Voting Open to Taste NZers’ favourite Farmers’ Market
Voting open to Taste New Zealanders’ favourite
Farmers’ Market
4 April
2012
The annual Taste Farmers’ Markets Awards have
officially begun to Taste the nation’s best independent
Farmers' Market food producers and let localvore's vote for
the Farmers' Markets that have turned the weekly shop into
thriving community events. One lucky voter will also be
jetting off to Melbourne for their own private tour of
Victoria’s Authentic Farmers’ Markets over a
mouthwatering long weekend.
Farmers'
Market food producers will also compete in their categories
(kitchen bench, water, butchery, paddock and dairy), judged
by Masterchef Nadia Lim and Jonny Schwass, recently named
Restaurant Personality of the Year. Last year Canterbury stole the show,
winning four out of the five categories and Otago Farmers'
Market won the consumers local votes. Schwass, a Canterbury
localvore at heart, felt the real importance of supporting
local producers after the Christchurch earthquakes: “It
supports the small farmers and gives them and their families
a future. Ultimately it just tastes better to cook with food
sourced as close to the stove as possible.”
The Taste Farmers' Markets awards is proudly
supported by Taste Magazine and Marketground
Websites
To vote and be entered into
the draw, or to nominate your favourite Farmer’s Market
stallholder, visit www.tastefarmersmarkets.org.nz
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Contact:
Chris
Fortune, Chairperson Farmers’ Markets New Zealand: tasteawards@farmersmarkets.org.nz
phone 021 935995
Best Food producer
from the Kitchen Bench
Food produced from the Kitchen
Bench, preserves, pickles, jams, relish's, breads, cakes and
puddings etc.
Freshest Producer from
the Water
NZ food produced from any product from the sea,
rivers, lakes and ocean.
Tastiest
Food producer from the Butchery
NZ's best animal product,
bacon, smallgoods, primecuts and butchery.
Freshest Food producer from the Paddock
For the best fresh produce product from the
field, carrots, onions, garlic, lettuces, fruit and
vegetables etc etc
Creamiest Food
producer from the Dairy
To the producer who sells at
Farmers markets any product from the Dairy, cheese, curd,
etc
Farmer's Market Photo or Video
Do
you have the best photo or video at a Farmers' Market of
local producer or local producers ?
NZ food producers who sell at local Farmers'
Markets can register online at www.tastefarmersmarkets.org.nz
Category Winners 2011
Best food producer from
the Kitchen Bench:Rowandale Homestead, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Tastiest food producer
in the Paddock: Grown, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Tastiest food producer
on the Paddock: Cressy Farm, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Freshest producer from
the Sea: Moko Freshwater Eel, Canterbury CLICK HERE
Tastiest food producer
from the dairy:Kingsmeade cheeses, Wairarapa CLICK HERE
Highly Commended
2011
From the Kitchen Bench: Cheviot Hills,
CanterburyCLICK HERE
In the Paddock:
Pinoli Pinenuts, MarlboroughCLICK HERE
On the Paddock:
Havoc Pork, Otago CLICK HERE
From the Sea: Bay
Quality Fish Smokers, TaurangaCLICK HERE
From the dairy:
Wangapeka cheeses, NelsonCLICK HERE
For More information on the
Farmers' Markets NZ Association http://www.farmersmarkets.org.nz/
For more information on the Taste Farmers Markets Awards
http://tastefarmersmarkets.org.nz/
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