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Salamanca Market

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6238 2430

Address: Salamanca Pl 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.salamancamarket.com.au

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25.01.2022 Who’s coming to the Salamanca show tomorrow? How lovely is this photo of Alison, from Wharncliffe Alpaca Stud, and her wonderful alpacas? They look so woolly and adorable. ... We can’t wait to meet all of our animal friends on display from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm this Saturday. They will be set up on the Salamanca Lawns and you will need to come through the main market entry point and then make your way back onto the lawns to visit them. More info can be found on salamancamarket.com.au/show

25.01.2022 There is nothing quite as wonderful as a hand-knitted jumper that your mother or grandmother made for you. They last for many years and are always warmer, especially as we know that they were made for us. There is a lot our grandparents can teach us about the worth of an object that is made by hand. Emma Hope is a master of second-hand and finding unique retro and vintage items. Her stall Emma Hope retro and vintage, is full of bright, bold colours and patterns. ‘During the c...older months, my hand knitted range, or "knits by nanna" as I call them, are particularly popular. I love that someone has spent hundreds of hours lovingly knitting these jumpers. Rather than ending up in landfill, I love it that I can give them new homes where they can be worn, admired and keep their new owners toasty and warm. I select jumpers with high wool content, as well as cashmere, mohair, merino and angora’, says Emma. You can say that second-hand clothing runs in the family. ‘I grew up at the market as my late mum, Sue Hope, was an original stallholder. She also opened Tasmania’s first vintage clothing store. I was a market child and took over the stall from my mother. ‘It’s so wonderful to be back at Salamanca Market. My fellow stallholders are my market family and I've missed them terribly, as I have my regular customers. It finally felt like a real Saturday for the first time in five months. I grew up at the market and it's such a huge part of my life. It's hard to describe how much it means to me, but being back was like going home.’ You can find some of Emma's items on our online store at https://salamancamarketstore.com.au//emma-hope-retro-and-/ or, visit her online store at https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/emmahopevintage

24.01.2022 This weekend we are introducing contact tracing at the market. This means that we will be collecting the contact details of everyone attending the market each week. It’s part of the new COVID-safe measures required by the Tasmanian State Government. There is an easy to use phone app, or if you are not tech savvy, you can fill out a paper form at the market. Either way our safety angel volunteers will be on hand to help with any questions. The ‘Check in Tas’ app is easy to do...wnload and set-up before you come to the market. Then on market day you can open the app, scan the QR code on our posters and show our safety angel volunteers the successful check-in screen. For more information and step by step instructions visit our website https://www.salamancamarket.com.au/Tasmania/Contact-Tracing

24.01.2022 Fresh lobster this Saturday It’s been a very late start to the season for Shaun and his crew from the ‘Merlin’. They normally fish the far southern and western waters of Tasmania for rock lobster and each trip can mean the crew spend anywhere from 7 to 12 days straight at sea. This weekend they will be bringing around 250 fresh crays to the market to sell. The crays will be unloaded straight off the boat into boxes with ice. You can find them this Saturday near the Able Tasman fountain in our new fresh veggie area.

24.01.2022 Roll up Roll up. Come to the ‘Salamanca Show’ this Saturday and find some family fun at the market. Enjoy toffee apples, Dagwood dogs, fairy floss, donuts and ice-cream. Take a Tea cup ride or a little journey on Tommy Choo Choo, the bright red train. ... Say hello to the alpacas and baby goats. Green thumbs will love the Show day tomato plants. There will also be plenty of opportunity to ‘build your own show bag’ with over 90 Salamanca Market stallholders. ‘Salamanca Show’ is this Saturday, Salamanca Place, from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm. Visit Salamanca.market.com.au/show Rotary Club of Lindisfarne

23.01.2022 Jenn’s colourful work is full of gumnuts, birds, native animals and wonderful sea creatures, such as whales and sea dragons. Each piece starts as a drawing and then is handmade using the clay. She mixes the clay colours herself and does a lot of hand blending to get the right effect, before cutting out each component and building the finished piece. It takes time to get the patterns in the clay right and the final effects can be everything from a bold colour, a watercolour lo...ok, or a metallic finish. Our personal favourite is the ‘weedy sea dragon’ necklace, which Jenn made after seeing a real one at her local beach near Mt Nelson. This is finished with metal leaf and alcohol inks - the metallic finish is beautiful, especially when the sunlight hits it. You can find Manning Polymer Clay at the market this Saturday on the building isle of the market, near Maldini.

