Keeping it hot!
Chilli Festival 14 March.
Welcome to all the new ASFM members who have joined us for the first time this year. As most of our members know, ASFM is a showcase for fresh, regional and seasonal SA produce and is a place where farmers and producers sell their goods direct to consumers.
The ASFM supports small family farms, agricultural diversity and consumer choice. Our customers have access to freshly-harvested fruit and vegetables and quality, locally made produce at affordable prices.
At farmers' markets, producers maximise their profit margins by selling direct and receive instant feedback from customers about product quality and preferences.
Farmers’ markets also boost local employment opportunities. With the establishment of the ASFM, ten part time jobs have been created and the Market has also provided opportunities for community members to offer their services as volunteers which are greatly appreciated by us all. Your choice to shop with us makes a difference and helps South Australians feed South Australians!
Over the next few months the management team will continue to improve our systems, stallholder mix and product quality to ensure we bring you the very best food from around the State. As a result, you will see some changes to the Market’s product range and stallholder mix. Some changes will be due to seasonal growing cycles but other changes will be made to ensure ASFM authenticity and competitiveness is in line with our Rules and Responsibilities, our Constitution and the Trade Practices Act.
We would like to welcome our new Market Manager Aerlie Wildy who joined us in early February. Aerlie grew up in the South East, and comes to us with extensive experience in event management and systems’ development. She also has a passion for food and cooking. We wish Erica, our manager for over 2½ years, good luck as she starts her new management position with the Adelaide Hills Farmers Market, now operating weekly in the heart of Mount Barker.
This month we welcome new stallholders Roger and Jo-Ann from Aay’s Organic Fresh Herbs in Murray Bridge and Bob Heath from Najobe Park Red Angus near Strathalbyn, with his grass-fed Red Angus beef. March also sees the return of Willabrand offering their fresh figs, and Kalangadoo Organic with their fabulous organic apples from the South East.
On Sunday 21 March, we welcome Bradd Johns, the executive chef from the soon-to-be-opened Crowne Plaza. This Michelin-starred restaurant chef has returned to Adelaide from London to take up his new position and will add some extra spice into the Demo Kitchen activities each month.
We would like to thank Simon Bryant for his continued patronage of the Kids’ Club and look forward to seeing him in the Demo Kitchen with the Kids during our annual Chilli Festival on 14 March.
Look out for the Chilli Trail (follow the chilli flags), and Al Valodze who will be playing some cool and spicy rhythms throughout the Chilli Festival.
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