Newsletter November 2021

Concern is mounting that new food safety regulations could put local vegetable growers out of business and bring about the end of the iconic SAGE Farmers Market in Moruya.

The NSW Food Authority recently released a draft of its new food regulations which will impact all vegetable growers, dairies, and egg, meat and seafood producers from February 2025.

Local vege grower Adrian Cram shares his journey to produce Heirloom Tomatoes.

Seven local market gardeners recently met at the SAGE Garden in Queen Street, Moruya, to discuss the current practices they are implementing to build healthy soils and identify how they could achieve resilient soils to cope with drought. The discussion was initiated by the Regional Circularity Co-operative and concentrated on issues facing small scale market gardens.