Docklands Farmers Market
Disappointed to miss out on yet another blogger meet-up , I ensured that our weekend included a food-related adventure by dragging A away from a Saturday sleep-in to the Docklands Farmers Market at the Waterfront City Piazza, Docklands.
Apparently the opening, held last week, was pretty disastrous due to the windy weather but even the pleasant morning we had on Saturday didn’t attract a larger crowd. The market was so well attended that there could have been tumbleweed rolling across the concourse!
I have not seen most of these stalls at the other markets around Melbourne before. We discovered one that sold the most delicious lamingtons – traditional and a passionfruit.
We also picked up some ingredients for dinner. A. cooked the King Island steak to perfection while I made a salad of rocket, white peaches, prosciutto and Berrys Creek Oak Blue cheese.
We also picked up bread from two different stalls – Amici and Matisse – and an amazingly moist and tasty carrot cake.
Well, this market doesn’t appear to have reached the radars of Dockland residents yet but hopefully it soon will. It’s great to have a farmers market in the city area although, in my opinion, locating it in Southbank would guarantee more success.
April 6th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Those breads are beautiful! I love looking at how farmers’ markets look like in other places of the world.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
I guess being held on the first Saturday of the month it is competing with some other very popular farmers markets – most noticeably in the inner city, The Veg Out Market in St.Kilda which has a very loyal following.
BTW Loved the photo of Kevin Rudd looking down on the stalls.
April 20th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Those markets look wonderful. I wish we had markets like this in Townsville.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I just love farmer’s markets! Makes me want to buy everything in sight. If only the budget would allow.
July 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
This probably explains why the market has been axed – it’s a shame.
July 15th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Too much competition! There are now FM’s in Richmond, Carlton, Yarraville, Albert Park as well as St.Kilda and more popping up everyday. I think it would be better if they spread across the burbs as the inner city could be at saturation point now.
September 25th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
What a lovely market! We have one her in Rochester, NY, but it’s not nearly as delightful.