Seasonal and local produce at our own market

Marty Sebire from Carterton Farmers' Market

It's been a while but Carterton Farmers Market is back this weekend under the verandahs of Flair Flooring and Istanbul this Sunday from 9.00am to 12.30pm. So, we'll be out of any inclement weather.

Local Growers will be there with their range of fresh spray-free, compost-grown produce. Audrey has yacons on stall for the first time this season. This is a ground-grown root vegetable, sometimes called a "winter cucumber", fresh and crunchy, with a sweet flavour. Ideal for chopping up in a winter salad. Or you can add it to the pot near the end of the cooking for some extra sweetness.

Other seasonal veg on stall this week includes the last of Audrey's capsicum - only $1 each - as well as beetroot, bhok choy, daikon, jerusalem artichoke, florence fennel, kale, leeks, lettuce, marrows, miners lettuce, mizuna, pumpkin, radishes, rocket, silverbeet, spinach including NZ & perpetual spinach, spaghetti squash, swedes, and tat soi. They also have free-range eggs, hazelnuts, walnuts, lemons, limes, chillies, horseradish, parsley, and homemade jams and chutneys.

Julie from Greytown Gold is back with her Greytown Gold olive oil and roasted hazelnuts, or if you want them in the raw form, she has some for sale in 1kg bags. She also has lemons, limes, dried feijoas, and rhubarb.

Wilf from Hensons Gardens has sweet mandarins this week, and with yams at $7 a kilo, why pay up to $11? He also has brussel sprouts, shelled walnuts, leeks, both eating and seed potatoes, pumpkin, kūmara and parsnip to name but a few - all seasonal and grower-fresh straight to you.

Helen will be there on her Garden for Life stall with something special for sale this week - her climbing lily (Gloriosa) tubers. In Spring each tuber produces strong wiry stems with climbing tendrils up to 1m high. During summer numerous 4-6cm reflexing blooms with rippled petals of crimson red flames to a yellow base appear - a valued cut flower. Easy to grow in a warm sunny position – in a porch or under the eaves of the house is ideal as they need protection from the frost. Helen will also have available her useful range of garden accessories, including her evergrow bags, bokashi buckets, seeds, and garden tools.

Alesha is at the market for the first time this week selling her upcycled and pre-loved homeware.

Other stalls also at the market are:

Helen's honey
Maureen's plants
Jenny Abbott’s plants and ornaments

It's been a couple of weeks between markets. The weather is likely to be a bit inclement but the forecast is good under the verandahs opposite the square. It’ll be great to see you there.