23.01.2022 We love our safety angel volunteers Without them we couldn’t run our market each week and keep everyone safe. Our angels count everyone into the market, remind people about social distancing and hand sanitiser, and offer a warm welcome and a friendly smile. Scott and Renae from Joanna's Jams have a stall which is located right near Irish Murphy's. Each week they see firsthand the wonderful job our angels do and how cheerful they are in all sorts of weather They have been so impressed with our angels that they gave them some of their lovely jams as a special thank you. Our angels will now be that much sweeter with their mixed berry, blackberry, strawberry and raspberry jams . If you are at the market this Saturday, share the love and say thank you as well. #salamancamarket #sweetjamstory

23.01.2022 Great weather today at the market. Come on down!

22.01.2022 John Martin is surrounded by bush and wildlife, at his pottery studio in Mt Nelson. The colors in his work reflect the wilderness colours of Tasmania, including the local moss and lichen, wildflowers, night skies and of the rivers and beaches. He hand throws on a potter’s wheel but it is the wood-firing process that captivates him and where the magic happens ‘I start before dawn on the firing day. It is hard physical work and the continuous anticipation of what effect acti...ons will have ten minutes ahead,’ says John. ‘It becomes a type of meditation. I fire alone and become totally involved in the process. There is much to attend to at every stage of the firing. Sudden rises or plummets in temperature can occur if attention wavers. Patience, calmness, energy and clear thinking are essential. At the end, there is about a two hour period where the clay and glazes will mature and the ashing and flame effects are maximized. This is a serene and special time, just the soft rumble of the kiln and the stars above.’ We asked John what timber he likes the most ‘The local silver wattle is probably the one I like to work with the most. It burns to a fine ash and floats through the kiln and interacts with the clay. The wattle burns hot but very quickly. When the ash lands on the clay at the hot temperature it melts the ash. It’s a natural glaze. When you open the kiln you can see the pattern of the flames across all of the pots. Each piece has individual flame marks and there are infinite variations.’ We asked him what it was about wood-firing process that kept him motivated. ‘It’s the hardest way to consistently make high quality pottery, but the most rewarding. So many things can go wrong, but when it goes right it’s so satisfying,’ he said. You can find his pottery outside Maldini’s each Saturday at the market. It's beautiful work that is worth appreciating for the journey each piece has been through.

21.01.2022 Roll up Roll up. Cuteness alert! Come to the ‘Salamanca Show’ this Saturday and say hello to the alpacas and baby goats. Touchwood Farm Goat Milk Soap and Lotions are well known at the market for their wonderful goat milk products. Their goats are beautifully raised, hand-milked and live on idyllic green pastures. They will have four of their baby goats on show this Saturday and will be a bundle of cuteness for little ones to admire. @Alpaca South are well known at the market... for their top quality alpaca scarves, throws and knits. They will be bringing some of their lovely black alpacas to the show from their Wharncliffe Alpaca Stud for people to say hello to and to admire their fine, dense blue black fleeces. Find woolly cuteness on the Salamanca Lawns at the silo’s end. ‘Salamanca Show’ is this Saturday, Salamanca Place, from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm. Visit salamancamarket.com.au/show See more

20.01.2022 Calling all Toms! Help us spread the word. If your name is Tom and you visit our market this Saturday 17 October, we’ll give you a free jar of TassieTom. Select your spread from either wood-smoked almond butter or organic peanut butter made with Tassie sea salt. Our thanks to ‘Tom’ who runs @TassieTom which is an artisan range of nuts, butters, walnut oils and chocolates. Their full range can be found on their website tassietom.com. ... Why do Toms get all the butter? Tasmania’s own market is also known fondly as ‘Tom’ by our market team. It’s our ‘market away from our market’ while current restrictions are in place around COVID. Warning: This promotion may contain nuts. T&Cs. Only Toms will get the butter. Knowing a Tom or being related to a Tom is not Tom enough. Show your Tom ID to get your jar. Tom’s should enter via the main market entrance from 8.30 am. Only the early Tom gets the butter, late Toms may miss out and may need to buy jam. One jar per Tom. More spread can be found on our website salamancamarket.com.au/tom.

20.01.2022 Salamanca mornings are the best! #salamancamarket

20.01.2022 How creative are our stallholders? These are some of the ‘social distance’ chalk markings out the front of our stalls. Love it! @salamanca_juicevan @equalitytasmania @micheal_roberts_photography

20.01.2022 A visit from the PM to our market today for some fresh oysters!

19.01.2022 Looking for a fun family photo with Santa? Santa will be making a special appearance at the market this weekend for family photos and to provide some festive humour, in true photo-bomb style. This is a quirky Covid-safe way to make your friends smile this Christmas. Bring your phone or camera so you can take your own photo, or alternatively, our Christmas elf will be on hand to help out. ... You can find our photo-bomb Santa on the Salamanca Lawns this Saturday, from 9 am to 12.30 pm. There is no need to book, but please make a donation to the Lions Club to help those in need this Christmas. For more information visit our website www.salamancamarket.com.au/photobombsanta

19.01.2022 Hello Saturday! If you need to find something for Father’s Day there are lots of great gifts to find at the market today, plenty of yummy food and the weather is great!

19.01.2022 We are very excited that outdoor events in Tasmania, including our market, can now welcome 1000 people. This has allowed us to increase the number of incredible stalls onsite, with 105 stallholders trading this week. We also welcome back 13 new stallholders including Berta’s Crepe Haus, Cheeky Devil Coffee, Sallee Warner Ceramics, Provenance Growers, Huon Valley Juice and Australian Art Glass.... We will still be providing plenty of social distancing and hand sanitiser. Support local business and shop at the market this weekend.

