A surge in interest in locally grown and made food is providing enormous benefits across communities. Apart for the oblivious benefits to farmers and consumers, there are significant flow on effects to local communities.
ABC’s Australia Wide featured the Southern Harvest Farmers Market in Bungendore and SAGE Farmers Market in Moruya. The […]
It was great to watch the delight of the many locals who turned out to the Tomato Tasting and Peoples Choice awards at the Southern Harvest Farmers Market. A huge range of sizes and colours of tomatoes had everyone intrigued, from Tommy Toe, Tiny Tim, Green Grape, Jeunne Flamee, Granny’s Throwing Tomato and more.
Saturday February 11th 9am til Noon, Bungendore Anglican Hall, Butmaroo St
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igerella, San Marzano, Jaune Flammee, Tommy Toe, Green Zebra, Ox Heart, Yellow Pear, Black Krim, Brandy Wine Pink, Wapsipinicon Peach, Amish Paste …
The varieties are almost endless, are you ready to taste them […]
Braidwood is fast becoming the garlic capital of Australia, and this year the Braidwood Garlic Growers Group hopes to supply local garlic in most months of 2017.
Most members of the group, representing at least 30 growers, are in the process of harvesting their late season garlic crop. This should mean that consumers and growers in our […]
Join us at our weekly farmers market every Saturday from 9am to noon at the Anglican Parish Hall in Bungendore.
Buy your food directly from our local farmers and food producers and learn where your food comes from and how it is grown.
The Totally Locally Food Swap happens from 10am to 10.30am on the first and […]
Burgeoning small-scale farms and local produce markets in the ACT and New South Wales south coast region are at the centre of a push towards food sustainability by reconnecting consumers with local producers.
It is hoped that by educating buyers on where, how and who is growing their food they will be more invested in the […]
How much of your Christmas shopping can you achieve by purchasing from local independent stores, the markets and farmers markets? Have you thought about the impact that keeping your Christmas shopping local can have in terms of injecting money into our local economies, and having that money stay local? Here are some ideas for celebrating […]
The Southern Harvest Farmer’s Markets in Bungendore would like to invite you to a celebration of the Ngambri people, the traditional custodians of the land on which Bungendore was built. We are honoured to have Ngambri Elder, Shane Mortimer, lead a ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony and give a talk about Ngambri knowledge, and […]
The Local Food Initiative project is an undertaking of a group of like-minded community organisations that have come together with the aim to build more resilient local food economies within our region. The aim of the Local Food Initiative is to identify barriers to local food production and consumption in order to identify practical solutions […]
A new Food Box Initiative is being started thanks to Canberra City Farm. It will be run from their site at Dairy Flat, near Fyshwick. They are currently looking for producers who would be interested in participating in the initiative – no washing or packaging of produce is required – the members will do […]
