Northside Produce Market August 15 Highlights

Seasonal delights from sweet peas to Mandarincello to enjoy after the makret and warming snacks to enjoy at the market...

One of the bonuses of shopping at the market, is getting to know the farmers and producers. We welcome the return of John Zavaglia to the market, who has been much missed, whist recovering from some health issues.  We know Spring is soon to arrive when we see John’s sweet, shelling Garden peas at his stall, grown on his farm in Glenorie.

It is definitely still Winter though and Taj Mahal Fine Food’s curries, will certainly warm you up, from the Durban Veg Curry with Butter beans and potatoes to the Cape Malay Chicken, Lamb Roganjosh and more. Whilst at the stall deciding which curry to take home, snack on one of Dhiren’s freshly, fried samosas.

La Bastide now serves hot on a stick, the most popular of Jean-Marc’s French style sausages - the Toulouse, as well as the spicy and earthy, Merguez sausage. Originating in North Africa, made from lamb and spices, the Merguez became popular in France in the 1960s and 1970s, with the arrival of Algerian immigrants.

Were you one of the lucky ones at our last market, that discovered that Alex, the Assistant Distiller at Finders Distillery, had made a small batch of Mandarincello? Mandarins have a higher oil content than lemons and it is the oil that imparts a lot of the flavour. There are not many bottles left, so don’t dilly-dally.

Our FREE bicycle servicing is springing back into action at the Check In & Tune Up stall this Saturday and we’re excited to announce the FREE Spring Spectacular at our Sep 19^th market. The Wormticklers band are performing live, with John Lemon and Roy Aubergine upfront, to get you grooving and inspired to get growing.

Lisa MacDonald - Northside Produce Market Coordinator