18.01.2022 Fresh savoury pastries from Cygnet Woodfired Bakehouse

18.01.2022 Have you ever thought about shaking off the year with a morning yoga class? We are very excited to be working with the Healthy Hobart team to offer a FREE morning yoga session on the Salamanca Market lawns this Saturday, from 8 - 9 am. The class will be fun, gentle and leave you feeling refreshed and ready for the day. If you like the sound of a good stretch under the Salamanca Lawns followed by a delightful morning shopping in the market, but are still not convinced, ...we are also offering all yoga participants a voucher for a FREE freshly squeezed juice from either the Salamanca Juice Van or the Juice Box. What a great healthy way to start the day! Limited spaces are available and you will need to register online. Visit https://www.hobartcity.com.au//Healthy/Healthy-Hobart-Yoga to sign up. Please note turn off your Wi-Fi to use the app. Image credit: People photo by Yanalya, www.freepik.com

18.01.2022 Popcorn time! We love the big screen and have partnered with Village Cinemas to give some joy these school holidays. Visit the market early this weekend and you could WIN tickets to the Village Cinemas. Big screen moments are back! Giveaways include 15 family passes for four and 2 double Gold Class tickets. Simply enter through our main entrance near Montpelier retreat to be counted in by our safety angels and the tickets will be given away on the spot as lucky door prizes.... More information and T&C’s can be found here www.salamancamarket.com.au/movie

18.01.2022 Black garlic has a thousand uses. Which one would you pick for tonight? Add to a cheese board and use like a quince paste Mix with butter and add to olive bread toast Toss through with roasted potatoes... Add to sautéed mushrooms with thyme and pepper Use on a canapé with smoked salmon and cream cheese Create a gourmet pizza with bocconcini, prosciutto, tomato, fresh basil and olive oil Black garlic is one of the many DR Garlic varieties grown by Koonya Organics, a sustainable garlic farm, located on the Tasman Peninsula. You can find many tasty jars at the market this weekend outside The Whaler. #drgarlic_koonya #blackgarlic #salamancamarket

18.01.2022 Left it too late for Father's Day? Find something for dad in our easy online collection and tell him '...it's in the mail!' https://salamancamarketstore.com.au/

18.01.2022 Did you know that the ‘Check in Tas’ app makes checking in to our market super easy? We are encouraging everyone to download the app before you visit. When you get to the market you will see that we now have a ‘fast lane’ and a ‘help lane’ at each of our entrances. If you have the app installed you can go in the ‘fast’ lane, scan the QR code and walk straight in. If you are not tech savvy, you can use our ‘help lane’ and fill out a paper form at the market. Either way our safety angel volunteers will be on hand to help with any questions. For more info on how to download the app visit www.salamancamarket.com.au/contacttracing

17.01.2022 Feeling romantic? Visit the market this weekend and you could win a romantic getaway for two! We are giving away two night’s accommodation at Hadley’s Orient Hotel in a luxurious spa or heritage suite. On arrival you will be greeted with complimentary sparkling wine and cheese as you settle into your stay. Wake up easy with breakfast included on both days. This is a wonderful way to experience a stunning heritage hotel right in the heart of Hobart, within walking distance to ...the market, the waterfront and city shopping. To enter spend $30 or more at any stall at the market this Saturday to receive an entry form. Pop your completed entry form in the competition barrel located near the main entrance at Montpelier Retreat before 1.30 pm. The prize is valued at up to $920 and is valid until 1 December 2020. More information and T&C’s can be found here www.salamancamarket.com.au/romance Hadley's Orient Hotel @hadleysorient

17.01.2022 We have put together a fun little video to explain our new contact tracing app. It's easy to use, but if you are not tech savvy, we will have paper forms available at the market as well. Either way our safety angel volunteers will be on hand to help with any questions.

17.01.2022 Cherries This Saturday is a great day to buy some sweet, new season cherries straight from our growers. Richmond Cherries will have their fresh cherries near Wooby's Lane and Ferniehurst Cherries will have their cherries near the Abel Tasman Fountain.

17.01.2022 Would you like to make a keepsake to treasure forever? Are you interested in learning about ceramics and glazes as you paint your very own ceramic Christmas star? Sarah from Sea Soul Studio is a master ceramist and will be running a workshop this Saturday at the market to help you step into the world of ceramics and learn a new skill. This is a great opportunity to meet the artist and be inspired by a world of creativity. Suitable for young and old alike, however children s...hould be able to work independently so we can maintain social distancing. Cost is $20, register online at www.seasoulstudio.com/category/workshops https://www.instagram.com/p/CIB0IgFhy3b/

16.01.2022 Roll up Roll up. Come to the ‘Salamanca Show’ this Saturday and find all of the classic food show day favourites. There will be donuts, Dagwood dogs, tornado potatoes, ice-cream, toffee apples, fudge and rock candy.... ‘Salamanca Show’ is this Saturday, Salamanca Place, from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm. Visit Salamancamarket.com.au/show #salamancamarket #salamancashow

16.01.2022 Congratulations! Annie Jeffries from Port Sorell is the lucky winner of our recent competition to ‘Win a Romantic Getaway for Two’. Annie wins two nights luxury accommodation at Hadley's Orient Hotel. Thank you to everyone who entered the competition and we hope you had a lovely day at the market last Saturday.

