YARRA VALLEY NEWS
We hope you win Haylee. 🤞Congratulations Haylee (Cire student) who has been announced as a finalist for the Victorian Learn Local Ro Allen Award- Recognising Pre-accredited Learner Excellence. The Kitchen Evolution have plenty of delicious meals ready to take home for dinner tonight. 😋Come in quick while they last!! The Flying Apron Patisserie are taking Christmas orders. There last orders will be taken on the 18th, so make sure you pop you orders in early. 🎄Taking christmas orders today at the Apron! Last orders placed by the 18th of Dec 🎄🎄🎄 Is there are a man in your life that you are worried about?Are you worried about any men in our community? 2020 has been a difficult year. This summer we need to keep an eye on men’s mental health and look out for each other. Bargains galore at Carter Bros. Fruit & Veg. Silvan. 😊10kg box of zucchini - $10 The Valley Twilight Market is on this FRIDAY from 3.30pm - 8pm at Yarra Valley Ecoss. There will be 40 stallholders at the market selling their delicious produce and handmade goods. It’s going to be a great afternoon/evening. Hope you can make it. 😊Our feature story for The Valley Twilight Market this week is a super special one so do check it out. We are getting the personal story behind 'The Valley Market' from Leanne Arvanitakis-Hall, the lady who brings events and markets in our community into thriving successes and has kept us all safe and nourished throughout the turbulence of 2020! We are so grateful for ALL she continues to do. Here you go.......
"We are extremely proud of Haylee's achievements and wish her all the best."
The winner will be announced Wednesday 9th December at 2pm, follow us on Facebook for further announcements. #learnlocalawards #ciretraining #trainingaward 
Singapore Noodles plus lots more other yummy meals in store today 😋😋
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#christmas #delicious
Join Rob, from our counselling team for a short talk on what to look out for and getting the help we need. Monday 14th December 3.30 – 4.30pm. This session is suitable for men in the community or anyone that works to support men in the Yarra Valley and Yarra Ranges.
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5kg tray truss tomato - $10
Come in and courgette both for $18!
Stay tuned to the story for DAREcember fun
#carterbros #🦍🍊 #silvan #SilvanVictoria #shoplocal #loveyourlocal #yarravalleylife #yarrarangesbusiness #zucchini #trusstomatoes #merrychristmas #DAREcember2020
It was Friday the 13th of March 2020 at the Warburton Summer Produce Market when it felt like everything just started crashing down around me. I was running the market and there was a big storm coming in. Marquees were blowing over and we were trying to get everything covered before the rain hit.
Chelsea was calling me to say we need to decide whether to cancel Ecotopia, the news came out that the River Folk Festival was cancelled that night, and I watched a whole stream of Festivals, Events and Gigs all cancel indefinitely.
I literally ended up in tears. It was the last Summer Produce Market for 2020.
People wanted to know where to buy their produce now The WSPM had finished... so, the following week Silvertine BD Farm started selling produce from their Market gate at ECOSS. It all happened organically. A few other stalls asked if they could come along, and from there the seeds of The Valley Market were born.
I then started to come along each Friday to support the stallholders to comply to Covid Restrictions, putting out hand sanitiser and marking out social distancing on the ground. (I became known as the social distancing police:)
Simultaneously there was a global panic buying frenzy! The Market became very popular as the need to support local became more and more evident. The toilet paper isles were bare, and the shelves were basically empty.
It felt more important than ever to support our local food producers and businesses. It was an ideal time to focus on localising our economy.
The Market has been a lifeline for our community during this time of isolation, for so many it was the highlight of their week. As restrictions tightened it was the one place people could go out and do their shopping in a safe open air environment.
As the Event Coordinator at ECOSS and The Warburton Summer Produce Market Coordinator, it worked perfectly to marry the two. Hence The Valley Market at ECOSS was born. The Valley Market has successfully run weekly at ECOSS, and in addition we will run a monthly 'The Valley Market Warburton' instead of the Warburton Summer Produce Market. As things open up and we go back to our busy lives, I hope the community continue to support our local food producers. It feels so important for so many reasons.
I am really looking forward to 'The Valley Twilight Market' this Friday 3.30pm-8pm where we will can now be a little more relaxed, hang out in a socially distant safe way & once again have live entertainment with 40 fantastic stalls!
Photo Credit: Loz (Lauren Hutchison)
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