Centre Plantation, High Street , Lancefield, Victoria
http://www.vicfarmersmarkets.org.au/market/lancefield-district-farmers-market
Ah, Lancefield. Lancey one day, fieldy the next.
At the foot of the Macedon Ranges, an hour
and a bit from Melbourne up the Calder Freeway (past the airport), sits
Lancefield. According to Wikipedia:
Lancefield district had a reputation for
some of the best fertile soils in Victoria. Prior to being cut up into small
blocks during the early 1970s the region produced high yields per acre of
potatoes, fat lambs, fat cattle, wheat and other cereal crops.
Its elevation apparently also makes it very
good for growing grapes.
But did you know they had a farmer’s market? Neither did I; but our “rural brethren”
around central goldfields Victoria are all over it like a rash.
OK, I know, I know, Armstrong and Miller said it best when they sang it.
Still, this was one of the better ones I’ve
been to, and I’d encourage you to go for “sustainable” and organic food, and a
nice day out. Now, read on!