Tag Archives: Margate market

From sad news to simply different news.

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Previously in this blog I extolled the virtues of Robyn and Andrew’s selfless collection of vegetable and fruit produce that might otherwise have gone to waste, the selling of it then the donation of all the money to a local … Continue reading →

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Spring produce at the Margate market

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

My Kettering friends are at it again. Yes once again, they are collecting surplus produce from home fruit and vegetable growers in the Channel area south of Hobart and taking it to market. You can read past stories here and here. … Continue reading →

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Excess produce will have new homes

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Previously I have talked about R and A’s use of a market stall at Margate to sell excess fruit and vegetables from growers down the Channel south of Hobart, and then to disperse the monetary takings to a local group … Continue reading →

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RTBG The world is now a different place

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Unless you were having a long sleep under a log deep in an impenetrable forest, you would be experiencing massive changes to the way you think and what you do each day as a result of the COVID virus impacting … Continue reading →

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More donations of food and money; lots to be happy about

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

A few weeks ago I described a generous free venture started south of Hobart by friends R and A.  Fruit and vegetables that might otherwise have gone to waste now are collected from various properties and sold at the Wednesday … Continue reading →

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