On Tuesday last week I arrived back home to Sydney, Australia for a 1 month long visit to attend my brother’s wedding and for a general family reunion. I am very happy to be back enjoying the early Summer in Sydney after missing it for 7 years! Today, Sunday, I went with my Mum to the local Organic Farmers Market right near where we live on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. It was great to see the thousands of people flocking for the fresh food picked ripe for our enjoyment and nourishment.
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As the sign says this market is open every Sunday morning ’til they sellout by around 2pm. It has been going ever since I can remember and was a nice novelty for me to return to after a long fast.
They basically sell every “in season” fruit and vegetable under the sun. A vegetarian’s delight!
All kinds of apples and oranges are beautifully laid out as eye candy for us to eat with our mouths as well…
We went for the “marked” apples that had nothing wrong with them except they were bigger or smaller than usual and maybe a few little marks. $2 a kilogram is rather cheap, eh?
I came across some veggies that I’d never heard of such as broccolini. It’s obviously related to broccoli but with smaller florets and longer stalks.
Any takers for a tray of tree-ripe Australian mangoes for 12 bucks?
They have basically anything you would need but it is wise to get there early, like 7am.
They had nice flowers.
I was looking at these 2012 Australian calendars for gifts and for my room back in the US when this man came over and told me he was the photographer! So I asked if I could take a pic of him for my blog.
More of the same.
At many of the stalls there were different families running them descending from all over the world. This group were Italian.
Tropical plants were available including orchids and frangipani’s (plumera) – my favourite.
A lot of the food we bought was organic but not certified. This stand had exclusively 100% certified organic produce which was a bit more expensive.
In the foreground of this pic are endless varieties of seedling herbs and veggies for people to replant at home. We bought basil and mint.
This is to prove to you that we do drive on the left in Australia.
And this one shows how much natural bushland there is surrounding my home.
More photos from Sydney to come shortly.
Hi, my name is Asher Fergusson. I was born in Sydney, Australia during the 1980′s and grew up on the Northern Beaches. I love surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, outdoors, star gazing, photography, travel, India, rock climbing, art, meditation, yoga and currently do web development. Entire contents copyright © 2011 Asher Fergusson. All rights reserved.
great post my man.
Thanks Dad
Welcome back home Asher, enjoy your visit and the summer fruits!
Thanks Barbara,
It is so nice to be back in the warm weather with the windows open 24/7 and all the birds singing etc.
Best wishes,
Asher.
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Thanks for any help you could give