It’s a meeting place, a splash of colour, somewhere to select fresh fruit and vegetables, home-grown produce, fruit drinks and pastries … Noosa Farmers Market is a place for all seasons, all reasons.
How many times have we crossed the old humpback bridge over Weyba Creek through the years?
It was the gateway to Noosa late 1960s. Noosa Sound had not been developed at that stage.
Over time it has been reconstructed as a footbridge so the history has been preserved.
People fish from the bridge. Stand-up paddle-boarders glide by. Others sit on the creek bank and reflect.
Walking to Noosa Farmers Markets on Sunday I looked fondly back on those days.
Australian Rules Football had kicked off at the oval. In time, Noosa Arts established itself there as well.
The walk through Weyba Creek Conservation Park is a peaceful pocket of Noosa. Birds twitter, there’s the rustle of the breeze in the trees.
The market has been running for more than 20 years and is rated among the best in the country.
There are the sights and tempting smells – everything from fresh turmeric and ginger to French or Portuguese pastries, from local cheeses to smoked meats, pestos and pickles, olives and antipasto selections.
Home-made jams and chutneys, freshly-baked breads, and of course fruit and vegetables, much of it organically grown in the region.
Stall-holders share the stories of where and how they grow their produce or carry out their crafts.
Persimmons are in season and you can seek out the exotic dragonfruit – the red ones taste best in my opinion.
There’s local honey and free-range eggs, cane juice as well as fresh-squeezed fruit juices, and of course a morning would not be complete without a coffee.
It’s a relaxed atmosphere set under the shade of the trees and with the stalls selling cut flowers as well as potted plants.
A slice of Noosa to be enjoyed on any Sunday.
