Farmers markets

Tired of dreary shopping in flourescent lit aisles? Sick of the chemical ridden week's old produce on offer at the supermarket? Turn the trolley around and start shopping at a local farmer's market. There are hundred's of farmer's markets around Australia where you can buy fresh produce direct from the farmer. Be sure to ask for organic and GE-free!

Find a Farmers Market

A Farmers' Market is a predominantly fresh food market that operates regularly within a community, at a focal public location that provides a suitable environment for farmers and food producers to sell farm-origin and associated value-added processed food products directly to customers.

Buying at a farmers market is a joy. You can stroll in the open air, chat with farmers and get advice on best cooking methods, bump into some friends and enjoy a cuppa and some delicious food. Often there are activities or space for children too.

Strengthening your local economy

Farmers' markets are a real alternative to export markets which force Australian farmers to overproduce, overuse chemical inputs and which pay them lower and lower prices. At a farmers market, farmers from a local area sell their food direct to the public. Buying your food from a farmers? market means that it is locally produced, and the money goes straight to the person who grew it. It guarantees farmers a decent income, encourages face-to-face interaction, creates communities and avoids all the destructive effects of the global trading system.