Went to our 1st Growers Market of the year on Sat. This is one of my favourite activities. I love looking at all the different and unusual products - it used to be quite exclusive, but nowadays you can buy most of the stuff at the shops, so it's not quite as exciting anymore. However, I still really enjoy taste testing before I buy (or not buy)!
Every market I always buy 2 things without fail though, these are:
- Bread from La Tartine (not actual website but has good product listing) - They make the most heavenly organic sourdoughs. You can't buy their bread anywhere else (they have no retail outlet). I have tried almost all the varieties, including multi grain, wholemeal, spelt, pumpkin, rye... but my 2 favourites are the carraway seed and the fruit bread. The breads aren't cheap.... $5 for the carraway and other loaves, and $6 for the fruit loaf, but in my opinion, worth every cent!
- Dried fruit from Honest to Goodness- These people sells all types of organic dried fruits and nut. I usually can't justify paying much more for organic, but 2 standouts from this shop are the dried dates (@$20/kg they are actually cheaper than conventional dates) and my new find, dried apricots (@$15/kg). I always buy 1 kg of dates at this place, next time I am going to branch out and try their other fruits.
We splashed out on venison at this market. This meat was always something I wanted to try but could never justify the price. Since we've been on the CSIRO diet and have to eat a lot of lean meat, we've decided to give it a go because, well, you get pretty sick of eating chicken and beef. Slokky did a roast yesterday, and the meat was really really tender and lean, but not chewy! I've decided this is a meat I would like to eat once in a while.
Info
Pyrmont Bay Park opposite Star City CasinoSydney NSW 2000
First Saturday of Every Month
7am - 11am
Phone (02) 9282 3606
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