We love farmers markets for providing everything supermarkets don’t – the freshest, seasonal produce, a chance to chat to growers and bagfuls of bonhomie – so we’re delighted that a new one is about to sprout. Good luck to our friends of the Mulgrave Farmers Market, which will take place every Sunday morning from 31 May and become the first weekly market of its kind in Melbourne. We don’t need to describe what makes a good farmers market but this one promises the lot: local, seasonal, free-range and organic produce as well as the strictest criteria to ensure that all stallholders are, in fact, producers. What’s more, all profits from the market will go towards charities supported by the Wise Foundation. So if you live in the eastern suburbs, grab the whole family and head down to the corporate headquarters of The Body Shop Australia and help keep money local; save a few dollars; meet the guy who grows your spuds; and soak up the music and village atmosphere.