December 1 officially marks the start of summer. Berries do too! Timely then that Windsong Orchard is back with blueberries, and the first cherries of the season are also making an appearance!

Now we just need the weather to behave. Looks like we’ll get a break in the weather on Sunday with summery 25 degrees and sunshine.

More brunch options

Welcome to Aurai Thai Food, a new food truck joining us with a delicious selection of popular Thai dishes and snack foods. Give them a try this Sunday.

The festive countdown is on

Four Sunday markets left until Christmas and one special twilight market! Save the date for Friday 23 December. Come on over after work. Ideal to take a break from the chores at home. Meet up with your friends, have a little bit of food from the food trucks. No need to make the dishes dirty that night. After all you will be far too busy, and need to look after yourself.

Relax with the festive cheer from our wonderful buskers.

Xmas Twilight market

Friday 23 December 3-6pm

New Year’s Twilight market

Friday 30 December 3-6pm

CLOSED Sunday 25 December2022

CLOSED Sunday 1 January 2023

Who will be attending?

Our website is updated on the Saturday with stalls attending the following day.

The charity attending this Sunday will be the Marlborough Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s group. They will be selling raffle tickets for their cause.

The group was established in Blenheim in 1977 to provide support to people in our region with Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and other rare conditions like Huntington’s.

"We hold activities in Marlborough for our members including exercise classes; coffee mornings; and lunches. We employ a Community Support Worker for 20 hours a week. Her priority is to keep in regular contact with our members by home visits, by regular phone calls and by meeting them at all the activities we have," says Barbara Hutchinson, secretary of the Marlborough MS and Parkinson's Society.

“To continue with our work, we apply for grants but also have an active fundraising schedule which includes selling raffle tickets. Many thanks to the Farmers’ Market for their support.”

We are hiring

We are looking for new team members to help us set up and break down the market, do traffic patrol during market hours and maintain market equipment.

You are

·        Fit and strong

·        Can follow instructions and show Initiative

·        are able to work through the Christmas and New Year period.

Hours approximately from 6.30am

To apply talk to Lynn, our market manager at the info stall or email her at admin@marlboroughfarmersmarket.org.nz

Lost Property

We have accumulated a lot of lost property over the last few weeks, months etc. and we would really like to find the owners. 

Please if you think you have misplaced or lost an item of clothing, drink bottle, kids toy, sunglasses or anything else while visiting our Farmers' market recently, feel free to drop by the market this Sunday at the Information Stall and check out our box of lost property.

NB. any items not claimed by 4th December will be taken to an op shop for donation or disposed of.

From our stallholders

Windsong Orchard

We be starting our fruitful season this weekend with blueberries and limes.

Jenny

Minghettis

Minghettis is back and the highlight for December and festivities is our Traditional Italian Panettone in 2 versions: Classico with Sultana and homemade Candied Orange or Chocolate.

We are taking orders for Christmas, and we'll come also with our usual selection of Sourdough and Sundays treats and biscuits.

Silvia and Marco

Gourmet Deli

Gourmet-delis delicious hand-made Christmas Cakes crammed full of dried fruits. Perfect traditional cakes glazed with local quince jelly and selected nuts.

Also available
Gluten free 
Lactose free
Vegan.

“The Real McHugh“ is a 400 page read with 700 practical recipes in a lifestyle/cook book.
Based on sustainable, practical, seasonal non processed foods. Ideal Christmas gift signed by Margaret.

Garden Bees

Hi, Garden bees will be back this Sunday,

We have 1 kg pots of raw honey at $15.00 still a few 1.4 kg pots at $17.50.

Plus honey straws.

Thanks Kevin

Homemade.Kiwi

The traditional Christmas cakes from Alys's Kitchen are made several months before Christmas. The reason for this is to let the fruits and ingredients mature. The cakes have been fed with a little Brandy to produce a deep, moist, rich flavoured cake that will last for many months.

You can choose from cakes available at the market, large or small, iced or un-iced or order them to suit your special needs. Gluten free is available also.

See you at the market.

Alys

Sharp As Tool Tip

A very useful utensil for use in the kitchen is the Mandoline. It has different attachments with many cutting edges. Like food processors, sharp blades make slicing so much easier. Many restaurants use this utensil for its versatility. Pictured are Mandoline blades that I recently sharpened for a busy restaurant. If you have one of these, or any other knives, garden tools, or workshop tools come and see me at the Marlborough Farmers' Market on Sunday.

cheers Ron