Vendors

There isn’t too much that Dawn and Graham Stewart don’t know about growing plants, drying fruit and making delicious condiments and jams.

A small, select range of absolutely delicious condiments and award-winning preserves using heirloom recipes.

Lian Redding & Fiona Collings have a small scale market garden in Purakaunui which is spray free. They grow to permaculture principles with a diverse range of colourful vegetables including heirloom varieties.

Mark and Lynley Hunter, along with their two children Lauren and Shawn, have been developing their BioGro certified lifestyle property for the past 20 years.

Stone fruit orchard that uses its seconds to make delicious baking, sauces and sorbets.

Steve Webber & partner Margelyn Guesta of Webbers Gourmet Chicken - a family run business for over 60 years, previously known as Dunedin Poultry. Steve started at the OFM with his father Ivan right back when the Market first started and has seen huge changes in the meat industry. One of which is that people tend to want smaller cuts of meat rather than the roasts that predominated back when he started out. Red meat has perhaps become less popular as people become more health conscious and choose to eat less fat.

“It’s more fun selling cheese than shearing sheep.” Bob Berry, founder of Oamaru-based Whitestone Cheese has no regrets about his move from one side of the farm fence to the other.

It is said that pies are simple food, but Steven Turner is the first to argue against that. He says there’s nothing simple about a "Who Ate All The Pies" pie!

Third generation fruit grower John Gilchrist has worked for over 50 years to produce a quality product which is sold to the export market as well as locally at the Otago Farmer's Market each Saturday.