Fabulous markets are something the Mornington Peninsula is well known for. The newest market on the calendar causing a buzz among market lovers is Shoreham Community Market, held on the third Sunday of the month from October to May.
Head to the Shoreham Tennis Club on Byrnes Rd and next to it you’ll find the market. The inaugural market was held last January. Stall co-ordinator and market co-founder Dylan Candy says: “In the world today there’s a lot of isolation and disconnection, so we created the market to bring people together, to connect through homegrown, handmade and other loving products. We share, we dance, we sing, we come together as a community in the name of simplicity, connection, creation, gratitude, service and love. These are the foundations of our community market – we’re all about keeping things simple and getting back to basics.”
Dylan founded the market with his brother-in-law Harrison Jones, friend Leyla Bulmer and his wife Olivia Jones with support from the community, which helps make the market possible. After four successful markets at the start of the year that saw up to 25 stallholders selling their homegrown and homemade goods, and local musicians supplying homegrown music, Shoreham Community Market is officially on the map. “We didn’t want to be another big market,” Dylan says. “We really like the unique, simple feeling of 30 stalls. It creates a community within all the stallholders and a unique smaller market feel for visitors.”
Sustainability and simplicity are two big drivers behind getting the market up and running. “We really want to close the gap between where food is grown and where it is sold/consumed. Hopefully we can inspire people to put in some fruit trees, a vegie patch or to get creative at home in order to get back to a simpler and more connected way of living.”
In time the market team would love to create a weekly market, a place to do your weekly shopping. “We really value growers and people out there on the land who are servicing our community.”
If you’re a grower or maker, Shoreham Community Market would love to hear from you. Get in touch at www.shorehammarket.com. The next market is on Sunday, December 18, from 9am-1pm.
Of course you can find all the markets listed in every edition of Mornington Peninsula Magazine, including online in our calendar of events.
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