School holidays shouldn’t only be holidays for children. Parents too are entitled to a break in
routine, the load lightened – and a farmers’ market experience can provide that in so many
ways. Apart from its being such a fun outing for the whole family, with lots of free activities
for the kids, did you know you can stock up on ready-made meals and healthy snacks as
well?
Woodland Valley Farm is a great point of departure, and not only for their wonderful eggs.
Alongside a wide range of fresh pastas and gnocchi – bucatini, pappardelle, giant fusilli,
fettuccine – there are also lip-smacking sauces like venison ragu, tomato-basil, Bolognese
and pumpkin.
No cooking is required at all if you stock up on Scratch Patisserie’s spinach rolls and sausage
rolls, bulgy fat pastries which come in frozen packs of four. Radiance Kitchen too supplies
their exquisite colourful gluten-free dumplings – vegetable, pork, chicken and prawn – to
take away and reheat back home. Same with Heart&Halo’s fabulous lasagne!
Meanwhile, at the Church Farm stall you’ll find four types of curry pastes, Indian Home-
Style, Rendang, Thai Red and Thai Green – so then it’s just a matter of locating your protein.
Misty Creek offers whole and half birds along with tenderloins, breasts, Marylands and
wings, while Hayter’s Hill has cubed beef perfect for curries, along with ribs, mini roasts,
veal schnitzels and fabulous sausages. At Local Dorper Lamb you’ll find spicy lamb koftas,
lamb rissoles and eye fillet kebabs, minimal cooking involved, just toss in a bag of Gourmet
Salad Hut mixed leaves and there’s your meal. Conscious Ground do an excellent sausage
and chorizo as well.
Not only is everything going to taste fantastic, require minimal effort and have travelled few
food miles, but you’re also supporting our local farmers and producers. That sounds like
happy holidays!
Victoria Cosford
