Farmers Market Taranaki Trust
Our non-for-profit market formed in 2005 and is built around the words "By Taranaki, for Taranaki". We aspire to be a thriving market where locals and visitors can attend and support vibrant Taranaki local small businesses. Fostering community with locally grown and made food is at the heart of what we do.
Click the arrows below to view a summary of the key aspects of the Farmers Market Taranaki Trust Charter:
Aims
Facilitate the formation of a network of producers and consumers of primary produce in Taranaki.
Provide an easily accessible and affordable infrastructure for both consumers and producers in a central location in Taranaki on a regular basis.
Support the viable and self sufficient operation of existing and future producers, small businesses and cottage industries in Taranaki.
Promote, support and further the rapport and understanding between local producer and consumer in Taranaki by means of information, education and needs evaluation and by working closely with local authorities.
Provide the Taranaki community with locally grown and produced wholesome food at market related prices.
Mission
Our mission is to support and stimulate profitable trading and business growth of independent primary producers, hobby farmers, community and home gardeners, and associated produce value-adders and cottage industries.
To provide customers with regular supplies of fresh local food and access to improved nutrition.
Community Values
Farmers Market Taranaki aims to be an integral part of the Taranaki Community and strives to provide various local benefits, including:
Food and nutrition education
Regeneration of community spirit
Rural/urban linkages
Facilitation of community based food security programs
Recycling of green waste and appropriate packaging
OUR TRUSTEES & STAFF
Chairman
Carl Freeman
Carl is an academic staff member at WITT/Te Pukenga in the Primary Industries department where is teaches horticulture.
He has a stakeholder-focused mindset and facilitation capabilities, developed through various social entrepreneurship, facilitation, board and leadership roles. He has had a key involvement with the local food economy in Taranaki by initiating the Farming to Flourish Pivot Research and being invited to be on various expert advisory committees related to food production in the region by the likes of Venture Taranaki and Sustainable Taranaki.
Carl is passionate about capturing feedback and building continuous improvement loops into the Farmers Market Taranaki organisation. He believes the market plays an important social, environmental and economic role for the region.
Treasurer
Cecily Bull
Cecily Bull is a past stallholder of Farmers Market Taranaki and has administrative and leadership experience in mental health non-profits and community groups.
Cecily works in the background to keep the finances in order, so that the rest of the team is free to do what they do best.
Cecily enjoys being part of an organisation that is an antidote to the impersonal mechanised food system, restoring connection while providing healthy food. Farmers markets are one of the few places where customers can still get to know their suppliers - the trusting relationships that naturally develop during regular weekly encounters support wellbeing and build community. She is interested in finding novel ways to offer this experience to others.
Board Member
Jules Costello
Jules van Costello is the owner and winemaker of organic urban winery Known Unknown and wine bar House Wine. He is passionate about growing small food and drink businesses and offers marketing and social media support to a range of clients around New Zealand. As well as being a Trustee of the Taranaki Farmers Market he is also involved with organising Feastival, Taranaki's local food festival which is held twice yearly.
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Board Member
Matt Lamb
Matt is a Strategic Project Adviser at Venture Taranaki where he leads projects supporting key sectors in the regional economy, such as food and fibre.
Matt considers the Farmers Market a critical aspect of the regional food and fibre ecosystem. He believes that a strong and well-supported market allows new food and beverage businesses to grow, by giving them an opportunity to test their products, meet customers and generate income.
Matt has more than ten years’ not-for-profit governance experience across a range of roles. He is Taranaki born and bred and is committed to making sure the region continues to be a great place to live for future generations.
Board Member
Pamela McLoughlin
Pam is our Tang.E.Tea Lady, she LOVES tea! Like a lot of Pam grew up on good ol’ Builders Tea, but found out a few years ago the there is so much more to tea than that. After some health hurdles arose, a caring friend gave her a Scoby and introduced her to the wonderful world of Kombucha, a.k.a fermented tea. She was hooked from the first batch.
Not only did it taste out of this world, but it was full of probiotic goodness and her gut told to keep on brewing. She has since been brewing away in her ‘Home Sweet Home’ kitchen, creating “Tang.E.Tea Fermentory’, learning the science and perfecting the art.
Her and her husband Dave, the bestowed helpful ‘cart horse’ lovingly tows bottles of kombucha every Sunday, sharing the joy of Kombucha and their beautiful botanical flavours for our community enjoy. Pam loves to chat with her valued customers and sharing the joy of yummy-tummy drinks with us all. She is a wonderful addition to our board team and offers creative and constructive feedback as a regular stall holder.
Market Coordinator
Siobhán Hemingway
Siobhán is a web & graphic designer with a passion for gardening and local food systems.
From a young age, she cultivated a deep appreciation for the important role that food plays in our wellbeing. Experience with chronic illness heightened her understanding of this relationship, making her a passionate advocate for growing your own food and supporting of local food systems. Siobhan also studied horticulture with a New Zealand certificate in Organic Primary Production, she looks forward to the future of growing food in our fruitful region.
Siobhán envisions our market continuing to be a vibrant hub, connecting the community over nourishing kai.
We're after our next intake of Board Members!
Find out more and apply on our 2025 Board Recruitment Page:
TARANAKI FARMERS MARKET
Sundays' 9am - 12pm @ Huatoki Plaza
The vibrant tastes of Taranaki - your one stop shop for local food, drink, music and community.
Proud to be Organic New Zealand's 'Farmers Market of the Year' 2024!
Contact us
marketcoordinators@gmail.com