Schools, students and teachers supporting The Hastings Farmers' Market

The Hastings Farmers' Market is a blooming great way to learn more about health and nutrition.

Primary Schools - including colouring in stencils

Secondary Schools

TAFE and University

School & Home Gardens
It has now become an important aim to improve the content of school lunches. Nutritionists tell us that children will eat up to 20 times more of a food item they have had prior experience with.

So, Hastings Farmers' Market is helping to encourage children into awareness of good health and nutrition by market gardening at school and at home.

Teachers
For more information about Farmers' Market excursions, field trips , school stalls and education programs, please contact the Hastings Council Economic Development Section by telephone on 6581 8633 or email: farmersmarket@hastings.nsw.gov.au

School Excursions

Visit the farms and food production sites at some of our Farmers' Market vendors.

Excellent educational excursions providing insights to local food production small business and value adding methods.

Search and contact growers directly to organise primary school excursions - click here.

Note: By appointment only

ATTENTION
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Do you need extra pocket money?

Want to kickstart your career in the horticultural industry?

Are you a budding entreprenuer?

The Hastings Farmers' Market is now inviting young people to participate in upcoming markets.

School children will be provided with free space at the markets to sell their fresh fruit and vegetables (which must be grown at home or school).

The project aims to increase awareness about nutrition, healthy eating habits, business skills and customer relations.

By doing so it is hoped to create a stronger link with local farmers, food production and the source of food.

For more information, please contact the Farmers' Market Co-ordinator on 6581 8633