What’s good this week?
Passionfruit
There are lots of deliciously good passionfruit at the market this week. Great eating cut in half and scooped out with a spoon – the aroma of a freshly cut passionfruit has to be one of the many thrills of eating farm fresh fruit and vegies. They are also wonderful in fruit salads; perfect in smoothies and fruit ice blocks for the children and I love the decadence of passionfruit with sliced papaya and banana, and lashings of fresh mud cream.
For your passionfruit – visit Rob and Kadi at Clothiers Creek Fresh 
Produce, Des and Donna at Cecil Farm , Will at Everest Farm or Ursula and Sarah at Jumping Red Ant.
Blueberries
We might not be able to offer a vast range of stone fruit as they don’t grow well in this area but we do have one more week of plums (TANZO Apples) and amazing blueberries from Blueberry Fields AND they are back this week. Now that the rain has cleared Otto from Blueberry Fields said that they can pick again. With 25 acres of blueberries netted to protect them from local wildlife and hail damage. They are now planting more varieties including a winter one that should be ready for picking in June or July.
Strawberries – Steve from Rainbow Fruit Flats said that their strawberries maybe coming to an end but their red dragon fruit season is getting underway with a few each more week.
Organic finger limes – Lani periodically has certified organic produce grown by her and partner Steve. Right now it is organic finger limes so visit Lani at her very popular bagel stall and buy yours to enjoy. Perhaps in a glass of iced mineral water. So refreshing!
Lychees at JRA – possibly the last week this week. I love lychees tossed in a chicken salad. Enjoy some this week.
Pick up your new season organic garlic at Sylva Lining Organics. Don’t risk the imported garlic generally available and likely to be from countries where the chemical use standards are vastly different to Australia’s. Imported garlic is fumigated with methyl bromide to ensure Australia remains free of the many diseases from garlic grown in China.
Recipe of the week:
If you want a recipe to inspire you about using the tomatoes, garlic and onions from the market – visit Jean Matinez’s latest recipe for Smokey Chipotle Salsa (an easy lactofermented salsa that taste great and is good for your health).
http://artisanwholefoods.com.au/lactofermented-smokey-chipotle-salsa/
Stallholder update :
Zeta’s Coffee is back this week. Richard will be brewing up his artisan coffee for the market’s coffee lovers. 
Absent this month only:
- Farmers Choice Organic seedlings
Stallholders season end:
Last week for apples. New season apples arrive early February.
Last week for lychees at Jumping Red Ant stall.
Nudgel Nuts returns to the market in March 2016
Narbey’s Best Avocados returns to the market March 2016 if the weather is favourable
Entertainment: Guy Kachel AND for the kiddies and young at heart Gina Merillo will be at the market offering creative tie dyeing join in the fun. 
Weather Forecast is for: A sunny morning with daytime temperatures reaching low to mid 30’s.
Produce of the week (newest season produce is in bold):
- Bananas
- Beans
- Blueberries
- Capsicum
- Carrots
- Corn
- Cucumbers (Lebanese)
- Dragon Fruit
- Finger limes
- Garlic
- Passionfruit
- Potatoes (various)
- Papaya
- Strawberries
- Sweet potatoes
- Sprouts
- Tomatoes
- Watermelon
- Rockmelons
- Zucchini
Seasonal Produce List Updated:
Vegetables
Beans (+organic), Beetroot (+organic), Broccoli, Cabbage, Capsicum, Cauliflower, Chard (organic), Chilli, Cucumber (+organic), Corn (+organic), Eggplant (+organic), Garlic (+organic), Herbs (basil + organic basil, coriander, fennel, ginger, rocket, turmeric and more), Kale (+organic), Lettuce (cos organic), Fancy Lettuce and mixed salad greens, Micro greens (+ wide variety of organic such as alfalfa, barley greens, sunflower, broccoli, chick pea), Peas incl snow peas (+organic), Mizuna, Onion (+organic), Mushrooms, Pak Choi (organic), Potato (Sebago) , Potatoes (kipfler ++), Pumpkin (+organic), Salad Mix, Silver Beet, Sprouts (+organic), Spinach (+organic), Sweet Corn, Sweet Potato (+organic), Tatsoi (organic) Swedes, Tomatoes (+organic), Taro, Watercress, Wheat grass, Zucchini (+organic).
Fruit
Apples, Avocados, Bananas (Cavendish, Lady Fingers (organic also) and Little Gem), Blueberries, Carambola (star fruit), Custard apples, Dragon Fruit, Grapefruit, Grapes, Kiwi fruit (organic), Lemons + Limes (incl organic), Mangoes, Mandarin (organic), Oranges (organic), Passionfruit, Paw Paw, Pears, Rock melons, Strawberries, Watermelons.
Flowers
Gerberas, Lisianthus, Roses, Tropical flowers – currently red and yellow heliconias.
Eggs – including organic
Nuts
Pecan nuts and macadamia nuts, nut oils, butters and choc coated nuts
Dairy
Cows milk, cheeses and yoghurt, kefir, cultured butter ++
Goats milk and soft cheeses, kefir
Honey
Raw unprocessed honey, creamed honey and creamed honey with cinnamon! And bees wax candles.
Rice and Breads
A variety of artisan sour dough breads baked with a range of organic flours (including spelt and rye) and flavours that use local market products including macadamia nut bread!
Meat
Beef and pork (All Natural Meat Company) and goat, Salami (Nimbin Valley Diary) periodically. + lamb and chicken sourced within the broader market radius and locally caught fish – very seasonal).
