Another farmers market starting
A resurgence of people wanting to grow their own vegetables through the Covid-19 lockdown has prompted a Pleasant Point woman to organise a monthly farmers market in the township.
The first Pleasant Point Farmers Market, on September 20, will coincide with the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway Steaming Day.
Sue Wills, a self-described avid farmers market shopper, said there had been a lot of recent interest in people wanting to buy and eat fresh supply and ‘‘support local’’, and she thought a market was a good way to bring the community together.
‘‘I want to showcase what we have. Pleasant Point is a real little food bowl - it’s a celebration of what we have in the local area.’’
She has had positive feedback from the community and was aiming for at least 30 stalls.
Wills’ plan is to prioritise fare produced in South Canterbury first and encourage shoppers to come out to Pleasant Point from elsewhere for a variety of ‘‘good quality’’ stalls.
‘‘So Pleasant Point is a destination. It’s a great local community we have a taxidermist, the Domain, Richard Pearse statue, Ma¯ori rock art, the railway, native bats and BMX track.’’
Though there seems to be a proliferation of markets with a new one established in Temuka at the end of August, and the Timaru Artisan Farmers Market attracting 36 stallholders in its new location on George St on Saturday, Wills said the point of difference for the Pleasant Point market was it would be held on Sundays.
The Pleasant Point Farmers Market starts on September 20, and then every third Sunday of the month, from 9am to 1pm on the grassed area on the main street.