You never want to eat again. Weeks of rich food and perhaps excessive alcohol have left you heavy and jaded at a time of year when long golden summer days, balmy evenings and sparklingly crisp ocean stretch tantalisingly ahead, the best motivators for feeling light and healthy.

And help is at hand at the farmers’ markets! Your digestive system will thank you with your first stop-off at either Byron Fermentary or Lovemore Fermentary. Both offer ever-changing menus based on seasonality, and so at the former there might be lemon mead, mushroom miso and kimchi, miso and seaweed. At Lovemore there’ll be probiotic krauts for gut health – perhaps pear, kohlrabi and macadamia, or apple and fennel, or fermented green tomatoes. At both you can rest assured all ingredients are local.

Other World offers up cold-pressed organic juices, organic green smoothies, chia pudding and fabulous frequently varying Buddha Bowls. There might be exotic mushrooms with brown rice, chickpeas, seeds and kraut; or spiced roast cauliflower with hummus and quinoa. Again, local organic seasonal ingredients which scream health and goodness.

At Ayusa you’ll find their beautiful range of herbal energy teas borne of the Amazonian super leaf Guayusa, a wonderful alternative to coffee, as well as the refreshing sparkling ginger-infused tea ‘Rise’.

Byron Cane Company will freshly cold-press sugar cane juice for you, scented with organic lime and loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, while Jungle Juice suggests a large range of gorgeous, energising freshly-squeezed fruit and vegetable juices.

Pick up some Lion’s Mane powder or capsules from Shroom Bros for improved brain function! Fancy lettuces and herbs from Gourmet Salad Hut for all those salads you’ll be eating! Sprouts from Sprout Lovers! And, of course, Summit Organics, Organic Forrest, Morrow’s, Jumping Red Ant, Everest Farm, and Greens from The Farm for the freshest fruit and vegetables. You’ll be back on track in no time!

Byron Fermentary, Byron Cane Company, Jungle Juice, Gourmet Salad Hut and Greens from The Farm are at Mullumbimby Farmers Market every Friday from 7am to 11am.

Lovemore Fermentary and Ayusa are at New Brighton Farmers Markets every Tuesday from 8am to 11am.

Other World, Shroom Bros, Summit Organics, Organic Forrest, Morrow’s, Jumping Red Ant, Everest Farm are at New Brighton Farmers Market every Tuesday from 8am to 11am and Mullumbimby Farmers Market every Friday from 7am to 11am.