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Shopping at Farmers' Markets
Want a reason to shop at farmers’ markets for local and affordable produce? Griffith university students conducted a study of farmers’ markets in the Lismore area and found that they were comparable in price to supermarkets, and the produce was much more local. Click for study summary and infographic below.
Farmers' Market Infographic
Farmers' Markets Executive Summary
Farmers' Markets in the Northern NSW Area
- Ballina (East Ballina Lions Club) Canal Road 3rd Sunday 7am to 1pm ballinalionsmarket@gmail.com 0422094338 facebook.com/ballinaeastlions eastballinalionsclub.com
- Ballina Farmers Market – Missingham by the Sea Commemoration Park, Bentinck Street. Every Sunday 7 to 11 am. Facebook: facebook.com/Missingham-Farmers-Market Email: info@ballinafarmersmarket.com.au Website: www.ballinafarmersmarket.com.au/
- Bangalow Farmers Market (part of Byron Farmers market) Every Saturday 7am – 11am, behind the Bangalow Hotel in Bangalow. (02) 6687 1137 facebook.com/Bangalow-Farmers-Market
- Bangalow Markets Bangalow showground, 4th Sunday of the month. 9am – 3pm bangalowmarket.com.au/
- Blue Knob Farmers Market Every Saturday 8:30am to 12pm. Blue Knob Cafe and Gallery, 719 Blue Knob Road, Lillian Rock. call (02) 6689 7484 facebook.com/Blue-Knob-Farmers-Market
- Brunswick Riverside Markets Brunswick Heads Memorial Park, Fawcett Street, 1st Saturday of the month. 8am to 2pm (02) 6628 4495 or 0408 239 273 brunswickheadsmarkets.com.au
- Byron Community Markets, 1st Sunday of every month at Dening Park, on the Byron Bay Main Beach foreshore from 8am-3pm. byroncentre.com.au/markets/community-market/
- Byron Farmers Market Every Thursday from 7-11am, Butler Street Reserve, Byron Bay. Call (02) 6687 1137 www.byronfarmersmarket.com.au or email: info@byronfarmersmarket.com.au
- Casino Lions Farmers Markets. Every Saturday 8-11am and Crawford Square, corner of Centre Street and Light Street, Casino. Contact Number: 0477 212 347. By email: lionscfm@gmail.com
- Channon Craft Market 2nd Sunday of the month Coronation Park, The Channon Road, 9am-3pm thechannonmarket.org.au 02 6688 6433 email: thechannonmarket@bigpond.com
- Chillingham Village Markets 2nd Sunday of the month, Chillingham community centre, 1469 Numinbah Rd, Chillingham www.chillingham.org.au/markets or email: markets@chillingham.org.au
- Clarence Valley markets, including: Iluka markets, Yamba Farmers and Producers Market, Grafton Twilight Food and Farmers Market, Grafton showground monthly markets, and Yamba River markets. myclarencevalley.com/events
- Evans Head Farmers Markets. Fridays 2:30pm-6:30pm. Beech St, Evans Head. 0428291068 gary.ball1@hotmail.com. www.visitnsw.com
- Grafton Farmers Market Weekly on Thursdays 8am-12pm , Market Square, Grafton. 0402 404 606. myclarencevalley.com/events facebook.com/GraftonFarmersMarkets
- Iluka Community Markets Iluka sports ground, Cornerr Owen & Spenser Streets, 1st Sunday of the month | 8am
- Kingscliff Lions Beachside Markets 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 7am to 1pm, Northern end of Jack Bayliss Park on Marine Parade. Email: kingscliffmarkets@gmail.com Website: http://www.kingscliffmarkets.com
- Kyogle Farmers Market Stratheden Street Kyogle, Every Saturday morning 8am to 12 noon (02) 6632 1851 www.facebook.com/Kyoglefarmersmarket
- Lennox Head Lennox Head Cultural & Community Centre, Mackney Lane 2nd and 5th Sundays 8am to 2pm facebook.com/Lennox-Community-Market 0414 728 487 (02) 6687 8618 or email: lennoxmarket@gmail.com
- Lismore Car Boot Markets Harold Fredericks car park next to the Lismore Quad, 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, weather dependant. facebook.com/Lismore-Car-Boot-Market
- Lismore Farmers Market Every Saturday 8am – 11am. Lismore Showground. 0401 190 912. facebook.com/pages/Lismore-Farmers-Markets or email: lismorefarmersmarket@gmail.com
- Lismore Produce Market is a friendly weekly market in the heart of Lismore’s CBD (Corner of Keen and Magellan streets) every Thursday from 3 to 6pm. facebook.com/Lismore-Produce-Market
- Maclean Community Market Cameron Park Maclean, 2nd Saturday of the month, Main Car Park, Maclean 0418 431 567
- Mullumbimby Farmer’s Market Every Friday from 7am to 11am, Mullumbimby Showground, 51 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby, (02) 6684 5390 www.mullumfarmersmarket.org.au/
- Mullumbimby Community Market 3rd Saturday each month, 8am to 3.00pm, Corner Stuart St & Myocum St, Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3370 www.mullummarkets.com.au
- Murwillumbah Farmer's Market Every Wednesday 7am – 11am at the Murwillumbah Showgrounds, Queensland Road. 0498 733 766 facebook.com/Murwillumbah-Farmers-Market. murwillumbahfarmersmarket.com.au
- Murwillumbah Showground Markets, Murwillumbah Showground, 4th Sunday of the month, 7am to 2pm Murwillumbah Showground, Queensland Road Murwillumbah. 0422 565 168.
