Homegrown Parkes to be the best yet

We are so thrilled to have 50 applications for stallholders and food vendors registered for Homegrown Parkes. Our Homegrown Parkes event on Saturday, 29 March is shaping up to be the best Homegrown Parkes event ever! By Marg Applebee, Central West Lachlan Landcare coordinator I look forward to sharing some exciting news shortly on some new inclusions for the event. There have been many requests for fresh produce. In addition to Crop Swap, we will welcome back Troy from Neurea Valley Produce with his fresh veggies that were a fantastic hit at our October event and Chris from Hills of Fire Flora with beautiful proteas and Leucadendron. We are always looking at new ways to share the same fabulous event, but still looking at fun and educational additions for our events. We are pleased to welcome some new stallholders this year. Some local, some regional. Our food vendors just about cover every type of request for brekky, morning tea and lunch….and something to take home for afternoon tea. This will be an opportunity for local and regional businesses who are processing, repurposing, sewing, propagating or producing fabulous local products to share their skill and products. Applications are reviewed by our Homegrown Parkes Committee to ensure that they fit with the ethos of Homegrown Parkes. We have switched up the program slightly, but the good news is that we still have fabulous inclusions. All this with the intent of highlighting processes for using locally produced food and products with the aim of encouraging locals to have a go and grow in their own backyard, your cupboard or your porch and make it yourself. We want to keep these demonstrations and workshops as short, informative and entertaining as possible, so if there is a demonstration that you would like to see, make sure that you provide feedback after the event. The Homegrown Parkes Committee, made up of members of Central West Lachlan Landcare, Parkes Community Arts and Parkes Shire Council contributors, are looking forward to delivering two fabulous, encouraging and inspirational events in 2025. Make sure that you put Saturday, 29 March in your calendar and join us at Cooke Park! Bring your shopping bags, bring cash, bring your cards and invite your friends to share in the free entertainment, good regional food and produce and share in some of our learning opportunities. For further information on this article, please go to www.centralwestlachlanlandcare.org, twitter, facebook or Instagram @cwllandcare

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