farmers’ markets
Love fresh food.
Love fresh veggies that look fresh after two days (yes Woolies I’m looking at you).
Love unwaxed fruit, picked from somewhere I can drive to, not fly to.
Love the idea of buying meat originating from happy animals and the supporting farmers who deserve respect for defying questionable practices.
Love being surrounded by like minded people, on early dew laden mornings, searching for the best local produce and the chance to scoff an organic egg roll (the strong coffee is mandatory!).
So here we have a listing of local farmers’ markets. This page is living, so feel free to email me about new markets or changes in market details.
[I try my best to keep the details as up to date as possible, but PLEASE PLEASE check the details on the markets' website (if available). Due to the somewhat temporary nature of farmers' markets, changes in schedules and locations can happen with little notice. There's nothing worse than expecting a gustatory good time but being faced with an empty space!]
UPDATED 21 JAN 2011 – NEW Poynter Farmers’ Market!
Armadale Producers Market
Kelmscott Senior High School Agricultural Faculty, Cnr Railway Ave and Cammillo Rd Kelmscott WA 6111
Open every 3rd Sunday of each month 8am – noon
» see my article
City Farm Organic Growers’ Market
1 City Farm Place, Cnr of Lime and Brown Streets, East Perth WA 6004
Open every Saturday 8am – noon
» see my article
Growers’ Green Market (Fremantle)
South Fremantle Senior High School, Lefroy Road, Beaconsfield WA
Open every Sunday 8am – 12 noon
» see my article
Kalamunda Farmers’ Market
Central Mall, Kalamunda WA 6076
Open every Sunday 8am – 1pm
Kallaroo Springfield Market - no longer trading, may reopen later in 2011
Springfield Primary School, 31 Bridgewater Drive, Kallaroo WA 6025
Open every 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month 9.30am – 12.30pm
Mandurah Peel Farmers’ Market
Peel Education & Training Campus, Education Drv (off Gordon Rd) Greenfields, Mandurah
Open every Sunday 9am – 1pm
Manning Clontarf Farmers’ Market
Clontarf Aboriginal College (opposite Curtin University) Manning Road, Manning WA 6102
Open every Saturday 8am – 1pm
» see my article
Midland Farmers’ Market
Old Great Northern Highway, Midland WA 6056
Open every Sunday 7am – 3pm
» see my article
Mt Claremont Farmers’ Market
Mt Claremont Primary School, Cnr of Alfred Road and Montgomery Road, Mt Claremont WA 6010
Open every Saturday 7:30 -11:30am
Poynter Farmers’ Market – NEW! Starting 5th Feb 2011
Poynter Primary School, Poynter Dr, Duncraig WA 6023
Open Saturdays, fortnightly from 5/2/2011 (check website for dates)
» see my article
Subiaco Farmers’ Market
Subiaco Primary School, 271 Bagot Road, Subiaco WA 6008
Open every Saturday 8am – noon
» see my article
Western Farmers’ Market
Palmyra Primary School, 60 McKimmie Street, Palmyra WA 6157
Open every Sunday 7.30am – 12.30pm
» see my article
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For people looking for stall applications for Growers Green, head to this link:
http://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/files/586a7523-0fc2-4ed9-8d92-9dac00ed770a/Growers_Green_Market_Food_Stall_Application.pdf
I’ve been going to the Wanneroo Markets for about 15 years. I only buy produce at the Supermarket in emergencies.
Wanneroo Markets
33 Prindiville Drive Wangara, Perth WA 6065 (08) 9409 8397 ? wanneroomarkets.com.au
Ian – Hello! I try to only buy at supermarkets when I need toilet rolls, cleaning stuff etc but otherwise head to markets for everything else too. Thanks for the Wanneroo Markets tip – they’ve been there for donkey’s years! Must go back one day. Good luck with your trip and wish you all the best fun and adventure!
OOh so glad to have found you. We are visiting Perth next month for a few days, and will definitely visit one of these markets. We will also be moving to Perth in December 2012, can’t wait!
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Edwina – Hello Edwina! I hope your visit to Perth bodes well for your move over here. What a huge change from Dubai! It’ll be great to have another food blog on the Perth scene next year. Let me know what you think of the markets. :)
thanks: this is the single most useful webpage ive found in a long time! And your blogs are great :) One gripe about some of the farmers markets ive been is that not all the produce is from wa, which to me completley defeats the purpose of a farmers market! Why buy produce from over east, when at the next stall there is the same product that was picked the day prior in perth area?
Lisa – Hi! Thanks! My strategy is to avoid the big stalls with crates of absolutely everything and head to the growers selling a single product, or to small time backyard growers (these are more likely to be found at Midland and Kalamunda due to the proximity to country areas). Alternatively, look out for farmers’ markets with stricter charters – like Growers’ Green or Subiaco. You may also be interested in CSAs, have a look at Mimsbrook. Thanks for dropping by!
hi, a tip for people north of the city ‘organic on charles’ has a good selection of WA grown veg for the weekends where you cannot make it to the markets (sleep-ins, work and family etc!)
hi mei, thanks for the link to CSA’s. how do you find the service at Mimsbrook? Also, what do you mean by “stricter charters” at markets like the one at Subiaco? thanks!
jojo – Hi jojo thanks for dropping by. I’ve never actually been to the Mimsbrook shop, only heard it through word of mouth. Some markets have stricter policies regarding the stallholders – for example, the product has to be either grown or made by the person running the stall, ensuring the money actually goes to the producer. Or perhaps, like City Farm’s Saturday markets, the produce has to be organic.
Have you been to the Albany Farmers’ Market? Every Saturday on Collie Street in Albany 8am until 12. You can get the freshest Torbay Asparagus there.
Torbay Asparagus – I’ve always wanted to go there, alas Albany has just been to far to drive on our trips down south. Would love to stock up your asparagus! One day perhaps. ;) Thanks for dropping by!