Every second Saturday of the month, the delightful Old McDonald playground, otherwise known as the Collingwood Children's Farm, hosts a farmers' market.
If you have kids, the $2 market entry fee is good value as it also permits entry to the farm, compared to the usual $8 adult and $4 kids entrance fee. If you don't have kids, strolling around the damp field and poking your nose into fresh fruit and vegetable stalls is still a refreshing and stimulating experience if you like to eat and cook.
This week, my shopping basket included:
- brightly coloured radicchio
- tight heads of broccoli
- smooth-skinned butternut pumpkin
- dusky red d'anjou pears - I'm addicted
- fragrant young leeks
- and my favourite: a grow your own mushrooms kit with a mix of portabello and white mushrooms - ready to harvest in 3 weeks!
Saturday 13 June 2009
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