We set off early to go to the Barossa weekly farmers market held in the old Yalumba winery buildings just outside town. We queued up like everyone else for a bacon roll which were huge and very filling,tasted the samples on offer from the local foodie outlets. We bought some lamb for easter sunday dinner and a massive sweet potato that had been grown in between the growers vines as they make excellent weed suppressants. We then drove back into town to go to the easter craft market held in the hall we photographed yesterday. There we had a beer from the craft brewery from Angaston a few yards away and bought some jam and cakes for tea,just like at home.
We then set off for another drive in the Barossa,this time to Pheasant farm,the home of a renowned Australian TV chef Maggie Beer . You can taste everything on sale which is supposed to come from only their farm. There were preserved fruits,jams,chutneys,pates,sauces,olive oils,ciders and wine. We tasted most of them(not the alcoholic ones though!). We enjoyed a walk around their reservoir which doubles up as a turtle sanctuary,their orchards and pheasantry. We even had a view of one of Sacha's vineyards where they have a few sheep grazing to help keep the weeds down. As it was too busy we drove to Artisans,a cellar door for smaller producers with a big outdoor area for food and drink. Our second beer of the day but had to wait an hour for all our food to arrive,they to were busy. We then drove up to have a view of the Eden Valley,higher than the Barossa and a degree or two cooler so the wines are different. Here they specialise in Riesling and occasionally have a bit of snow! Driving further into bush and sheep pasture and almost into the old mining area we spied our first living kangaroos,though they hopped off before we could photograph them.
In the evening we had dinner in the steakhouse attached to Sacha's winery so we got dressed up for the occasion. We also appropriated some rosemary for tomorrow's lamb from the garden.