16.01.2022 Safety is still our top priority and our safety angel volunteers are doing a wonderful job each week counting everyone in and out of the market. It's easy to forget that we all need to pitch in to keep our market safe. Use the main entrances so we can count you in and out Use the hand sanitisers provided Remember to maintain social distancing... Follow all directions from our crew If you are feeling unwell, please stay home See more

16.01.2022 Our best wishes to everyone for a safe and joyous festive season and thank you to everyone who has visited our market, for your loyalty, your enthusiasm and for keeping our spirits high. We would like to thank our amazing stallholders, our market crew, our volunteer safety angels for the huge effort it takes to bring a market back and to adapt in these challenging times. And just to prove what a dedicated bunch we all are, we will be open on Boxing Day, Saturday, 26 December. We might affectionately refer to this one as the ‘Christmas recovery market’. We would love you to join us if you can.

15.01.2022 Check out the lovely collection of vintage silver spoons and jewellery from Ang at Spoon Savy. This is a lovely stall to spend some time browsing and finding some special pieces to love and to treasure.

15.01.2022 Our winner from our ‘Double the Love this Christmas’ competition is Emma from Sandy Bay. Emma and her friend Evelyn, have both won a bottle of the Hellfire Summer Gin from our online store. Congratulations. What a lovely prize! This will be perfect to enjoy on a long hot summer night. Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. https://salamancamarketstore.com.au/p/tasmanian-summer-gin/

15.01.2022 Where are the veggies? With our bigger market of 170 stallholders this weekend we are moving all of our fresh veggies into a little collection of goodness in the car park area by the Abel Tasman fountain. If you are looking for your super greens you will find them all here.

14.01.2022 Roll up Roll up. Come to the ‘Salamanca Show’ tomorrow and find some family fun at the market. There is a great range of entertainment for the little ones. Take a ride on Tommy Choo Choo, the little red train.... Enjoy the fun of a spinning tea cup ride or try your luck on the laughing clown sideshow game. Posy Blossom will be spreading her garden delight, playing her ukulele and making little pipe cleaner flowers for children. ‘Salamanca Show’ is this Saturday, Salamanca Place, from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm. Visit Salamancamarket.com.au/show

14.01.2022 Lush roses. Who will take these home today? @salamancamarket

14.01.2022 Planning a visit to the market this Saturday? You may be asked to queue if we reach our maximum gathering limit, as specified by the State Government. If you are in a queue you should still socially distance to ensure that you are keeping yourself and your community safe. For those of you that enjoy a leisurely start to the day (and avoid potential queues) a hot tip is that the best time to visit the market is after 12 pm.

13.01.2022 Jake lives and works in Hobart and the Tasmanian environment around him provides endless opportunities for inspiration. His bronze work is detailed and captivating and you can feel the connection with nature that he has strived to achieve within each of piece. He grew up in Poland in a family where hunting and fishing was the ‘normal’ thing. With two uncles in the family business of taxidermy, there was a huge opportunity to learn about anatomy when he was younger. This atte...ntion to detail and structure has carried through to the work he does now and shows in the way he can achieve expression and character. He casts his own pieces at his studio at home, starting from the clay or wax original, making the moulds, to casting in bronze or silver. But, he says, when the commissions get too big, he likes to do this at a friend’s foundry. Is it dangerous? We have to ask. ‘It can be, but safety first. There are always a few close calls in the foundry when the mould breaks,’ he says. There is also clearly a lot of chemistry. The patina on the finished work is something that he has mastered through experience, learning about oxides, nitrates and mixing chemicals to get the right effect. ‘It takes hours and days to get the patina right. I’m working on a Kingfisher now, but I am not happy. I’m going to strip it off and start again,’ he says. He has recently completed a commission for the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, which is very exciting and it's embedded into the concrete footpath in the Tasmanian section. ‘The Fagus tree is a part of the garden’s emblem and the leaves are in their logo, but they didn’t have the tree in their collection. It grows at a high altitude in the remote Tasmanian wilderness, so they have never had it in the gardens before.’ ‘It’s always nice when you get a commission and people bring their own ideas. It’s my hands and my process, but the concept is a collaboration and they have put their own thoughts into it.’ You can find Jake Mikoda Bronze Sculpture Artist in the middle isle this Saturday, near Parliament House Lawns.

