Northside Produce Market September 7 Highlights

We are springing into this new season with super news!

We are absolutely thrilled that Christopher Thé, founder of Black Star Pastry and creator of the world famous Strawberry Watermelon Cake, is joining Northside Produce Market this Saturday morning. At the Hearthe stall, Chris' savoury and sweet delectables uniquely pay homage to native Australian and seasonal ingredients, which take you on a new taste travel from your first bite! From Saltbush Ham & Cheese Scrolls to Paperbark Dacquoise cake, you’ll be back for more!

It's great supporting passionate and inspiring local food producers such as Sara Yang. When Sara’s body would no longer tolerate gluten, she struggled to find a GF granola based on oats rather than puffed rice, which lacked nutritional value. So, Sara decided to make her own, which we welcome to the market as Hunter Gatherer Foods - a range of protein-rich oat granolas using the finest of ingredients with the benefits of adaptogens, antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.

Spring is a time of new growth and for Isabelle Speer, this change of season has been a time to refresh the look of her 100% natural cold pressed juices as she prepares to expand her range of cold pressed beverage products under the new name of Saft House. Saft is the German word for juice and we recommend Isabelle’s current seasonal blend of apple, beetroot, carrot, ginger, lemon and celery.

The unusually warm, dry end to Winter gave John Zavaglia’s farm in Glenorie, a much-needed break from rain, enabling the water-logged soil to dry out and for John to be able to grow enough produce to return to Northside. This Saturday, Zavaglia’s Gourmet Produce has Spring garlic, shelling peas, sugar snap peas, fennel bulbs and perhaps the last of the celeriac.

September is Biodiversity month and it’s perfect timing for the North Sydney Council Bushcare to return to the market. Be sure to get yourself some free native seedlings and find out how to create a Native Haven in your garden and help preserve our bushland reserves for the local fauna and flora.

Do you feel invigorated by this new season and wanting to get out and about on your bicycle, knowing that it is in safe riding condition? Then bring your bike along to the Check In & Tune Up stall, to receive a FREE service by the Pedal Set Go bike mechanic, thanks to the support of North Sydney Council.

Lisa MacDonald - Northside Produce Market Coordinator