A sign on a truck says 'Straight from the paddock to the Plate', and that pretty much sums up the Otago Farmers Market. Every Saturday morning, achingly fresh produce is set up for sale on stalls in the Dunedin Railway Station carpark.
Everything you can imagine is on offer, from vegetables, fish, meat, and pastry, to cakes, and bottles of organic beer. It always amazes me how fresh vege’s look brighter and taste sweeter when bought from open-air stalls. Having Mike the busker singing in the background makes the shopping experience even merrier. Maybe they should have live music inside supermarkets too!
On my market expedition morning, Cameron, Tyler and Kerryn from ‘Classic Cafe’ served me coffee to-go, and Karl told me the story of how the Green Man organic beer label came to life. I had to take pictures of Chris’s hand painted, free-range ‘All Black eggs’, and Colin Dennison of Evansdale - Waikouiti Cheese wins the award for the best market spruker.
It’s all over by lunchtime, so if you are in town have a quieter night on Friday so you can enjoy the agricultural abundance on Saturday morning.
On my market expedition morning, Cameron, Tyler and Kerryn from ‘Classic Cafe’ served me coffee to-go, and Karl told me the story of how the Green Man organic beer label came to life. I had to take pictures of Chris’s hand painted, free-range ‘All Black eggs’, and Colin Dennison of Evansdale - Waikouiti Cheese wins the award for the best market spruker.
It’s all over by lunchtime, so if you are in town have a quieter night on Friday so you can enjoy the agricultural abundance on Saturday morning.
Coffee at the Otago Famers Market
Jordan, Chris & free range eggs
Evansdale Cheese
Fresh fruit anyone?
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