Category Archives: News
Seedlings
This herb and seedling stall is at the markets every fortnight.
Last week there were Tulips for sale in pots, must be a spring thing. I haven’t seen them before Continue reading
Saltbush Lamb
Saltbush lamb – the most tasty tenderest Lamb you’ve tasted.
My personal favourites: the cutlets and the mini roast racks. I don’t understand how it works, but if you ask them, they’ll give you a science lesson on how the acid or something in the saltbush makes the meat more tender Continue reading
Camel
A camel at the zoo. Notice the nice green grass – we’ve just had a week of good rain in Dubbo Continue reading
Zebras
The Zebras at Dubbo Zoo.
We were trying to work out whether they are black with white stripes, or white with black stripes.
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Lions
Last week it was fairly cool and the lions were up and about. Continue reading
Giraffe
We think the giraffes are great, we often go and sit next to them and have lunch on the back of their enclosure. Western Plains Zoo has one of the largest herds of giraffe in Australia.The giraffe is an absolutely beautiful animal!
It’s worth seeing them being fed, they have a gigantic tongue that sticks out and wraps around their food. Continue reading
What’s happening in Dubbo at the moment?
So what’s happening in Dubbo at the moment?It’s a wonderful mild summer, a great time of year to go to the zoo, maybe have a picnic lunch in Victoria Park, or go for an afternoon bike ride. We’ve had lots of rain so it’s quite green. The Dubbo Show is coming up on 25/26/25th April. Continue reading
The Lime Grove
The lime cordial from the Lime Grove is great. They make a fantastic marinade for chicken that you can sample for free at the markets, that has lime and soy sauce and some other goodies. And I won’t tell you how good their figs are because the less people that know, the more chance I have of getting some.
Sourdough
Nice sourdough bread from Blackheath, at the Dubbo Farmer’s Markets most weeks. You have to get in really quick if you want to get some sourdough spelt bread. It always sells fast. Continue reading
More Vegetables!
The potato man is a regular. He sells potatoes.
From the Orchard
This stand usually has apples, pears etc, and at the right time of year, figs.
I’m told by Linda and Kelvin that the spicy nut rub/marinade is good Continue reading
Olive Oil
If you’re into Olive Oil, there are plenty of oils to choose from with 3 or 4 different Olive Oil’s usually here each fortnight. Continue reading
Mushrooms
What more can I say. Mushrooms Continue reading
Sit down and have a break!
This new playground is right in the middle of the Dubbo Farmer’s Markets – a great place for the kids to play.
Native Plants
Be careful at the native plant stand, we always buy more plants than we need! They have a good range of native tubestock in very good condition Continue reading