Gisborne Farmers' Market — Local services in North Island

We decided that this year we would shop local again for our fruit&vege as a monthly thing. The family made a special visit to Gisborne to see what their market was like. I liked that they had an official open time that made it fair for all. We bought a bunch of vegetables and other goods plus I got some new fruit trees and some flowers for my 5 yo to nurture. I would say that things are scattered across the spectrum of quality and cost. There were some well priced fruit&vege but also some that were overpriced in comparison to the other stalls. We were introduced to a type of pumpkin we hadn't tried before.. Life changing. I would say I was surprised at how small it was but given the space allotment it made sense. Overall it was a good experience, we'll probably just stick to ordering online local unless we want to make a day of it which we did in...

Walk your golden lab to the market which opens at a respectable time to allow you to put your face on and run a brush through your bob-cut. Or leave the lab at home and drive the SUV down. Hook that trug over your arm and pretend you're somewhere fabulous and saving the whales from plastic bags. Pay extra dollars for produce simply because it's a Farmers Market. Mingle with other upper-middle class folk and sip your latte from a disposable cup. Gisborne sadly doesn't have a market anywhere near the quality and vibrancy of Avondale or Mangere markets. But the Whataupoko folk like being seen...

Sort of like a confusing kaleidoscope of colour between hipster haven, boomer hangout, poor people pretending to be rich and rich people pretending to be down to earth. Live Folk song rings out from the flavour of the week busker wile hippie girls look on swaying to said musio uncaring of judgment from the punk rock likes of me self. Socially significant aspect of the community. Cheep vegetables straight from the locals. The local small farmers really need this support as unsold produce is making the feasibility of continuing unrealistic and if we let the big guys win its $4 lettuce from pac and...