Grow it Local

Feeling like there’s never enough hours in the day anymore? You’re spot on as this week marks the March equinox…and as night-times take a longer nap the vegetables do anything BUT veg out. Most produce works the nightshift…hence why many plants are best when watered at dusk.

 If you want proof – why not grow it yourself?

As the swell for sustainable, fresh and organic supplies increase in intensity, some bright sparks have come up with a novel way of harnessing the fervour.

‘Grow It Local’ is a community of seasoned growers and brand new gardeners whose purpose is to share gardening and cooking tips.

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Cream of the Crop!

Everyone loves a winner…and you get to be one too!

Country Valley Milk has yet again received the title of Champion Milk & Yoghurt of the RAS show along with a swag of awards for the quality taste and texture of their PURE milk products-the secret to their success.

Other milks have a secret…and it not one to be celebrated like the Country Valley story. Most milk has an added 12% permeate (a cheap watery by-product) and they don’t even let you know on their labels. With Country Valley you get 100% milk and nothing else. 

We milk Ester for more details on the moo-juice that is a weekly star of the Bondi Farmers Market and lap up her special offer to customers choosing to completely cream their competitors…

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My Farmy Valentine…

Love is in the air! If that air is a fusion of the salty sea at Bondi and fragrant fresh flowers, it’s likely to make any lovebirds heart feel aflutter when flying toward Tuesday (February 14).      

So why not give the grandest gesture of all? Your one and only deserves a REAL surprise – romantic flowers BEFORE the day. Even footloose and fancy free singles can treat the home to some blooms that will make you swoon…

Keep your head in the clouds (all the while proving you are down to earth) by planting your feet firmly on the stomping ground of Bondi Farmers Market this Saturday and heading to the stall of Mayfarm Flowers.

Before being bitten by the love bug, we take time to smell the roses with Chris from Mayfarm…

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Advance Australia Fare!

The heat is on for Australia day-Thursday January 26!

Every Saturday morning local Aussie farmers call Bondi home with the tastiest of treats and this week promises to be a bewdy!

So whether you are preparing for a picnic or in the beginning stages of planning your big barbie, muster up some mates and make your way to the market for food that will hear you exclaim “You little rippa!”

The prime product is beef. So get ready to take a great Australian bite out of steaks and sausages.

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POP Art

With our admirable array of fruit, we barely hold ourselves back from eating it direct from the display. Try the test of making fruit salad, sampling a little here and there…you find half of it barely makes the bowl. Variety is the spice of life-try transforming your treats!
 
The solution? Fruity flavours delivered in frozen form. Ready-made and no sweat!
The cool girls from Pure Pops have made selling Summer on a stick (with no artificial flavours or preservatives) their primary purpose.
 
As the Bondi Farmers Market heats up for the first 2012 event this Saturday, we chill out with Alice and Georgi from Pure Pops to get all the icy details…

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