YOUR MARKET
A 100% local showcase now open at
Origins Market S
BY GEORGIA THOMAS DIRECTOR, FRESH CREATIVE MANAGEMENT
Building a healthy community with local products and real food.
howcasing 100% local, Origins is unlike anything ever seen in WA before, bringing together like-minded growers, makers and creators for 3000 square meters of sensory heaven.
On the first weekend of November, the new market was opened by owner and proprietor, Allan Erceg, Managing Director of Erceg Group, along with the Hon. Alannah MacTiernan, Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry; Grant Henley, Mayor of the City of Busselton with the Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony performed by Dr Wayne ‘Wontiji’ Webb and the Undalup Association.
The new market showcases more than 60 makers, growers, producers and artisans, bringing both a unique market experience as well as an innovative small business incubation opportunity to life in the heart of the South West. Ahead of the opening, Origins Market General Manager, Deon Maas, described the anticipation as palpable.
“Origins Market is set to unearth the best of the state for the local community and tourists to enjoy, it is about as far removed from a traditional farmers market as you can get,” he said. “We have more than 20 makers serving up meals, the vendor accents alone are a feast for the ears. Our makers are serving up food with roots from Latin America, Italy, Mexico, Korea, South Africa, Bali and Turkey, it’s an international food experience! Not to mention hand-crafted gelato, freshly roasted coffee, freshly shucked oysters, fish straight from the boat and pastries baked fresh on site. “Hand-crafted products ranging from macrame, to jewellery, to photography to candles and soaps are located between the workshop area and the observational beehive. “Visitors can experience a taste of the region with samples from some of WA’s best wineries, cideries, distilleries and breweries, or have a long lunch or dinner drinks at the Homestead at Origins tavern and wine bar,” Mr Maas said.
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