- New Brighton Farmers Markets Every Tuesday 8am – 11am, (02) 6684 5390. New Brighton Oval, email: info@newbrightonfarmersmarket.org.au www.newbrightonfarmersmarket.org.au
- Nimbin Farmer's Market, 39 Cullen Street Nimbin, Wednesday 3-6pm facebook.com/nimbinfarmersmarket
- Nimbin General Market (food, craft etc) 4th and 5th Sunday every month, 9am-3pm 0475 135 764 facebook.com/NimbinMarkets email: nimbinmarkets@gmail.com
- Pottsville Beach Markets Phillip Street Reserve, 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, 7am to 1pm, Coast Road Pottsville. (02) 6676 4555 or 0431 201 469 facebook.com/pages/Pottsville-Beach-Markets/
- Rainbow Region Organic Market. Certified Organic food only. Lismore Every Tuesday from 7.30 to 11.00am Lismore Showground, Alexandria Parade, North Lismore. (02) 6628 1084 www.tropo.org.au, email: lom@organicproducers.org.au. facebook.com/LismoreOrganicMarket
- Tumbulgum Farmers’ Markets Located on the corner of Riverside Drive and Tweed Valley Way, Tumbulgum. No set times or days but provides locally grown produce from residents in the area. www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Markets
- Tweed Head Markets Every Sunday 7am-12pm. Adelaide Street, Tweed Heads. 0401 018 713.
- Uki Farmers Market Every Saturday morning, Uki hall (02) 6679 5438
- Uki Buttery Bazaar Every third Sunday 1454 Kyogle Road, Uki 04873 29 150
- Yamba Farmers Market Every Wednesday from 7am to 11am in the Whiting Beach car park, Yamba 0402 404 606 www.yambafarmersandproducersmarket.com/
- Yamba River Markets Ford Park, Yamba, 4th Sunday of the month, Ford Park, River Street, Yamba. 0422 420 159 yambarivermarkets.com.au/ facebook.com/YambaRiverMarkets
Community Gardens in the Northern NSW Area
- Ballina http://ballinacommunitygardens.com.au/wp/ https://www.facebook.com/Ballina-Community-Gardens-Inc-415211405242128/?fref=ts
- Cabarita Community Garden, 123 Tweed Coast Rd, Bogangar. Working bees are Saturday from 9am, excluding hte first Saturday of the month. communitygarden.org.au/listing/cabarita-community-garden
- Casino Located on the corner of Adam and Hartley Streets (adjacent to entrance to Queen Elizabeth Park) http://casino-garden.blogspot.com/ https://landcare.nsw.gov.au/groups/casino-community-garden/
- Evans Head (The Hive - Mid Richmond Community Garden). 22 Mangrove St, Evans Head. (02) 6682 4334 communitygarden.org.au/listing/the-hive-a-mid-richmond-community-garden
- South Grafton – New School of Arts Neighbourhood House, Corner of Spring & Skinner streets (02) 6640 3800. Includes a community kitchen.
- Grafton healing garden. Clarence Valley Aboriginal Healing Centre (Gurehlgam). Corner of Victoria and Villers street. Bush tucker, vege patch. Janelle Brown (02) 6642 8677
- Kyogle Community Garden 8 Geneva St http://www.kyoglefamilysupportservices.org/community-garden
- Lennox Community Garden. Ocean Breeze Reserve. Lennox Head. 0410 174 050 email: lennoxcommunitygardens@gmail.com, lennoxcommunitygardens.weebly.com, facebook.com/lennoxcommunitygardens
- Lismore Community Garden http://www.rrcf.org.au/lismore-community-garden/ https://www.facebook.com/lismorecommunitygarden/
- Mullumbimby Community Gardens - Stuart Street https://www.facebook.com/MullumbimbyCommunityGardens/
- Murwillumbah Community Garden – Mooball Street (near the showgrounds) Pam 0401605023 https://www.facebook.com/MurwillumbahCommunityGarden/
- Nimbin next to St Marks Anglican Church, Cullen Street http://www.nimbinweb.com.au/resources/community_garden.htm Wal Davies: (02) 6689 0111 or (02) 6689 1226
- Ocean Shores/South Golden Beach https://www.facebook.com/Shara.Community.Gardens/ info@sharacommunitygardens.org
- Pottsville (Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre) https://www.pbnc.org.au/community-garden/ 02 6676 4555 info@pbnc.org.au
- Uki Garden Club https://www.facebook.com/UkiCommunityGardens/?fref=ts
- Yamba Community Garden https://www.facebook.com/yambacommunitygarden Margaret Pukallus 0412 400 998 communitygardenyamba@gmail.com