Winter in the market

Frost on the ground, a chill in the air and a hot coffee in the hand... There is so much to look forward to in the winter markets - apart from the fantastic fruit and veg that is in season right now! The market is laden with manderins, grapefruit, avocado, leeks, pumpkin, spring onions, mushrooms, beetroot, tamarillos and hot house tomatos, beans and capsicums. Not to mention the new olive oil presses that are coming into market (watch out for Helen from Goose Creek who is back in the markets about every second week with new olive oil, as well as EVO who are there every week).

I have also been on the hunt for new stallholders and have got Jeff the Butcher on board, as well as Peter and Dianne from Zheng Lu produce with Auckland's best hot house toms. As spring rolls in (I believe it is only 43 days away...) look out for more new folks as well as some of your old favourites - it's going to be a great summer!

A few weeks back at the winter solstace, one of our very talented stallholders (Mike from Oratia Free Range Eggs) too this incredible image of the market - www.tinyurl.com/noxpbj. It was compiled from a series of photos he took over the day to show time and space in a single image. Be sure to read the viewing instructions!

Please post a comment or give us feedback in the market - we would love to know what you think!

Cheers,

Lauren and the OFM team