Mar 19, 2021
March and April signal the end of hot Summer days and a noticeable shortening of daylight hours, here’s your seasonal list for the start of Autumn, so you can plan those all important autumnal feasts! Fruit: apple, avocado, blueberries, raspberries,...
Feb 9, 2021
Collingwood Children’s Farm Farmers Market, our ‘first born’, missed out on celebrating its 18th birthday like so many milestones in 2020. The market was established as our part of the response to a proposed housing development that would have changed the St Heliers...
Feb 2, 2021
We have a bunch of great work opportunities here at MFM at the moment, funded through the State Government’s Working for Victoria program. We are on the look out for a new people to work with us in a variety of roles to support communities at both ends of the...
Aug 27, 2020
YES! Farmers markets are an essential food service under stage 4 restrictions, and Melbourne Farmers Markets (MFM) are operating where we can. It’s been a wild ride! On Friday 21st August, the decision to exclude farmers markets from permitted food retailers at the...
Apr 16, 2020
Essential provision of food is exempted by the Federal and State Government COVID19 restrictions, and farmers markets fit appropriately in that category. Melbourne Farmers Markets are grateful to continue to trade and support approximately 120 Victorian farmers and...
Apr 16, 2020
Essential provision of food is exempted by the Federal and State Government COVID19 restrictions, and farmers markets fit appropriately in that category. Melbourne Farmers Markets are grateful to continue to trade and support approximately 120 Victorian farmers and...
Apr 15, 2020
Essential provision of food is exempted by the Federal and State Government COVID19 restrictions, and farmers markets fit appropriately in that category. Melbourne Farmers Markets are grateful to continue to trade and support approximately 120 Victorian farmers and...
Apr 2, 2020
We’ve now launched our online store called Melbourne Farmers Marketplace! This has been in the planning for some time, but the current health crisis has made it a priority for us in order to be able to continue to connect Victorian farmers to urban communities direct....
Mar 27, 2020
First and foremost, we hope you’re doing ok out there. It’s unbelievable to think how much life has changed for us all over the past couple of weeks. We hope you’re navigating this changing landscape safely and in good health. We’re pressing on...
Mar 19, 2020
Melbourne Farmers Markets are pleased to be permitted to trade this weekend, and offer the support for Victorian food producers and the community that seeks to buy fresh, seasonal and direct from farmers week to week. Our message is that the public stays calm,...
