After what has been a very challenging few months for everyone, Capital Region Farmers Market is happy to welcome back interstate farmers, growers and producers who were impacted by border closures and associated Covid-19 restrictions. And what better way for them to be welcomed back than for the launch of the 2021 cherry season.
“Saturday marks the start of our cherry season. Our region is fortunate to be near some of the greatest cherry-growing districts in Australia, and our cherry growers – Hill Lock Orchard, Drive In Orchards and Torry Hill Orchards – will have the most delicious cherries on offer from Saturday, and Thornbook Orchard and Willayoung Orchard in the weeks to follow,” said Capital Region Farmers Market Manager, Sarah Power.
“Our customers have the chance to win the first boxes of cherries of the season. We have 15 boxes on offer for our Market friends to win. And we invite you all to come in and buy your cherries from local region growers. They don’t come any tastier!” Sarah smiled.
Market stallholders will also have a range of fresh cherry products on offer. Thornbrook Orchards will have cherry jam and cherry sauce, Claystone Meats will be creating cherry sausages as well as a rolled cherry stuffed lamb and beef roast, and Sweet Ama’lia will have sour cherry jam tarts, made with jam from Thornbrook Orchards.
“We also want to thank the local community for supporting our farmers, growers and producers over the past few months. The impacts were far-reaching and your support has meant so much. We continue to operate as a safe open-air Market, with Covid safety as a high priority, and hope you can join us in welcoming back your favourite stallholders, trying something different from our new stallholders, stocking up for your Christmas produce and, of course, getting stuck into the cherries,” Sarah said.
You can win one of 15 boxes of cherries from the Capital Region Farmers Market growers. There are two ways to enter – either online at www.capitalregionfarmersmarket.com.au or go into the draw in person at the Market on Saturday 20 November at EPIC.
For more information, visit www.capitalregionfarmersmarket.com.au
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