Market Notice Board

This page is regularly updated with farmers’ markets community notices, job vacancies in farmers’ markets, and other matters of particular interest to market operators and managers. Please contact us if you would like to place a notice on the Bulletin Board.
 
 2012 MARMALADE COMPETITION 'MARMALASHES'
To all marmalade-makers across the length and breadth of Australia – our Marmy Army. We need You!
To help defend the MarmalAshes trophy against the England XI in February, 2012
The MarmalAshes, a tiny insignificant jar, is held in the old Buninyong Courthouse,
the Historical Society’s Museum, in exact replication of the Ashes at Lords.
So send in your best home-made citrus marmalade to Buninyong in January
The selectors will be at the
Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade Fair
Sunday 5th February, 2012
Our expert CWA Judges and Celebrity Selectors will select the Australian XI to tour to England as well as where the best marmalade in Australia comes from and who makes it!
Will your marmalade be selected to tour to England in 2012 for the Test against England ?? Or be judged best in Australia ??
Marmalade Competition Public Viewing – 12pm to 3pm in the Buninyong Town Hall
* Official Opening at 1.45pm followed by;
* Celebrity Selectors and CWA Judges comments, followed by;
* Presentation of Marmalade Prizes, including ‘Man-made’, ‘Junior’ and Best in Show.
* Then the  announcement of who has been selected for the Australian XI to tour to England.
Further information: www.buninyong.vic.au/marmalade or email marmyarmy@gmail.com

 
INTERNATIONAL STRAWBERRY SYMPOSIUM – BEIJING – 18 - 22 FEBRUARY 2012
 
Strawberry growers from around the world will gather in Beijing for the 7th International Strawberry Growers Conference to be convened by the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Abstracts for papers sought by 30 August 2011.
More information:www.iss2012bjchina.org.cn
 
ON-LINE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE

Check out www.netinsure.com.au for handy on-line insurance for market operators and stallholders
More info: Russell Chegwyn
Chegwyn Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd
Phone:  02 9604 6166 | Fax:  02 9604 6188
 
AUSTRALIAN OLIVE ASSOCIATION (AOA) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Olive producers selling in farmers' markets are invited to learn more about the AOA Accreditation Program designed to ensure integrity and quality. Market mangers are asked to bring this program to the attention of their olive product stallholders. For more details go to www.australianextravirgin.com.au
 
 
ATTENTION HERB + SPICE PRODUCERS!

 
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Secretariat, PO Box 45, Bundaberg, QLD 4670
Tel: (07) 4153 3007 Fax: (07) 4153 1322
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