Farmers' Markets New Zealand

Wishing you all a productive, happy, healthy 2025!

Invite to all small market gardeners & growers in NZ. Contact Dave Kennedy directly for details.

Every weekend is a celebration when there’s a local farmers market around! ❤️

ITS A CELEBRATION EVERY SATURDAY!!
We keep our community in touch with the seasons...(think asparagus, broad beans, new potatoes, spring carrots, fresh flowers & more at the moment)...we reduce food miles & strengthen our local economy. Great reasons to shop at the market every Saturday!

November 30th...
Grown
Little Farm Goat Dairy
Pams Coffee & Jams
Stony Creek Breads(with Amberley Pies bread, savoury scones & more too)
The Herbalists 2021 Limited
North Canterbury Seafood Market
Paige's Pantry
Balcairn Cordials
Eyredale Gardens
Phlox and flocks
Hapuku Highlands Hua Heihei
Barb's Kitchen
Namkhong Street Food
Scotty's Seedlings

**Broomfield School will be joining us. They are taking Christmas ham orders for their school fundraiser.

9am-12.30pm
In front of the Hurunui District Council buildings on SH1.

20 years still going strong with the same authentic values from the start, well done Bay Of Islands Farmers Markets

Heartfelt thanks: Bay of Islands Farmers' Market hits 20-year milestone Bay of Islands Farmers' Market celebrates two decades.

🍎🍏Who knew there were this many apple varieties in NZ!? Great project🍏🍎

This New Zealand couple are on a mission to save heritage apple trees PLUS the best apples by New Zealand region You definitely won’t have eaten as many varieties of apple as a couple who have made it their personal crusade to save the heritage apple trees in their neck of the woods. Words: Nadene Hall Additional images: Robyn Guyton & Krystina Hill You have to be a true apple lover to eat apples for breakfa...

‘Farmers markets for more liveable cities’. Our network of around 25 independently run markets around New Zealand help bridge the gap between rural producers and urban consumers, while promoting community engagement with over a 1000 small food businesses, & an estimated 50,000 customers supporting them every week of the year

Great article, great products! Love what you do Helen & Richard.

We’re thrilled to be featured by ! 🐃🌿 Meet Helen and Richard Dorresteyn, the passionate founders and owners behind the buffalo products you all love from Clevedon Buffalo Co. – New Zealand’s pioneering buffalo farm right here in Auckland. From starting with mozzarella at the local farmers’ market to offering a full range of award-winning cheeses and yoghurts, it’s been an incredible journey for this family business.

Check out the full article on Goldpine’s website to learn more about our story and what goes on behind the scenes at Clevedon Buffalo Co.

https://goldpine.co.nz/over-the-fence/clevedon-buffalo-co

Nice to see some familiar faces from member FMNZ farmers markets around the country for a catchup last night. Strawberries are already appearing at the Whangarei Growers Market, and lots of spring colour & produce can be found everywhere else as we welcome some warmth after a temperamental winter but some welcome rain, just preferably not on Market day!

Wonderful episode with Jersey Girl Organics & also filmed at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market, market manager Carol Gunn makes an appearance also.

Watch Hyundai Country Calendar S2024E25 | TVNZ+ A Waikato family have been milking Jersey cows for nearly 100 years and now sell their own brand of organic milk and yogurt, as well as growing strawberries.

Jono Walker, our Chair of Farmers Markets New Zealand was invited to Rome for the World Farmers Markets Coalition second General Assembly this week. Over 40 countries were represented. Supporting local food producers and farmers markets are a huge part of everyday life over there and of course all around the world as a respected, popular and essential food system. Jono said “with everyone gathered in Rome the GA kicked off with an evening session at the Vatican, discussing the importance of markets building community. Yes, it was really good, as always the networking is the real joy, but there’s also a great feeling of community developing. When the organisers can pull in a Cardinal at the Vatican, the Mayor of Rome, the Italian Minister for Food, the US Ambassador, the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and others, then I think this Coalition is definitely a force for the good. As usual, they looked after us really well.” World Farmers Markets Coalition

Sums up nicely farmers market vendors around the motu in winter, they are all a hardy lot aren’t they!

Dawn of new harvest for market and its manager Through grief and formidable change, Jill Walcroft’s passion to bring people together through food remains resolute.

Matariki Heri Kai - The Feast of Matariki. Derived from the Māori proverb “Matariki whetū heri kai” meaning“Matariki, the bringer of food”, this occasion is for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand—a wonderful time to connect, reflect, celebrate and share kai. Most Farmers Markets around the country will be open this weekend for supplies & for you to catch up with your community in one meeting place on a Saturday or Sunday morning, many will be celebrating in different ways on this special weekend.

MATARIKI MAKETE...
Celebrate with us!!
To show our GRATITUDE for your support our stallholders will be providing 236 FREE portions of their locally made, ready-to-eat, delicious food so we can FEAST TOGETHER at this very special time of year in the Aotearoa New Zealand calendar.
You will need to collect a market token at the market gazebo to swap for your food. 1 token per person valued at $3. Some vendors may have extra portions you can buy once their quota of free portions has been used up.

Doesn't it all sound delicious!!
Can't wait to see you there.
9am-12.30pm.
In front of the Hurunui District Council buildings on SH1.

On Friday 21st June, it’s World Localisation Day and also the shortest day of the year, AND it’s Feast Matariki season here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Celebrate by creating a meal from your local food system and share it with everyone here.
Tag .newzealand and in your post & photo of the meal or dish. You can also tag your local farmers market & vendors produce used. You can use the hashtags and to create the biggest reach.

It’s a great way to celebrate what you grow or find, small food producers, farmers markets and other retailers, community food projects or even just eating NZ grown food for a day!