12.01.2022 Everyone loves a pirate and there is plenty of bounty to find at the market. This Saturday from 9 am we have a fun treasure hunt for young children to enjoy. This easy treasure hunt will have you hunting for clues though Salamanca Square and the market and collecting stamps as you go. Pirates that collect all of the stamps will receive a sweet treat. To be part of the pirate fun on the day find out more information on our website and download the treasure map. We will also have plenty of maps available on the day. https://www.salamancamarket.com.au//Salamanca-Treasure-Hunt

12.01.2022 Thank you to everyone that came to the Salamanca Show today. We had so many happy faces and it was a great success. Here are some of the photos we took. Enjoy! Alpaca South at Wharncliffe Touchwood Farm Goat Milk Soap and Lotions Rotary Club of Lindisfarne Makebelieve Children's Entertainment - Tasmania Provenance Growers The fudge a’fare #salamancashow #salamancamarket

11.01.2022 This Saturday, our market is getting bigger and longer. We will now run along Salamanca Place from the Silos to Gladstone Street and will be open from 8.30 am to 3 pm each Saturday. We are also excited because we will be welcoming 170 Salamanca Market stallholders into the new footprint, including 20 of our stallholders who haven’t been back since COVID closed our market in March. Don’t forget that maintaining safety is important and our market is abiding by best practice, s...o please hand sanitise as you come in, maintain social distancing and follow the instructions of our safety angels and market crew at all times. This is a great opportunity to get all of your Christmas shopping done. Find out on our website which stallholders will be there each week. www.salamancamarket.com.au/Stallholders This beautiful timber heart is from @Sideline Timber Products

11.01.2022 Roll up Roll up Come to the ‘Salamanca Show’ this Saturday and buy some show day tomato plants. Nothing tastes better than home-grown tomatoes! Provenance Growers will have more than 40 tomato plant varieties available, in all different shapes, colours and sizes. The plants are fed weekly with a seaweed solution and grown outdoors so that they are hardened off and ready for planting. There will also be pumpkin, zucchini, climbing beans, herbs and lots of other edible plan...ts to go with the tomatoes. All of the plants are pesticide and herbicide free and the pots are re-used to avoid waste. ‘Salamanca Show’ is this Saturday, Salamanca Place, from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm. Visit Salamancamarket.com.au/show #salamancamarket #salamancashow See more

11.01.2022 We have the perfect day planned for you this Saturday With 19 degrees predicted, Saturday starts at Salamanca. Bring a basket and pop down to the market early and find plenty of fresh vegetables and greens for the kitchen. Drop into one of our flower stalls and find some fresh flowers and then browse for some gifts for Father's Day. Don't forget that it is easier than ever to park around Salamanca Place, with plenty of parking along the waterfront and 30 new car spaces between PW1 and IMAS. Bring on the sunshine

10.01.2022 We are very excited to be welcoming Provenance Growers back to the market this weekend with their fabulous fresh produce which is all chemical free and grown in their garden in Neika. We are told it won't be long until the show day tomatoes are ready.

10.01.2022 Hartshorn Distillery are launching a new vodka at the market today called ‘PEAT’. Like the name suggests, it’s a peat smoke infused vodka and there will be a limited first release of 10 special bottles this Saturday. Pop over to their stall for a tasting that captures all the unique qualities of their sheep whey vodka infused with the pervasive character of Tasmanian peat smoke. You will find them located in the middle isle, near Grape Food and Wine bar.

09.01.2022 It may be the combination of the detail in the old coins or the way the different metals shine in the sunlight, but the craftsmanship in this jewellery is clear. Phil, from Accent Rings, loves to take old coins and transform them into beautiful, unique pieces of jewellery. ‘I find some of my coins from the Coin and Stamp Shop in Hobart or I find them on eBay. Sometimes people have their own coins that they bring in that may have been sitting in a draw and they want them tur...ned into something’, says Phil. You will find coins from all around the world in this stall, many of them are old and many of them you don’t see very often anymore. ‘The 1935 New Guinea shilling is one of my favourites. It has a hole in it so when I make it into a ring, the pattern is awesome’, says Phil. ‘There are a number of other coins I like as well. The 1 Kina New Guinea coin has two crocodiles around the outside and I made one recently for a lady in her 70s and she loved it.’ Each earring, pendant and ring is individually hand-crafted and meticulously finished to make sure it is of the highest quality in his Hobart studio. ‘My studio is full of lots of tools. I have metal lathes, drill presses and plenty of jewellery tools. You need a lot of tools to do the work properly. Every 6 months or so, I clean out my studio so I can see what colour the benches are’, he says jokingly. Fun fact you won’t find any modern Australian coins made into jewellery as there is a penalty for defacing or altering current Australian currency. However, Phil is currently working on a bezel to go around the outside of coins. That way they can be mounted, but not damaged. ‘I am always looking for new things to make and creative ways to make new things. I am always looking for something new - you create one thing and something else creative happens along the way.’ #salamancamarket #accentrings

