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TOUCH, TASTE, SMELL, feel and listen – a visit to the town markets is a sensory experience and a great way to meet the locals. You’ll find everything from farm fresh produce to handcrafted wares on offer.
FRESH FARE The region’s farmers markets have such a wide range of produce on offer.
BUSSELTON ROTARY MARKETS, second and fourth Saturday of the month, Busselton Foreshore. SATURDAY MORNING SHED SALES, every Saturday, 8am – 11am Lions Shed, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Busselton. ART GEO MARKETS, summertime only, check our event calendar for the latest listings. 21 Queen Street, Busselton. VASSE MARKET, first, third and fifth Saturday of the month, 7:30am – noon. 8 Kaloorup Road, Vasse. DUNSBOROUGH MARKETS, second and fourth Saturday of the month, 7:00am – 12:00pm. Lions Park, Dunsborough. LIONS MARKET DUNSBOROUGH, one Saturday per month (dates change each month), 9.00am – 1pm Lions Park, Dunsborough. MARGARET RIVER TOWN SQUARE MARKETS, most Sundays, 9am – 12:30pm, call0414 672 372 for the latest information. 137 Bussell Highway, Margaret River. MARGARET RIVER LIONS CLUB GARAGE SALE, two different Saturdays every month (dates change each month), 8.30am – 12.30pm. Lions Shed, 12 Burton Road, Margaret River.
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SHELL OUT Ken Townsend supplies fresh eggs from his hens to the Busselton Community Gardens Markets.
“I love it that customers can come in and have a chat with the farmers and producers and find out anything they want to know about the produce. There’s a real connection that the locals form with the growers and they come back week after week. We think knowing where you food has come from is a really good thing,” she says. Not to mention that the selling price is also a win-win for the customer and the farmer. “The farmer hasn’t had to sell their produce at a ridiculously low price to a reseller who then turns around and sells it at a very high price to the customer,” Kat explains. Stallholder Lara McCall who, with husband Jamie runs Burnside Organic Farm producing avocados, wine, capers and honey, agrees. “It is great for us and great for consumers. As a really small producer we rely on the farmers market. It is important that we can sell most of our produce locally so we are not transporting, packaging or involving a middle man,” she said.