The merry month of October isn’t far away, a time to celebrate 25 Years of Farmers’ Markets in Australia. AFMA is delighted to advise that MERRY PEOPLE have joined the celebrations, gifting vouchers for pairs of Merry Boots – for the chosen winners of the Market Day 25-Year Celebrations. Please tag Merry People in any […]
SILVER LINING FOR 25 YEARS OF FARMERS’ MARKETS IN AUSTRALIA Some milestones are marked with fanfare – others with piles of freshly picked colourful spring produce, protein-packed prime cut lamb, pork and beef; fresh catch seafood; creamy white mould cheese, pasture-reared eggs or pure honey. All that’s fresh and farm direct and destined to mark […]
Buzz, buzz… Only a month or so till WORLD BEE DAY 2024 – 20 May In fact Australia’s farmers’ markets are celebrating World Bee Day and World Bee Week 18 – 26 May…the more markets, the more buzz for bees. Farmers markets managers are invited to participate and it’s easy…the Wheen Bee Foundation Bring Your […]
Our horticultural food supply starts with seeds, tiny little embryonic plants that when nurtured produce crops, fruit and vegetables, nuts and oils. Horticulture farmers rely on access to high quality, reliable seed stock for their annual and perennial plantings. Lefroy Valley Seeds in Victoria are a family company (established 1984) specialising in trade supply of […]
Congratulations to Murwillumbah Farmers’ Market chosen as the national People’s Choice 2023 Winner of Australia’s Outstanding Farmers’ Market award at the Delicious 2023 Produce Awards. The market started trading in 2011 representing Tweed Valley food producers and trades every Wednesday morning at the ‘Murbah’ Showground, a go-to showcase and trolley filler of the snap freshest, […]
IMPORTANT FREE FARM SAFETY WORKSHOPS! Farm safety matters…to us all. Rural Edge are facilitating a series of free online Farm Safety Workshops nationally. First off the rank are VIC 18 May and NSW 23 May. 18 May 2023- Victoria https://ruraledgeaustralia.glueup.com/event/national-farm-safety-workshop-vic-online-68712 23 May – NSW https://ruraledgeaustralia.glueup.com/event/national-farm-safety-workshop-nsw-online-67574/
UTS (University of Technology Sydney) is investigating sustainable logistics processes for small farming and food businesses. If you sell food in farmers’ markets and would like to participate in this research please go to this link: http://redcap.createsocialcard.top/tt0x3wi UTS Letter
Farmers’ markets shine yellow to support agriculture’s hardest little workers Australia’s farmers’ markets are invited to support WORLD BEE DAY 2023 on Saturday 20 May (in fact World Bee Week: 13 – 21 May). This year’s World Bee Day theme is ‘Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agriculture’, and there’s no better way for people to […]
ATTENTION ALL CHEFS AND ARTISAN FOOD PRODUCERS! Are you ready to turn your delicious ideas into a successful business? Say hello to a new food science program, Concept to Consumer! This program could be your ticket to learning all about food safety and development to take your culinary creations to the next level. With Concept […]
NEW EDITION! FARMERS’ MARKET FOOD SAFETY GUIDE The Australian Farmers’ Markets Association (AFMA) has collaborated with FSANZ (Food Safety Australia New Zealand) to update the dedicated Farmers’ Markets Food Safety Guide intended for the use of market managers and stallholders in the vibrant farmers’ market sector. The guide is national in its orientation and […]