Market stall holder, Grant Hawley, who grows produce at Spring Range

If you fancy spending a leisurely morning at a relaxed country market not far from the city, the Murrumbateman Village Market is just the ticket. Situated 30 minutes north-west of Canberra, the village of Murrumbateman in the Yass Valley Shire offers a fortnightly Saturday market enjoyed by families from the local community and surrounds.

Some delicious news from the team at the Capital Region Farmers Market in Canberra! As part of its tenth birthday celebrations this year, the Market is launching its very own cookbook. The Capital Region Farmers Market is the shopfront for the best food and wine that this region has to offer and the Capital Region Farmers Market Recipe Book showcases the market people, their produce and their passion for food. 

'Good food has never come from factory farms, process lines, canteens, supermarkets and fast food chains. It still belongs to careful vegetable gardeners, painstaking cheese makers and dedicated chef-patrons, meeting in the bustling market-place.'                                                                       
                                                                                    —  Michael Symons, One Continuous Picnic (Penguin)