Feilding sees off the competition and impresses the Prime Minister

The 2012 Taste Farmers' Markets awards announced the winner of the Farmers Market of the year at the recent Farmers Markets Conference in Auckland, celebrating with regional and seasonal food and Yealands Estate Wines in the "Oscar's of food awards".  Feilding Farmers Market which operates on a Friday morning in the centre of their vibrant and
 ustling town centre, secured the personal vote of the Prime Minister, John Key, and thousands of other localvore's  to claim the  outright win over 34 other Farmers' Markets from Invercargill to Bay of Islands, who were vying for the Farmers Market of the Year Award.

Judges Jonny Schwass, Nadia Lim and Julie Biuso have chosen the best tasting products from farmhouse meats, artisan smallgoods, crisp vegetables and fruits and tempting sweetreat's that truly define the success and growth of Farmers' Markets in the past decade for further category awards. And the winners were:

Market Manager of the Year – Barb Warren – Ohaka Farmers’ Market

Farmers Market Region of the Year – Northland – Kerikeri  & Paihia Farmers’ Markets

Freshest Producer from the Water winner -  Salmon Man - Hobsonville Point,  Grey Lynn, Cammbridge and Hamilton Farmers' Markets

Best Food producer from the Kitchen Bench winner -  Relish The Thought - City Farmers Market at Britomart

Tastiest Food producer from the Butchery (winner best value added product) -  Franks Sausages -Tauranga Farmers' Market

Tastiest Food Producer from the Butchery  (winner best raw product)  - Cheviot Hills, Waipara Valley Farmers' Marke

Highly commended from the Butchery (value added product) -  Otello's, Parnell Farmers' Market

Highly Commended from the Butchery ( raw product)  -  Euro Deli Meats / Cressy Farm Christchurch, Oxford Farmers' Market

Highly Commended from the Butchery (raw product)  - From the Farm Gate - Parnell & HobsonvilleFarmers’ Markets

Freshest Food producer from the Paddock Winner (Organic)  -  Organically grown in Hope - Nelson Farmers' Market

Freshest Food producer from the Paddock winner  -  Pahoia Fresh Produce - Tauranga Farmers' Market

High Commended from the Paddock -  Thanks Shallot, Stephen's Onions & Shallots - Marlborough Farmers' Market

High Commended from the Paddock  -  Convoy Lane Gardens and Orchard - Parnell Farmers' Market

Highly Commended from the Kitchen Bench -  Paris Berlin, French-German Organic Bakery - Grey Lynn Farmers' Market

Highly Commended from the Kitchen Bench -  Sweetree Honey - Hamilton Farmers Market

Highly Commended from the Kitchen Bench -  Due North Foods - Kerikeri Farmers' Market

Highly commended from the Kitchen Bench    -  Naaz Curry Paste - Hobsonville Farmers' Market