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Golden Plains Farmers Market Picnic 2012: Fine Food and Fun
Saturday 3 March 2011
Coodabeen Champion Ian Cover hosts live music, interviews with local producers and chefs, activities for the kids and more!
To celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, the Golden Plains Farmers' Market has been selected to host a Market Day Picnic on Saturday 3 March 2012.
The Market Picnic offers visitors the opportunity to buy a hamper filled with delicious goodies from the market vendors; locally grown fruits, salad, cheese, olives, sourdough, cured meat and chutney and home-made biscuits which they can enjoy at the market site while enjoying live music, interviews with local producers and chefs, activities for the kids and much more - all hosted by local resident and celebrity Coodabeen Champion, Ian Cover.
Entry to the market and picnic are free and $30 hamper tickets are on sale from 2 December.
Vegetarian hampers are also available.
Go to www.trybooking.com/BALG to buy your hampers and secure your part in this fantastic event
For more information please contact Golden Plains Farmers' Market Manager, Felicity Bolitho on 5220 7245 or email farmersmarket@gplains.vic.gov.au.
Golden Plains Farmers' Market
Golden Plains and Moorabool Valley regions are famous for fresh food, award winning wines, gourmet food producers and breathtaking scenery. The Golden Plains Farmers' Market offers quality local products and produce, in a relaxed and friendly environment.
This exciting and authentic farmers' market will take place on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00am to 1pm in the heart of Bannockburn, 20 minutes from Geelong. What you take home is as fresh, seasonal and full of flavour as any produce, anywhere.
The Golden Plains Farmers' Markets offer quality products and produce, fresh and direct from the farmers, winemakers and gourmet provedores of our region.
Award Winning
The Golden Plains Farmers' Market has won a prestigious Geelong Advertiser Business Excellence Award. The farmers' market took out the Judges Award and was recognised as a finalist in both the Regional Business and Tourism - Events and Services categories.
The Golden Plains Farmers Market was recognised for its authenticity, strategic marketing and its significant community strengthening activities.
Accredited since March 2011
An authentic farmers' market in Victoria is defined by the VFMA (Victorian Farmers' Market Association) as a predominantly fresh food and produce market that operates regularly at a public location, which in turn provides a suitable environment for farmers and food producers to sell their farm origin product and/or associated value added primary products directly to customers. The Golden Plains Farmers' Market is proud to have achieved this accreditation which provides public confidence that this farmers' market comprises authentic food producers. Customers can be confident they will always find local, high quality food and wine produce sourced from the region.
Stay In Touch
To stay in touch with the latest market news and stallholder specials - join our Market Newsletter Mailing List - please email farmersmarket@gplains.vic.gov.au
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upcoming markets
Saturday 4 February
from 9:00am - 1pm
Indulge in the best of summer produce at the February Farmers' Market. Come and enjoy a fun day out with the family and meet your neighbours in the 'market square'. Purchase all your tasty goodies for your outdoor picnic hampers.
Saturday 3 March
from 9:00am - 3pm
Golden Plains Farmers' Market Picnic 2012 - Fine Food and Family Fun. To celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, the award winning Golden Plains Farmers' Market is playing host to a fabulous market day picnic.
The Golden Plains Farmers' Market Picnic offers visitors the opportunity to buy a hamper filled with delicious goodies from the market vendors and to relax with family and friends at the market site and enjoy live music, interviews with local producers and chefs, activities for the kids and much more - all hosted by local resident and celebrity Coodabeen Champion, Ian Cover.
Entry to the market and picnic are free and $30 hamper tickets are on sale now. Vegetarian hampers are also available. Go to www.trybooking.com/BALG to buy your hampers and secure your part in this fantastic event.
Saturday 7 April - Easter Saturday Market
from 9:00am - 1pm
Celebrate Easter with a trip to the market where you can stock up on delicious produce for your own pantry and delights to offer as gifts for your family and friends.
Saturday 5 May
9:00am to 1pm
No better way to enjoy a crisp Autumn day than by popping in to the Golden Plains Farmers' Market, chatting with local producers, enjoying some live music and stocking up on your favourite jams, wines, breads, cheeses and so much more. A perfect opportunity to buy Mum a gift for Mothers' Day too.
