The Farmers and Foodies Market is a weekly Friday night market held at the Old Bus Depot in Kingston. This new market sells fresh food from the growers direct to the public, as well as foodie delights to devour on the night. Browse the stalls for crusty breads, fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, condiments, eggs, seafood and even fresh milk, straight from the dairy. Why not surprise a loved one and take home a bunch of freshly cut flowers and fresh oysters, direct from the NSW South Coast. Alternatively, stay and enjoy the live music and delicious food on offer from over 30 stalls. Held between 3pm - 7pm, this market is the ideal location to stop after work, on the way home, or as a destination in itself, on the ever popular
Kingston Foreshore.
Farmers and Foodies Market, outside the Old Bus Depot
Fresh Clyde River Oysters
If you have some time, pull up a crate and stay for awhile. Enjoy a Canberra
Wallaroo wine and perhaps try some of the hot food on offer, guaranteed to entice you to stay longer and enjoy the atmosphere into the night. A noticeable feature of this market is the strong and delicious cooking smell, which is hard to pinpoint. Our first thought was it was coming from the attractive
Le Petit Breton French Crepes caravan, which was doing a roaring trade, however we followed our nose to the
Tliba Real Dairy stand, with its strong aroma of comforting cheese toasties cooking on the griller.
Tilba Real Dairy also has full size refrigerators on trailers with fresh cheese products to choose from and a variety of farm fresh milk to take home. Why not order a dairy-fresh milkshake to enjoy while you wander the markets or an $8 Tilba Cheese toastie, using Berry organic sourdough bread. This toastie griller was the source of the delicious smell that we were enjoying, so it was a good place to stop and linger for a little longer.
Tilba Real Dairy stand
Pull up a crate and enjoy the live music - and show your appreciation if you like it
Take some time to have a chat with the growers and producers behind the stalls to learn more about the food on offer. This is why most people visit a farmers market: to meet the grower and hear the story behind the produce, whilst supporting small business. One of the farmers stalls,
Luke's Potatoes and Pumpkin, was selling a wide variety of potatoes which were only harvested the day before - something you would only ever find at a true farmers market.
Luke's Potatoes and Pumpkin
A variety of fresh fruit and vegetable stalls to choose from
The Farmers and Foodies Market is divided into two halves, inside and outside. Although not a huge market, compared to the
Old Bus Depot Markets held each Sunday, there are over 30 stalls to explore with a wide range of produce. The outside market has plants to peruse, smoked meats, fresh meats, eggs from the farm, vinegars, oils and more. Stallholders include
BurraBee Farm,
Pupcake Bakery,
Stella Rossa Bread,
Bees R Us Braidwood and
Stockman Sticks Beef Jerkey - with more to be added over time. For the latest news and additions, see the
Farmers and Foodies Market Facebook.
Walking inside, the smells once again hit you with delicious-smelling pies and sausage rolls from
Pie Day. If that isn't temptation enough, across the aisle is
Sweet Sugar Creations by Hailz, tempting everyone who walked past to admire her cakes and then buy some for dessert. With flavours on offer such as Ferrero Rocher, Peppermint Chocolate and Salted Caramel Overload, it is only the strongest who can walk by.
Inside stalls
Delectable delights from Sweet Sugar Creations by Hailz
The Farmers and Foodies Market is a welcome addition to Canberra's weekly markets. The Kingston Foreshore is a popular venue on a Friday evening for after work drinks, dinners with mates and romantic evenings for two. It is the ideal location to enjoy these markets, to buy simply great food and get into the weekend spirit early.
Stay and enjoy the tasty offerings or take some home for a quiet night in. Whichever you decide, one thing is for sure - you won't be leaving empty handed.
Definitely a good way to start the weekend. Peppermint Chocolate Cupcake from Sweet Sugar Creations by Hailz.