09.01.2022 Today is National Threatened Species Day, which raises awareness of plants and animals at the risk of extinction and celebrates the amazing work that passionate conservationists, researchers and volunteers do to save them. 7 September is a significant date, as it marks the day when the last Tasmanian Tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. It is believed to have died from the cold after being locked out of its sleeping quarters. Sadly, in the last 200 years over 100 plant and anim...al species have become extinct in Australia. Sharon from Thyla Scene will be supporting National Threatened Species Day and 15% of sales made via her online store this week will be donated to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal. Custom-made orders included. Her dog coats are a fitting way to remember the Tasmanian Tiger, as well as keeping your dog warm and comfortable. She uses remnant and recycled fabrics, thus reducing textile wastage to landfill. Located in southern Tasmania, Sharon and her family love their country life, the wildlife and community environment. Every year the University of Tasmania use their property to set Tassie Devil traps to assist in Devil Facial Tumour Disease research. You can find more of her range at https://salamancamarketstore.com.au/product-tag/thyla-scene/ and then follow the links to her website.

09.01.2022 Kasha from Hobart Belts has been handmaking leather belts for over 15 years in her belt-making studio behind her house in South Hobart. She mainly uses cowhide leathers and her belts are very beautifully crafted in a range of both natural and bright colours. She also has another leather variety that sparks a lot of interest as it’s so unusual. People are fascinated by her Barramundi leather belts. ‘I often get asked how this is possible. But Barramundi is incredibly tough on...ce it’s tanned’, says Kasha. She grew up in the leather industry as her parents owned a leather workshop in Poland in the 70s. Kasha learnt the craft from her father and, after they moved to Tasmania, took over the family business when he became unwell. She still uses her father’s original sewing machine. ‘It’s a very old PFAFF, which is an old German sewing machine’, says Kasha with pride. You can find Kasha and her range of belts at the market this weekend.

09.01.2022 Dr Kaja Skraskova is a master of herbal medicine, botany and healing and her collection is remarkably Tasmanian. Herbae Thylacini is the name of her Tasmanian bush apothecary and you will find many creams and treatments made from native plants from around our island. When you talk to her, you will find that she is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about her research and like any journey there is always more to discover ‘As a whole, I love how the local flora reflects ...the variety of the Tasmanian landscape. There are salt resistant plants growing along the coastline, plants that adapted to growth in strong winds on top of kunanyi, the cushion plants, the famous Huon Pine... To a certain extent this can be said about plants anywhere in the world, but Tasmania is so unique in how much variety you can find in a relatively small area. There over 500 endemic plants on our island, ranging from trees down to tiny plants’, says Kaja. We asked Kaja what her favourite Tasmanian plant was ‘It’s a difficult question to answer, but there is one plant that I am intrigued by and that is Isophysis Tasmanica. She looks so beautiful and noble, is rare and you have to do some work to get to see her. She can be found in the Southwest National Park and even though I've made a few trips there, I have yet to see her.’ ‘I am also interested in some of the high-salt-content plants, such as Pigface (Carpobrotus Rossii) and Bower Spinach (Tetragonia Implexicoma). Other plants in my focus are the native willowherbs (Epilobium spp.). I have been looking into whether they could be used in place of the European and largely medicinal Willowherbs. It also appeals to me how they can hide in intricate places.’ Kaja is committed to sourcing all of her plants as raw material directly from local and Australian growers. It’s important to her that the supply chain is short and direct as this improves the quality and potency of the herbal extracts. Custom-made orders are her speciality and she welcomes people to get in contact about their specific needs. ‘I love the small format of the new market and I feel like I can support the local community. There is space and time to chat and I that is really important when you want to help someone’, says Kaja. You can find Kaja at the market this weekend and we encourage you to try some of her products you are sure to be impressed.

08.01.2022 These modern crochet decorator pots from AJC Originals Tasmania are made from 100% recycled t-shirt yarn, and are a wonderful and environmental way to make your home stylish. ‘Several years ago I decided that, rather than buying gifts for my friends and family, I would start to make them. Nothing quite says you really care about someone than a handmade gift,’ says Abbie. Things quickly developed from there and people began asking her to make items for their friends and soon... AJC Originals was born. It’s a great story of a hobby turning into a business. You can find a range of planter and hanging pots in all different colours as well as plenty of yarn and jute cord from the Ministry of Yarn so you can be inspired and make your own creations.

08.01.2022 Spice Lotus are well known for their vegetarian and vegan street food and for their spicy Malaysian Gado-gado. This weekend Aaron is also bringing his new sourdough bread range to the market and we are looking forward to some authentic crunch. There will be pumpkin, jalapeno and beetroot sourdough breads and we are all very excited to try his brand new Asian vanilla custard croissant.

