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Sunday, 7 February 2016

LEGAL RULING COULD IMPACT FARMERS AND COMMUNITY MARKETS, FETES, FESTIVALS IN WHAT COULD BE SEEN AS ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR

Kathryn Wilkes

The ruling handed down in the ERD court has changed everything,
a fundraising or market stall is now considered a SHOP,
a group of stalls, is now a SHOPPING CENTRE.
In brief, a stall, fete, market until this finding was never considered a shop/shopping centre,
so was acceptable practice in Australia as it should be.
Now they are considered unacceptable, non complying.

While most event and market managers try to get their heads around this issue,
Farm Direct Community Markets in South Australia
is going to appeal the decision in the Full bench of the Supreme court.
An appeal must be lodged by the 11th of February,
so we can't wait for other event organizers to arrange meetings and lease with Lawyers,
and I am sure the people of Australia will want urgent action.
https://www.facebook.com/stevenmclarklawyer/ Local lawyers
are willing to act for the Australian public, and a top development QC is also willing to act,
support across the board is increasing, but time is not on our side.

Help us step up to the plate and fight this legal precedent
before it is used against a market or event near you,
all money will be accounted for and once we have had a win for common-sense,
any remaining money will go to those that lost their homes in the recent fires.

Please share and start demanding our politicians also step in and protect our local events.
We need more markets and community events,

to get people out and about,
to promote healthy and sustainable eating, and
to keep our Farmers and Producers on the land.

A go fund me account is up and running and receiving support,
please consider helping us ensure Australia does not lose community events.
https://www.gofundme.com/iupy3c
Mark Aldridge "Founder" of Farm Direct
ERD court ruling ; http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/…/At…/2429/2016%20SAERDC%201.pdf
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WHY SHOULD AUSTRALIA LOSE MARKETS, EVENTS, FETES AND FESTIVALS?

These are photos from Markets and events from all over Australia.

Markets and Community events are held in every country, in Australia, the public love them as well,

and as a result they have been growing in size and support in most states.

A recent court finding has the ability to undermine Australian events and Markets,
a case brought by competition, who believe they will do better if Markets no longer exist.

The ruling handed down in the ERD court has changed everything,
a fundraising or market stall is now considered a SHOP,
a group of stalls, is now a SHOPPING CENTRE.

In brief, a stall, fete, market until this finding was never considered a shop/shopping centre,

so was acceptable practice in Australia as it should be.

Now they are considered unacceptable, non complying.

While most event and market managers try to get their heads around this issue,
Farm Direct Community Markets in South Australia
is going to appeal the decision in the Full bench of the Supreme court.

An appeal must be lodged by the 11th of February, so we cant wait for other event organizers to arrange meetings and liaise with Lawyers, and I am sure the people of Australia will want urgent action.

https://www.facebook.com/stevenmclarklawyer/ Local lawyers are willing to act for the Australian public, and a top development QC is also willing to act, support across the board is increasing, but time is not on our side.

Help us step up to the plate and fight this legal precedent before it is used against a market or event near you, all money will be accounted for and once we have had a win for common-sense, any remaining money will go to those that lost their homes in the recent fires.

Please share and start demanding our politicians also

step in and protect our local events

We need more markets and community events, to get people out and about, to promote healthy and sustainable eating, and to keep our Farmers and Producers on the land.

A go fund me account is up and running and receiving support, please consider helping us ensure Australia does not lose community events.
https://www.gofundme.com/iupy3c

Mark Aldridge "Founder" of Farm Direct

ERD court ruling ; http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/…/At…/2429/2016%20SAERDC%201.pdf

Saturday, 16 January 2016

Purchases from to-day's Jiggety-jig Market 16-01-16

Back from the Jiggety-jig!

Purchases to-day:

Waubra eggs

Sequoia potatoes

Harmony Garlic's cool smoked garlic

Beetroot. I chose small - easier for pickling in re-used jars.

Cos lettuce

For some of this quality produce, you will pay a little more.

Sometimes, though, you won't.

If growers get to know you, there's a chance

that they may give a discount.

Some items, like the garlic, fall into a specialty category, in my view.

However, growers have to find numerous uses and varieties'

for the food they have chosen to specialise in.

My regular shopping places are Coles and Aldi.

Each have their uses and their pricing systems.

I rarely enter a Woolworths and when I do,

don't spend much money there.

The ethics of the major supermarkets are dubious at best.

Woolworths comes out bottom of my list.

For more on Australia's supermarkets,

please purchase a copy of Supermarket Monsters:

the price of Coles and Woolworths' Dominance

by Malcolm Knox.

So while I may pay a little more

for top of the range value at a growers' market,

this comes from my savings at the supermarkets,

careful budgetting, being a thoughtful consumer,

a vegetarian, and a cook.

My purchases have another purpose.

I am investing, in a small way, in Australian growers.

If we all did this, the investment could become substantial.

Do we want Australian growers to disappear?

Do we want exploited labour so that growers can stay in the game?

Do we want everything to be imported -

and, usually, from places which have subsidised agriculture

such as the United States and the European Union?

Thursday, 14 January 2016

More to market, to market - this time the Bridge Street Mall Market

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Jiggety-jig Farmers Market : this coming Saturday at the Ballarat Showgrounds

The next Jiggety Jig Farmers Market is Saturday 16th January 2016, 9am-1pm come along, there is no gate fee. The Jiggety Jig is held on the third Saturday of every month.

Sample some of Ballarat's finest and freshest produce. Come along and meet the producers, find out why fresh is best and support the local food bowl. There's new stall holders at every Jiggety and lot's of regular favourites as well as seasonal Summer bounty.

Here are some of The Editor's favourites from Jiggety-jig: