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April 8, 2020 by Desi Achilleos

PRESS RELEASE to Keep Farmers Markets Open

 

PRESS RELEASE RE: Keep Farmers Markets Open – 8.4.2020

Recently the Courier Mail has displayed photographs of our Northey St Organic Farmers Market with the words “crowds at Northey Street City Farm Organic Market at Windsor”. We believe their photographs and wording, in the context of other markets being overcrowded and having no social distancing regulations, misrepresents us and the safe measures we have put in place to comply with government regulations in response to COVID 19. No one who attended our markets over the past few Sundays would have described them as crowded. They were quiet and safely regulated.

Our response to COVID 19 was swift and professional. We have been identified as being farmers’ market leaders in responding to the COVID 19 threat with our safety measures and have received outstanding feedback and support from our community about how safe they feel to shop at our markets.

In this time of pandemic, we want the media to support organisations like us who deeply care about people’s health and that of the planet. Well managed, socially regulated farmers’ markets that comply with government regulations are the safest places to buy your fresh produce when they are well spaced, in the open air and sunshine and not in confined spaces like supermarkets. This is why the Chief Medical Health Officer is supporting essential food markets to stay open.

Farmers Markets also continue to support the economy by supporting small business, local farmers and local jobs. In a time of pandemic we need the media to support what is good for the economy and people’s health and we wholeheartedly believe our markets do both.

Please find below examples of our safety measures and community responses to the recent Courier Mail articles.

For further comment:

Desi Achilleos

Enterprise.mgr@nscf.org.au

0407154104

Enterprise and Events Manager, Northey Street City Farm

Our COVID 19 safety measures include:

  1. Providing our staff and community with COVID 19 information and what we have implemented to keep staff, stall holders and customers safe
  2. Implementing good sanitation practices, including hand sanitation on entry and exit of our markets.
  3. The employment of more staff to monitor numbers and social distancing
  4. Compliance for all staff to wear appropriate masks, disposable gloves and to abide by safe sanitation practices, with appropriate products and training
  5. Fencing our market perimeter to count patrons and cap our number at 350
  6. Mark social distance queues on entry to the market and at major stalls
  7. The reduction of stalls to allow for adequate queuing, with all stalls being produce or food stalls, bar one stall who sells organic soaps and hygiene products
  8. The request for stall holders to monitor the number of patrons within their stalls and comply with government regulations and to transition to eftpos sales
  9. Encouraging customers to look at food rather than touch it, and buy the food they touch
  10. For all our food stalls to be takeaway to comply with government regulations
  11. The removal of all seating to discourage socializing
  12. To have staff monitor social distancing within the market and to ask those not complying to leave
  13. Recommendation for only one person per household to do shopping
  14. Signage and social media to communicate our new safety procedures
  15. Weekly staff meetings to gather feedback and make improvements for the health and safety of staff, stall holders and customers on an on-going basis
  16. The implementation of an Epidemic/Pandemic Response Policies and Procedures

Messages of Support in response to the Courier Mail’s Facebook Post found here: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157708407517702&id=90004797701

Dace: The hugest shout out to Northey St Organic Farmers Market, its organisers, stall holders and patrons. I have never seen anything so far better organised and run since social distancing has come into effect.

  • number of people are limited (counted as they enter and exit the market area)
  • every stall limits how many people can enter at one given time
  • hand wash basins have been installed
  • stall holders don’t have to touch your bags
  • some stalls even have protective plastic so the staff are protected. Something to teach big supermarket people how to look after the wellbeing of your staff!!!!
  • customers are courteous and observe the distance

Who knew that hippies can be so organised!!!! If anyone needs lessons on how to run essential services with social distancing and proper hygiene, contact Northey Street!!!

Joanne: Ms Palaszczuk, There are many farmers markets that have been taking all of these new protective measures VERY seriously! I can attest for Northey St Organic Farmers Market who have been fantastic with putting in place measures to ensure people are socially distancing and hygiene stations are available at many points.  These markets are essential for myself and my family.  I actually feel safer going to those markets than a large supermarket like, Woolworths or Coles, and I’m a 6 month pregnant woman.  If I thought I was putting myself or my unborn child in danger I would not go.  If other markets continue to disregard distancing regulations in coming weeks, then by all means, please close operations on those specific markets but NOT the ones that are and have been doing the right thing. Thank you.

Michael: Like others below, I buy all my family’s fresh, chemical free organic food from Northey St markets every Sunday and they are leading the way in restricting numbers, spacing out stalls, handwash/ sanitiser on entry, social distancing  markers and signage. See the picture above? The girl holding the yellow chain is restricting entry into this stall and the people are waiting on 1.5 metre marks on the ground in a queue to get in. Big difference to when I visited woollies this afternoon with no visible sanitiser or restriction of entry procedures and people everywhere inside a sealed store, not an open air market. Next time do your research Courier Mail instead of running a photo taken from an intentionally deceptive perspective.

Nicole: The Northey Street Organic Markets restricted numbers entering, plus each stall holder restricted numbers in their area, plus multiple hand washing stations, Eftpos facilities made this much more hygienic than a supermarket. Please keep the markets open to support our local farmers.

Jessica: Northey St Organic Farmers Market have implemented so many protective measures since advised by the government. I feel much safer shopping there than the two big supermarket chains. It would be completely unfair to put down a blanket ban when it is only a certain few that are not implementing physical distancing and hygiene measures.

