Discover Your Local Farmers’ Market and Win a $100 Voucher
If you haven’t been to your local farmers’ market in a while, this might be your sign!
National Farmers’ Markets Week is running from March 7–15, celebrating the growers, bakers and small food producers who turn up each week in towns and cities across Aotearoa. There are 26 Farmers’ Markets New Zealand-affiliated markets nationwide, supporting more than 1,000 small food businesses and welcoming around 50,000 shoppers every week, from the Bay of Islands down to Invercargill.
Wednesday morning bounty from Nelson Farmers’ Market
Farmers’ markets are about more than just grabbing your weekly fruit and veg. You’ll find seasonal produce that lasts longer and tastes better, bread that hasn’t travelled halfway across the country, locally raised meat and dairy, and real people who can tell you how your food was grown. They’re also one of the simplest ways to support small regional businesses directly, your money goes straight to the grower or producer.
Saturday morning, Otago Farmers’ Market
National Farmers’ Markets Week is about encouraging people who don’t normally shop at their local market to give it a go. Chances are there’s one closer to you than you think. You can find your nearest market at farmersmarkets.org.nz
Curious Cropper Tomatoes, Sunday morning, Clevedon Village Farmers’ Market
WIN ONE OF TWO $100 VOUCHERS
To celebrate, we’re giving away two $100 Farmers’ Markets vouchers, valid at any of the 26 FMNZ-affiliated markets around the country. Whether you’re in Northland, Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay or anywhere in between.
Head to our Facebook or Instagram giveaway post and leave a comment with the farmers’ market closest to your town or city. That’s it! We’ll draw two winners, and each will receive a $100 voucher to spend at their nominated market.
• Open to NZ residents aged 18+
• You must be following dish on either Instagram or Facebook to be eligible
• Two winners will be drawn and contacted privately on Wednesday, March 11
• Winners will be contacted via the platform they entered on
• Voucher isn’t redeemable for cash
• Voucher must be collected from the EFTPOS area of the selected market
Saturday morning, Napier Urban Farmers’ Market
Saturday morning, Gisborne Farmers’ Market
Find your local market at farmersmarkets.org.nz
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126
We start by sharing what’s on the dish team’s radar, what we’re watching, listening to and reading. Harry Butterfield puts a twist on his Nonna’s agnolotti, Malissa Fedele reminds us of the importance of fibre, and Phoebe Holden fulfils a long-held dream, sitting down with Yotam Ottolenghi. Autumn is an abundant time, we make the most with pumpkin, kūmara, cabbage, cauliflower, feijoas, apples and pears. We’re dishing up dinners for two, including a Chicken Dumpling Lasagne, alongside easy weeknight meals. We honour our mums, revisit timeless classics, and add a little baking challenge. This issue, we encourage you to slow down, to enjoy writing your shopping list, and spending time in the kitchen. Because even when life feels relentless, there’s always space to share something delicious.