This month, we’re thrilled to introduce Kimchi Club, a beloved member of the Adelaide Hills Farmers Market community.

Why did you become a market stall holder?
Korean food and culture are quite new to Australians so I think it’s really important to share our stories as well as our food. Having a stall gives me opportunities to meet people and make an authentic connection with them so they can learn about Korean food and culture and we can learn about how people experience our brand and products.

Name of your business?
Kimchi Club

How long have you been trading at AHFM?
Since 2019.

What do you appreciate about farmer’s markets?
For me, farmers market is the best place for not only food but sharing values and respectful relationship with customers. Our customers appreciate what Kimchi Club brings. I also appreciate the other stall holders, they are such hard workers, and generous people. They do with long built-up knowledge and experience they’re happy to share. As a healthy food producer, many of my customers have their own healthy recipes in their own styles. I feel special when my customers share with me the different ways they use our food.

What does the farmer’s market offer your business?
Selling our healthy food is great at the farmers market but I also really enjoy shopping for premium and healthy foods for my family and also ingredients for Kimchi Club.

How do you prepare your products for market?
When we create our product recipes, we consider every single ingredient for their health benefits. Our Kimchi products are not only rich in probiotics but also high in prebiotics. Prebiotics are food for probiotics so they both very important for our body and mind. Also, for us, it’s important to have a small footprint. Our premium ingredients are locally sourced
and organic. It’s great for the local economy.

What message would you like to give to the Adelaide Hills community about our market?
I always appreciate that our regular customers keep checking in at our stall and saying hi. It really makes my day feel special. So thank you for your ongoing support.

This month, we’re excited to shine a spotlight on one of our cherished regular stallholders at the Adelaide Hills Farmers Market – Lilit’s Hamov Kitchen! 🎉

Stay tuned as we delve into their incredible journey, the passion they bring to the market, and the locally made foods that grace their stall every week. Discover the heartwarming story of Lilit’s Hamov Kitchen and their delicious contributions to our community🛒

Name of your business?
Lilit’s Hamov Kitchen

How long have you been trading at AHFM?
Ten years.

What do you appreciate about farmer’s markets?
We like low food miles, buying something the day it is picked from the ground or the tree, knowing that the meat comes from animals that lived relaxed, stress-free lives in verdant paddocks within SA before they were processed, and that the processing was done cleanly and the packaging with artificial additives. We like the originality of our stallholders and the knowledge that what we buy (and what LHK sells) is unique to us, as well as healthy and free of chemicals and pesticides.

What does the farmer’s market offer your business?
The market offers LHK a ‘home’ base and continuity of customer contact and service. We feel an intrinsic part of the community, after ten years of serving delicious Armenian-Middle-eastern-style foods to the patrons of AHFM and its out-of-town visitors.

How do you prepare your products for market?
Lilit’s Hamov Kitchen has featured for almost ten years at the Adelaide Hills Farmers market. Much of it can be characterised as soul food, Armenian and Middle Eastern cultural wholefood. Lilit cooks sweets, savouries and takeaway meals from frsh, organic, local, low food mile ingredients every week. Savoury dishes are prepared to eat then and there or to be taken home and warmed in the pan or oven. LHK products are all from her Grandma Anoush’s original hand-written recipes, or adapted from what she learnt as a youngster with various local trends in street and soul food. LHK instant meals are usual based around one protein, beef, lamb, pork or chicken with the equivalent of two serves of vegetables each. As we age our needs are higher. Protein is high in iron sources, such as Zinc, selenium, and phosphorus, and builds lean muscle and helps to regulate blood sugars. LHK meals contain lean proteins and each serve typical weighs 350-380g.

What message would you like to give to the Adelaide Hills community about our market?
We would like to stop being the best-kept secret of the Adelaide Hills and become more widely known – rightly so – for the quality of the produce on offer and the friendliness of our customer service. Why give your earnings to faceless rich eastern seaboard supermarket shareholders? Keep your money in the community. Eat local, seasonal, and fresh. That is global thinking.

🌿 Know the Producer on Your Plate: Salt Gang 🌿