Maribyrnong Farmers Market

The Slow Food Edgewater Farmers Market is Slow Food Melbourne's newest market, held on the first Saturday of the month from 9am to 1pm at Maribyrnong Family Park, 337 Gordon Street. Entry is a gold coin donation, and Slow Food Melbourne lists it among its monthly markets.

A market for fresh, local and low-waste shopping

Slow Food Melbourne describes the market as showcasing the best of what Victoria has to offer, with an emphasis on fresh, locally sourced and sustainable produce. The line-up it names includes seasonal fruits and vegetables, artisanal cheeses, freshly baked bread, free-range eggs, organic meats and homemade preserves, and it says every vendor is carefully selected for quality and authenticity.

It is run as a waste-free market, so shoppers are asked to bring their own bags, containers and cups. Gold coin entry proceeds support the West Footscray Op Shop and the Sunshine Harvest Garden in Werribee. Dogs are welcome on a leash.

Market at a glance

1st SaturdayEvery month

9am to 1pmTrading hours

Gold coinEntry donation

4Slow Food markets in the west

Good to know before you go

Maribyrnong is an inner suburb about 8 kilometres north-west of the Melbourne CBD, with 12,573 residents at the 2021 census. It takes its name from the Maribyrnong River, which bounds the suburb to the north and east. Slow Food Melbourne's own listings describe the park as Maribyrnong (Sunset) Family Park, in Edgewater. The suburb sits on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, and it contains Highpoint Shopping Centre, one of Australia's largest.

This is one of four monthly Slow Food markets in Melbourne's west. The others are on the second Saturday at Johnson Reserve in West Footscray, the fourth Saturday at Spotswood Primary School, and the second Sunday as Slow Foodscray at Footscray, so a first-Saturday visit here fits alongside the rest of the monthly circuit. Stallholder enquiries go to Slow Food Melbourne on 0438 318 319.