April 2009
Market Finds - March 2009
Nambour Farmers' Market...There seems to be a little bit of confusion about the Nambour Farmers’ Market. While it began its life at the Big Pineapple – it now finds its home at the Nambour State Primary School Grounds on Currie Street in Nambour. So if you have been to the Big Pineapple markets in recent weeks and are wondering why some of the stalls are no longer there, that is why. While there are still a few growers that go to the Big Pineapple site, predominantly the growers moved with the markets to the new location. Now that I have cleared that up I thought I would give you an overview of some of the producers that you will be able to find at Nambour bright and early every Saturday Morning. It is a beautiful little market nestled in amongst the shade of the schools trees and well worth the visit. There is usually entertainment and many stalls whose breakfast treats will be sure to appeal, the beautiful aromas of which waft throughout the market…
Bedrock Herbs, Camerons Pines, Maleny Dried Fruit, Healthy Tucker, Asian Vegetables, Sea Flower, Nutri Fruit, Viste, Chrismal Tropicals, Kandara, Devs Herbs, Arama Mushrooms, Slow Grown Bananas, Doonan Fresh, Maleny Cheese, Coolibah Plantations, Hollorans Apples, McLeod's, Flora Bloom, Rolling Dolmade, Nambour Nursery, Happy Farmers, Golden Valley Pies, Noosa Valley Market Gardens, Farmer Dave, German Sausages, Auswana, Mooloolaba Prawn Stars, Stockmans Choice |
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feijoa... |
 The Feijoa is not the most common of fruit grown on the Sunshine Coast, but one that is making an appearance at many markets at the moment while it is in season. Feijoa’s are a guava that have a fresh pineapple taste about them. Try adding them to smoothies or simply eat the pulp from halves with a spoon. Lola from Feijoa Fruit has a stall at both Nambour and Noosa Farmers’ markets so it is a great opportunity to ask her for some ideas on how to use them. |
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terrines... |
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ginger... |
 There are fresh ginger tubers everywhere at the moment. Apart from the novelty of being able to purchase the ginger with stalks still intact, this is when ginger is at its freshest and absolute best. Noosa Valley Market Gardens (Noosa & Nambour Farmers’ Market) and Mighty Bean Soy Foods (Eumundi Saturday Markets) both have freshly harvest ginger for sale at their stalls. |
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duck... |
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Some of the regulars are:
A favourite stall of mine at the moment is French Sin at the Noosa Farmers’ market – take a trip to France through the most delectable range of terrines and other French treats. Try their Rabbit Terrine with prunes, walnut and Armagnac or their delicious Duck Orange. The Duck, Pork and Rabbit Rillettes are to die for as well.
Bendele Farm is now selling their free-range duck and chicken directly to the public at their markets stalls at both Noosa and Nambour’s farmers’ market. Fresh from the farm, their poultry is processed in the farm’s abattoir, which takes away the stress of travel on the animal, resulting in a wonderfully tender flesh, the skin having an almost powder like texture. Look out for their product range Across the Creek, which is prepared as a joint product range with the producers behind Fat Hen Farm. They have created some fabulous marinated dishes that are also available at the markets fortnightly.