Category Archives: farmers market

Guest Blog – Going to Wagga Wagga? You must know someone there…

Posted on September 30, 2013 by waggadventure

[Lisa edit: Another visit and another guest blog, this time by fellow Canadian ex-pats Kristie and Leo Saumure, who came to Oz from their home in New Zealand to compete in the Sydney half-marathon. Kristie (Lisa’s first PhD student) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan baker, Australia, birds, Canada, cats, cockatoo, cooking, CSU, Edmonton, farmers market, food, Jugiong, kangaroo, lake albert, lamb, visitors, wagga wagga, wine | Leave a comment

How to speak Australian, part dukkah

Posted on October 14, 2012 by waggadventure

We had one of those odd language issues this week at the Artisan Baker, where we go every Saturday morning to buy baguettes, a pain rustique or campagne, and a couple of tarts for dessert – our weekend treat.  Often … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan baker, Bernard, dukkah, farmers market, food, Magpies Nest | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Hometown Glory

Posted on August 4, 2012 by waggadventure

We’ve been a bit lazy (busy?) about blogging recently, so had to ask for some help. This is a guest post by Wagga’s newest Canadian. Her own blog is beckyquarterly.wordpress.com. How many other cities of 65000 in Australia can claim … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, churches, civic centre, farmers market, Murrumbidgee, Riverina, Uncategorized, wagga, wagga wagga | 2 Comments

How to shop Canadian

Posted on June 14, 2012 by waggadventure

A few months ago, we wrote a post about how most of what we buy – specifically food – is Australian. At the end of it, we said that though we were willing, or even happy, to exist on Aussie … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, cultural differences, farmers market, maple syrup, shoes, shopping, travel | 2 Comments

my little golden horseshoe

Posted on April 12, 2012 by waggadventure

When we booked our accommodation and restaurants in Beechworth for the Easter long weekend, we did it early because we reckoned that being a long weekend, and the last one before winter sets in, it might be busy. Little did … Continue reading →

Posted in apples, Beechworth, cycling, farmers market, festivals, holidays, horses, market, mountains, small town culture, wine, wineries | 1 Comment

Young and restless

Posted on November 20, 2011 by waggadventure

A couple of weeks ago, while driving back from a work trip to Bathurst (CSU has a campus there, so we’ve both been a few times), Dan left a trail of cherry pits from Young to Cootamundra. He had just … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, Ballinaclash, cherries, farmers market, fruit, Hilltops, strawberries, wine, Young | 6 Comments

the steep and winding road…

Posted on October 15, 2011 by waggadventure

When we got home from the Spirit of the Land festival last weekend, Lisa saw an ad in the local paper (the Daily Advertiser) for the Batlow Apple Blossom Festival this weekend. Since we are trying to experience as much … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, apples, Australia, Batlow, bogans, driving, fall fairs, farmers market, festivals, food, horses, koalas, lizard, market, mountains, pie, Riverina, road signs, rural life, shows, skink, small town culture, Snowy Mountains, traffic signs, wildlife | Tagged | 2 Comments

Bright lights, big city: part 2

Posted on September 22, 2011 by waggadventure

There are a few big public galleries in Melbourne that are worth visiting. We didn’t make it to the Tutankhamen show at the Melbourne Museum, nor did we go to the Vienna exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria. Both, according … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Australia, farmers market, food, market, Melbourne, politics | Leave a comment

Goon squad

Posted on September 14, 2011 by waggadventure

This week in the Wagga Daily Advertiser newspaper, there was an article about a local winemaker complaining that a proposed new tax structure might put him and other, similar boutique winemakers out of business. The purpose of the law is … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, bogans, Drinks, farmers market, Riverina, wagga, wine | Leave a comment

This little piggy…

Posted on August 16, 2011 by waggadventure

One cold day in January a couple of years ago, while Lisa was off at a conference (somewhere much warmer), Dan almost ran over a coyote on 119 Street in Edmonton, alongside the U of A farm. It was still … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, beef, cheese, farmers market, food, kangaroo, market, pie, pistachios, sausage, vegetables, wine | Leave a comment