Bronte: Northey St Organic Farmers Market did an excellent job this morning. They fenced off the perimeter and had staff monitoring the numbers that went in and out. Each stall had a line outside with safe distances marked on the ground. Stalls were capped at the correct number of people per square meter. There were several hand sanitizer stations. Stalls were offering eftpos as an alternative to handling cash. Seats and benches were removed to discourage loitering and social gathering. People were wearing gloves and masks. Everyone did a fantastic job. Please don’t close the farmers markets – we don’t want to be forced to only have Cole’s or woolies as produce options. We want to support buying direct from farmers, growers, and local business. We don’t see where our money goes and who gets the right portions if we buy from a chain supermarket. At farmers markets, you meet the growers, farmers, and local businesses in person. For us personally, it has been a family initiative and tradition for decades. Supporting our farmers and local growers should be supported and advocated by the government.

 

 

Filed Under: Organic Farmers Market Tagged With: organic farmers market, Sunday Organic Market, Sustainability

April 2, 2020 by Karen Lavin

March 2020 ENews

This month has seen a lot of changes at the farm in response to COVID-19.

The team have excelled in taking measures to keep staff, volunteers and the general public safe.  Operations are slowed but not stopped which is wonderful and we are thinking BIG about the future.  Read here.

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You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.

Filed Under: eNews Tagged With: City Farm Nursery, Education, kids activities, organic farmers market

March 26, 2020 by Desi Achilleos

Northey St Organic Farmers Market STAYS OPEN EVERY SUNDAY

Northey St Organic Farmers Market will be open every Sunday to provide fresh organic produce in an open air environment.

Due to tighter government regulations on farmers market numbers and social distancing, we will only have two entrances into the market on Sunday in order to regulate numbers and monitoring social distancing for everyone’s health. We ask that you please take these regulations seriously, leave your dogs at home and limit the number of people from a household attending to one where possible. Please ask any vulnerable neighbours if you can shop for them.

The City Farm Nursery will only be open Friday to Sunday, and only accepting payment through tap on cards this week. 

We have an online store where you can order Nursery Products and Organic Food Boxes for pick up great for those vulnerable in the community, so they don’t miss our on stock. Food Boxes can also be delivered. Check out the online store here: https://northey-street-city-farm.myshopify.com/

We value your support and understanding in these times and we send out our love to the global community for good health, recovery and for the earth’s regeneration.

Please take care and apart from essential shopping, where possible #stayhome

Filed Under: Organic Farmers Market Tagged With: online orders, organic farmers market, Organic farming, organic produce, Sustainability

January 30, 2020 by Rachel Patterson

January 2020 E-News

January E-News is out!  Learn about the Australasian Permaculture Convergence and our upcoming Jazz Night Markets.

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You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.

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Filed Under: eNews Tagged With: City Farm Nursery, Events, kids activities, organic farmers market, permaculture course

November 8, 2019 by Desi Achilleos

Honeyhunters Australia at Northey St Organic Farmers Market

Honeyhunters Australia

Simon and Ruth Chatburn have had their Honeyhunters Australia Stall at Northey Street Organic Farmers Market for over 4 years. It’s a family business with their kids Jonathan and Elise, and Elise’s partner Duncan, who often staff the stall on a Sunday with their happy faces. Stall owner and beekeeper Simon Chatburn realized 25 years ago there are many useful beekeeping products from the forests, not only honey, that could help people live in good health and with sustainable lifestyles. Beehive products have been used traditionally worldwide to enhance health and wellness, and their range has top quality beekeeping products for customers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Northey Street Markets with Jonathan showing off their large jars of raw organic honey, Simon displaying how bees work and his glass window feature for the Apitherapy House!

While some honey companies have been caught out diluting their honey with sugar syrups, at Honeyhunters Australia you can buy top quality organic raw honey in a reusable glass jar. Their honey is seriously delicious. They produce and sell all beehive products including many Eucalyptus honey varieties, Jellybush Honey (Australian Manuka), Honeycomb, Bee Pollen, Bee Bread, Beeswax, Beeswax Wrappers, Propolis, Bee Venom Cream and Natural Skin Care Products, only from beehive ingredients.

Honeyhunters Australia bee hive sites are in National Parks and State Forests in Queensland. They believe retaining the status of organic safeguards the integrity of their products to offer general wellness to their customers. Their products have been audited by B-Qual and are compliant to HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) and by AUS-QUAL for Certified Organic status since July 2019.

Simon and Ruth have traveled to Germany, Romania, Slovenia and Canada to attend international conferences and workshops to keep abreast of Apitherapy state-of-the-art of beekeeping regularly. They love to share their passions and knowledge on beekeeping with amateur beekeepers and on Apitherapy i.e. using beehive products to enhance wellness with all customers.

 

 

 

 

Apimondia Honey Awards Displays, Ruth and Simon showcasing their products to an International Audience.

They celebrate World Bee Day at the markets and campaign to Save the Bees. Educating the community on why saving bees is important and to stop the manufacturing of fake honey and the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides that harm bee populations.

We are very excited to have the Honeyhunters Australia stall join our monthly Friday Night Market. They will be attending the launch of our Friday Night market on the Summer Solstice, December 20th. Whether you come to our weekly Sunday Organic Market or our Monthly Friday Night Organic Market, go say hello to Ruth or Simon and check out their awesome range of beehive products.

What is better than buying someone a big jar of raw honey for Christmas?

You can find out more about Honeyhunters Australia here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honeyhuntersaus/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/honeyhunters.australia/
Webpage: honeyhunters.com.au

Filed Under: Organic Farmers Market Tagged With: Bees, organic, organic farmers market

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