farmers markets

Organic Farmers Markets in Sydney

Submitted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 03:18

Wow, what a weekend! We headed down to Sydney to give the organic markets a try and ended up having a fantastic weekend catching up with lots of past farmstay guests...who would have thought you could fit 12 kids behind the counter of our little stall!?!

Bikie Gang meets the Bee Balm Lady at the Farmers Market

Submitted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 02:58

For years I was a shopper at farmers markets, never even imagining I would have my own stand. I loved shopping for fresh breads, pickles, handmade cheeses and fresh macadamias...but now, I'm the one behind the table, enjoying the moment as people taste our different honies, try a lip balm or enjoy the scent of a raw goat's milk soap.  Putting yourself out there can be nerve-wracking, fun, fulfilling, demoralising, exciting, enriching and tiring...but it's never, ever boring.

Could beekeeping be the most satisfying pursuit ever?

Submitted on Friday, March 5, 2010 - 09:29

What an amazing couple of weeks we've enjoyed. We've handspun more honey, hosted another beekeeping course, collected and filtered our beeswax in the solar cooker and blended our raw honey and beeswax into a natural range of non-toxic lip balms...and then we sold them at farmers' markets to a great response as people enjoyed the natural flavour and texture of a non-synthetic lip balm.

Oh my Gourd!

Submitted on Monday, February 15, 2010 - 12:31

I skipped this year's gourd planting (too busy making goats milk soap), but last season I planted heaps of varieties in mini raised tyre garden beds (I figured it was okay to use tyres because we weren't going to be eating the gourds).  The tyre beds were the easiest way for me to get the gourds growing without worrying too much about the boggy clay paddock.  And they were the cheapest too as the local mechanic was only too happy to donate the tyres for the purpose.

So...if you're planning on planting gourds, get ready for some work!

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