07.01.2022 Cary Lewincamp has been playing at Salamanca Market for over 30 years and you can find him quietly creating some magic with his guitar every weekend. It’s incredible to think how many people have seen him play over the years, have stopped to listen for a moment and enjoyed his gentle and enchanting music. We asked him how he would describe his music ‘It’s difficult to say. Some feel it is classical, but I think it is derivative of everything from jazz, folk and country. You ...absorb as much as you can and hopefully you can create and find your own voice’, says Cary. What is it that keeps you coming back to the market? ‘I love performing. It’s a really honest way to perform. When you play music, if people like it they stop, if they don’t they keep walking. It’s nice to build that connection with people’, he says. Over 30 years, there are bound to be moments that he remembers, from famous people stopping to listen to his music like Bryan Brown, Ainsley Harriott or Shane Jacobson to people that find an instant connection with his music. There have been some great moments ‘Sometimes people stop to listen and then mention that they are a singer. We sometimes do a song together some people have the most beautiful voices’, he says. ‘Or, only a few weeks ago, I was playing away and it got a bit quiet in the market. The stallholders across the road started singing along to the songs I was playing. We were singing songs by James Taylor, Bob Dylan and Carol King, all the old familiar songs.’ So what’s your favourite song? ‘It would have to be You’ve Got a Friend, which is by Carol King and then was made famous by James Taylor. Our friend Christine Sullivan sang it at our garden wedding and it was beautiful. It was a moment that held the space’, he says. And what is the favourite one of yours? ‘The one I haven’t done yet,’ he says with a smile. What a great answer.

07.01.2022 Some delicious new condiments will be at the Hartshorn Distillery stall this weekend which will all have a Grandvewe Cheeses tale to tell. There will be pinot paste, ginseng spice, mustard, vodka jam, wattleseed mustard and a white pearl, which is a Persian fetta made from sheep’s milk. Grandvewe is well known throughout Tasmania as a cheesemaker and Hartshorn vodkas and gins are made from the sheep’s whey. It’s a great tale of complementary products that would make for a ewe-nique gin and vodka tasting experience.

06.01.2022 The Marnie Lives Here pottery, by Chris Kerruish, is a perfect fit for a cup of coffee. In recent stallholder news, you can now find her distinctive coffee cups and plates at Pilgrim Coffee and we are sure they will get plenty of comments and attention, along with the quality of the coffee within them. The warmth in the colours match the historic sandstone rustic walls and her organic style blends effortlessly with the colours and flavours of coffee crema. We spoke to Will f...rom Pilgrim Coffee to find out how this synergy came about. The story is that Chris’s daughter, Marnie, works within the Pilgrim family, and when Will mentioned he was looking for a potter a few years back, she recommended her mum. ‘There has been an overwhelmingly positive response to the ceramics’, says Will, from Pilgrim. ‘We could have gone with shop bought cups, but these are really beautiful, they’re not cookie cutter’. We asked Chris why she thought people liked her work so much ‘The world has changed’, she said. ‘We’re so rushed and busy and many of us are worried about our future. There is so much mass produced stuff available now and people are looking for things that can reconnect them back to nature.’ ‘It’s a small, slower process to make my work. It’s something unique that can only come from one person and each piece is different from another.’ Chris has a studio at Mays Beach in Sandford and describes her studio as a really long room with a full wall of glass where she can look out into the bush. She is surrounded by nature, bush, beach and plenty of bracken fern, which provides the inspiration for much of her work. We asked Chris about the Pilgrim cups that she has made ‘Coffee cups need to be a specific size, and as you know, clay shrinks in the kiln and different clays shrink at different percentages. Initially, I was really lucky and the first lot of cups I made were the right size. Now I’m working on making another set of cups, the next size up.’ You can find Chris’s work at the market this weekend, in the middle isle opposite Maldini’s and facing the Salamanca Lawn. And, if you would like to try before you buy, drop into Pilgrim Coffee and experience first-hand just how beautiful this work is to drink from and to have a lovely meal on. #chriskerruish #marnieliveshere #salamancamarket

06.01.2022 WIN, WIN, WIN! DOUBLE the love this Christmas To enter, simply tell us what you would love for Christmas from our online store, which is full of handmade artisan gifts, and then tell us who else deserves it. ... One lucky winner will win their chosen prize to the value of up to $150, plus the exact same prize for one lucky friend. The gifts will be posted to anywhere in Australia. Browse the range here www.salamancamarketstore.com.au/ Competition ends 12 pm on 10 December. Open to Australian residents only. Terms and conditions can be found at www.salamancamarket.com.au/competition

06.01.2022 Plenty of fresh local vegetables and flowers this morning at the market. We are open from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm today and the weather is great.

06.01.2022 There is a world of creativity and wonder to be found at the Australian Art Glass stall this weekend. Chris and Laurie are always warm and welcoming and love to discuss their work. Their hand-blown, glass creations are full of intricacy and there is nothing like a touch of gold lustre here and there to make their pieces truly shine as the light falls on them. Their work often features sea-life, such as anemones, squids, and other wriggly critters. Laurie has also been work...ing recently with glass fusing and has some gorgeous examples on display. You can find their collection near the Salamanca Lawns this weekend. #salamancamarket #australianartglass #seacreatures

06.01.2022 What does our new smaller market look like from above? We were lucky enough to get some drone footage of our opening week to share with you. We hope you enjoy our bird’s eye, blue and sunny view. Also, if you haven’t checked the local weather yet, this Saturday is going to be an amazing 18-degree day, which is positively balmy after the wet winter we’ve experienced in Tasmania. This will be a lovely day to visit the market and find something special for Father's Day. You will find plenty of unique and locally-made gifts and buying directly from the maker is a wonderful way to shop locally and support small Tasmanian businesses.

