The match between Essendon and Geelong on Saturday will form just part of the entertainment in the first ever ‘Country Game’.
From 10:30am, the Live Site outside Gate 3 will open.
The stalls and entertainment on offer will bring a taste of the country to the city.
From homemade cheeses, to delicious jams and gourmet puddings – if you’re after a pre-game snack there will be plenty to choose from.
If it’s the competitive action that gets your juices flowing, be sure to check out the whip cracking, wood chopping and sheep sheering.
And there will be some great artists on show too including John Williamson, Darcy Nolan and Mustered Courage.
Timings, stall and map details are listed below.
10:30AM Live site opens at Yarra Park Precinct
Performances on Main Stage:
11:35AM Darcy Nolan
12:15PM Mustered Courage
1:00PM John Williamson
12:30PM Player signing session (2 x Essendon players / 2 x Geelong players – TBC)
Market Stalls:
Locheilan Farmhouse Cheese:
Locheilan Farmhouse Cheese will be at the Farmers Market offering a selection of delicious cheeses handmade on their dairy farm from their own milk. All Locheilan cheese is made with traditional philosophy and methods, and ripened naturally resulting in beautiful creamy flavours.
For more information visit: www.locheilan.com.au
Pud for All Seasons:
Pud for All Seasons produces delicious gourmet puddings, dessert sauces, and chocolate delicacies for all occasions. Stock up for your next dinner party!
For more information visit http://www.pudforallseasons.com.au/
Olive Branch Preserves:
Olive Branch Preserves will be at the Famers’ Market selling fabulous jams, marmalades and relishes made fresh in Central Victoria.
Coopers Pies:
All the way from Yarrawonga, Coopers Pies are baked fresh using the freshest quality local ingredients.
For more information visit www.cooperspies.com.au
Royal Melbourne Show
From 10:30am, see sheep shearing demonstrations, feed one of Farmer Darryl’s farmyard animals, witness sheer strength in the woodchop and whip crack displays and heaps more in a free, family celebration of the contribution of all-Australian regional communities.
You will also have the chance to win some amazing prizes including a VIP 2016 Royal Melbourne Show package – make sure you stop by the Royal Melbourne Show marquee before the first ball bounces to find out how you can win!
For more information visit: www.royalshow.com.au
Dad’s Oats:
We are passionate about our oats and even more so, growing the best oats in Australia and taking them from our paddock to your brekky bowl. For five generations our family farm has grown oats which are nurtured from birth on the foothills of the Pyrenees Ranges in Dad's Paddocks, North Central Victoria, Australia. Using the finest Echidna Oats known to grow in Australia, we use the very best 5% of our oat harvest to produce Traditional Rolled Oats, Quick Oats and Groats, that people love. We also sell hand oat rollers so that people can freshly roll their own oats (using the groats).
For more information visit http://www.dadsoats.com/
Caravan Eggs:
Caravan Eggs come from a family owned and operated property in South West Victoria, and will be at the Farmers’ Market selling true free range eggs.
For more information visit: www.caravaneggs.com.au or check them out on facebook or Instagram @caravan_eggs
Lamadre:
Lamadre will be at the Farmers’ Market selling a selection of handmade breads and sweet treats for all the family to enjoy!
For more information visit www.lamadre.com.au.
Greater Shepparton City Council:
A range of fresh produce from the Greater Shepparton City Council.
Outback Spirit
Robins Foods make an exiting, delicious range of Outback Spirit Provenance products that feature Australian native ingredients such as bush tomato from the desert, mountain pepper from the wilds of Tasmania, Kakadu Plum from the West Kimberly and Lemon Myrtle from the eastern coastal rainforest regions.
We take the provenance of our ingredients, both Indigenous and traditional – including our tomatoes, onions etc - very seriously. Ian and Juleigh Robins have been working in the native foods industry for 30 years and in 2008 they establish the Outback Spirit Foundation – a philanthropic Foundation that assists Aboriginal enterprises to grow and market native foods and to facilitate the links between the growers and the consumer.
The Outback Spirit range grown and made in Australia, includes chutneys, sauces, hot sauces, herbs, rubs and seasoned salts. Robins Foods are also an accredited member of the Victorian Farmers Markets Association.
The Food Purveyor:
The Food Purveyor brings together a collection of exquisite, regional foods made by incredible artisans and small-scale food and wine producers. Tasty basics to get you started through to luxury treats. Everything is made with quality ingredients that are brought to life by passionate people. We carry products from Freckleberry, Camilo Olive Oil, Smalt Cold Smoked Salt, Irrewarra, Asterisk, Springhill Farm, Angel Sent, Cobs, Thomas Chipman, Sweet Things By Caroline, Adelia Find Foods, Pennyroyal Farm.
