets
http://www.stanmorecommunitymarkets.com.au/
Carriageworks Farmers Market
Every Saturday, 8 am to 1 pm
The market is a Sydney institution providing the freshest seasonal produce from the best growers and producers from around NSW. Talk to the farmer firsthand and learn the stories behind your food. Find organic and biodynamic produce, artisan breads, boutique wines, single-origin coffee, herbal teas, meat and freshly cut flowers. 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh
Stallholder list: https://carriageworks.com.au/events/carriageworks-farmers-market
Organic Food Markets
Open-air markets are right across Sydney.
Find Certified Organic food, artisan gourmet produce and conventional fresh fruit & veg, freshly baked bread and patisserie, seasonal produce from the farmer and other delicacies. In fact, all the goodies you love to eat are at the markets every week, rain or shine.
Newcastle - Friday & Saturday, 9 am to 3 pm
Leichhardt - Saturday, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Marrickville - Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm
Mona Vale - Sunday, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
Seaforth - Sunday, 8:00 am to 12:30 pm
https://www.organicfoodmarkets.com.au/
Family Fun Events
The Giving Farm Jilliby
Is a small family farm on the Central Coast by Missy and Anthony.
They are running lots of school holiday workshops, bee education days and also growing delicious blueberries, sunflowers and seasonal flowers such as the pretty Dutch Iris.
Monday 2nd October 2023
Buzzzzyyyy Bee Session for the kids – Native Bees & Bee Hotel Making workshop. $55.
Learn all about our native bees and pollinators.
Learn about native bees and the difference between pollinators
Learn about the importance of bees and how we can help pollinators
Build a bee hotel to take home. (all materials supplied)
Plant some seeds in a pot to take home
Try to find some native bees and pollinators in their blueberry orchard.
The Giving Farm. 147 Durren Rd Jilliby.
COMING UP…. Pick Your Own Spring Flowers.
https://thegivingfarm.com.au/product/buzzzzyyyy-bee-session-native-bees-bee-hotel-making-fun/
Anderson Farm
Pick your own fruit morning sessions
2 hrs |$5 entry adult $10 bucket of Oranges.
951 Sackville Ferry Road, Sackville North,
https://andersonfarm.com.au/online-bookings
Watkins Family Farm
PYO and have fun and get their fruit picked.
FINAL WEEKEND for PYO, so don’t miss out.
Open all long weekend - Open Saturday, Sunday & Monday.
No need to book, lots of free parking and plenty of fruit to pick.
They had so much fun last weekend making juice & munching ice cream that they are doing it again. Watkins Family Farm
1006 Singleton Road, Laughtondale
https://watkinsfamilyfarm.com.au
COMING UP & New
Central Coast Edible Garden Trail
EXPLORE – CONNECT – LEARN
Inspirational gardens – growing a community & growing food naturally
Explore edible gardens on the Central Coast
21st + 22nd October, 2023
An annual ticketed, self-guided weekend event showcasing home and community gardens growing food naturally. Ticket buyers can visit the gardens that interest them and plan their weekend to suit. All gardens grow food naturally, and many demonstrate a range of permaculture systems. Visiting gardens across Gorford, Woy Woy, Killcare, Bateau Bay just to name a few.
A great way to encourage people to try growing food naturally at home by providing a direct connection between new and experienced gardeners, bringing opportunities to share knowledge, inspire and grow the community.
The first Edible Garden Trail took place in 2018 in the Blue Mountains, the brainchild of Susanne Rix, this wonderful initiative has grown into a movement with new Edible Garden Trails popping up all over Australia.
The Central Coast Edible Garden Trail is ticketed event so hop on their website.
https://www.facebook.com/CentralCoastEdibleGardenTrail
https://centralcoastediblegardentrail.org.au/
I will be back next month with more things along the harvest trails and more…..
Thank you, Daniela
Thats me having a chat with Sukki and the girls at feeding time