06.01.2022 When you wander the stalls this weekend, your eye will definitely be caught by the bold and striking beads on the Originalkazuri stall. Each necklace is of outstanding quality and has been made at the Kazuri factory in Nairobi. Kazuri means ‘small and beautiful’ in Swahili and the ceramic bead factory is located in what used to be part of the Karen Blixen Estate, which is from ‘Out of Africa’ fame. The factory is a World Fair Trade accredited organisation and supports disadv...antaged women in the face of adversity, many of whom are single mothers and outcast from their families. Kerry clearly adores the bright and colourful necklaces. ‘I just love Kazuri, I love the story and all of the colours and the quality is amazing’, she says. There is a large range of colours and designs to choose from and Kerry often helps people find the right selection. ‘I often tell people to bring a top with them so they can find the right colour match. Sometimes people will buy a top or a skirt at another stall and then make their way back to my stall to find the perfect matching necklace.’ Kerry often has people walking past her stall wearing her jewellery. She loves all of the interactions and connections she makes. She has had many international travellers stop at her stall, completely amazed to find Kazuri necklaces in Hobart. One lady had just finished setting up an exhibition of Kazuri in the Guggenheim Museum in New York and was completely blown away to find them at the market here. If you love bold colours and strong designs and are looking for something original to spice up a winter wardrobe, you will love the full collection at the market. There are so many to choose from and if you can’t decide on a favourite, why not select a few? You can find Original Kazuri at the market this weekend and on our online store at https://salamancamarketstore.com.au/produc/original-kazuri/

04.01.2022 Don’t miss our Photo-bomb Santa at the market this Saturday! This will be a fun, quirky, and original way to get some family Christmas photos this year, in a COVID-safe, socially distanced way. Bring your phone or camera so you can take your own photo, or ask our Christmas elf to take one for you. ... Santa will be on the Salamanca Lawns this Saturday, from 9 am to 12.30 pm. There is no need to book, but please make a donation to the Lions Club to help those in need this Christmas. For more information visit our website www.salamancamarket.com.au/photobombsanta

04.01.2022 Cheese please! It's lambing season at Grandvewe Cheeses and we always love to share stories of the new kids on the block. This Saturday there will be a new cheese at the market. ‘Toto’ is Tasmania’s first ever sheep’s milk camembert made on their farm at Birchs Bay. We are keen to try this one as we are sure it will be 'toto'-ally tasty. Find this one and the Diplomat, another of their new cheeses, at the Hartshorn Distillery site this weekend. They will be in the middle isle, opposite Grape Food and Wine Bar, and facing the lawns.

03.01.2022 The coffee is on. One sugar or two?

02.01.2022 The botanical jewellery by Janny McKinnon is detailed and simply stunning. The inspiration behind this work comes from bushwalking through the Tasmanian wilderness, including Mt Field and Lake St Claire. Janny is a keen bushwalker and is forever looking down and finding inspiration from the forest floor. She uses the leaves from Celery Top Pine, Huon pine, Myrtle, Pencil Pine and bracken. Each leaf is cast individually in plaster and is burnt out in the kiln, then the metal...s added to the shapes left behind. Each mould is unique and ephemeral and breaks during this process and can’t be used again. Many people that fall in love with her work are bushwalkers themselves. Having walked through many unique and wild places, they often want to wear something to remind them of their journey. Janny will be at the market this weekend and you can find her work in the middle isle near the silos end.

02.01.2022 How unique and wonderful are the hanging ornaments from Wonky Willow Co? The overall effect is one which catches the light and spins delightfully in a light breeze. You can find more of their designs at the market this Saturday.

02.01.2022 Bag a FREE donut! Get some sugar at the market this weekend with our free donut giveaway! We are giving away freshly baked cinnamon donuts to the first 300 people who roll into our market after 9 am. What a great reason to make your Saturday start at Salamanca. ... Our thanks to Hoang and his team from Sidewalk Cafe who will literally be helping us ‘put some sugar on’. Conditions apply: One donut per person this Saturday only, offer available only while stocks last. To receive your free donut you must enter via our main entrance at Montpelier Retreat from 9 am. More information is available on our website: www.salamancamarket.com.au//Events-and/Free-donut-giveaway

01.01.2022 Have you ever wanted to decorate your own star? Sarah from Sea Soul Studio will be running a ceramic star decorating workshop at the market on the 28 November, between 11am and 2pm. Cost is $20. Limited bookings are available. For more information and to register visit www.seasoulstudio.com/category/workshops

01.01.2022 Happy Halloween Hobart! Sweet-As #salamancamarket