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Piglet Heaven!

Yesterday I spent the morning doing one of my favourite things and something that I barely get time to do these days. I spent a couple of hours visiting one of our fantastic producers on their farm and meeting their amazing pigs (and anyone who knows me, knows how much I love a piglet!)

Running a small business has so many huge benefits but as that business grows,and you spin more and more plates, you often find that the things you loved, which sit at the ❤ of your business, never get your time anymore. And so this morning was one of the best mornings I have had for ages. Greenacres Smallholding is owned and run by Jo Henderson. She started trading with Suffolk Market Events in 2018 when she first attended her first ever market at Sudbury Farmers Market. Her passion shone through from the moment I met her. Her determination to encourage people to return to eating good old fashioned cuts of pork, including the offal and trotters, has never waivered and her customer base has grown constantly as a result. Spending time meeting her gorgeous pigs was special.

Come and meet Jo this Sunday at Ipswich Farmers Market where she trades every month with us outside on The Cornhill, IP1 1DH. The market starts at 10am til 2pm and features over 20 of the very best local producers.

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Lavenham Farmers Market named one of the best UK food markets by The Times

So proud to see our very own Lavenham Farmers Market featured in the Saturday Times on Saturday 21st August . Our ‘flagship’ Farmers Market has been recognised as one of the UK’s very best outdoor food markets with Skylark Produce and Dingley Dell Cured highlighted as producers. Super proud that after 13 years of running this market, it continues to go from strength to strength. Our next Farmers Market in Lavenham is on Sunday September 26th.

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New trader at our new look Sudbury Farmers Market

DRUM ROLL PLEASE….EXCITING NEWS! We are super excited to be welcoming our brand new veggie stall to Sudbury Farmers Market starting this Friday, August 27th. The Essex Allotment, located just outside Chelmsford, is owned and run by Alex Horne and is a four season market garden producing the highest quality produce through intensive, small scale farming. Alex’s aim is to make organic, local, sustainable produce readily available to everyone in his local area and we are absolutely delighted to be welcoming him to Sudbury. All his produce is organic and therefore totally free from any chemicals and pesticides and this Friday you will find his stall which will be located outside on Market Hill, in the centre of town together with 22 other fantastic stallholders so please come along and show your support from 9.30am this Friday. Spread the word – tell your friends and family and please share this news….let’s make his first market unforgettable.

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Lavenham Farmers Market – bursting with local and fresh produce.

It will be a bumper market on Sunday 22nd August with nearly forty stalls at the monthly farmers market at the Village Hall. No doubt many people will be back to see their regular favourites including homemade pies from ComplEat as well as their range of local regional cheeses, plus Yum Yum Tree and their delicious fudges.

There’s fresh artisan bread from Tensheds, jams & chutneys from The Jam Shed, local pork from Greenacres and local beef from Skylark. Local honey is provided by the Beehouse and granola by Good to Go plus there’s fresh seasonal vegetables from Just Picked. Plants and cuttings are provided by Vegelicious and flowers from Countryside Flowers.

Sweat Treats come from Casey’s Cakes as well as delicious brownies from newcomers The Essex Brownie Company and indulgent chocolates from Salt & Sugar Art Chocolate.

Vegan Pastries from the Norwegian Bakers, Herbed salts from The Fresh Herb Company plus Dingley Dell provide a range of local charcuterie.

Hillside Farm are bringing their range of rapeseed oil and Yaffle House sell fruit vinegars plus there’s craft ales from Roughacre brewery or local ice cream from Simply Ice Cream.

There’s also a range of crafts including candles from Ruby Grace, homeware from Elsie and Mim and soaps from Ely soaps plus don’t miss out on local favourite PinnieLove and ceramics from Liz Mellen.

Don’t forget to bring the whole family included your four-legged companions who will especially like the dog treats from Hollibels!

See you there – Lavenham Village Hall

10am – 1.30pm

Dogs Welcome!

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Fresh and local at Bury St Eds this Sunday

This Sunday we are back in Bury St Edmund’s with our gorgeous monthly farmers market. We have a few Guest Producers joining us and we are delighted to welcome back our fantastic new veggie grower, Sunshine and Green, owned by Greg who sows, grows, weeds, cuts, harvests and packs everything on his 4 acre patch in Cavendish. Come along and meet him on The Traverse this Sunday where his stall will be filled with his harvest, cut on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Produce will include Runner Beans, Tomatoes, Little Gem Lettuce, Courgettes, Carrots, Purple Cauliflowers, Broccoli, Peppers, Chilli’s, Chard and New Potatoes. The market starts at 10am til 3pm on The Traverse, IP33 1BJ. Dogs are very welcome.

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We’re coming to the beach on Saturday!

We have teamed up with Beach Street Felixstowe once again to run a summer artisan market on Saturday 31st July.

The markets will bring together a range of local food & artisan producers as well as some crafters to offer a great shopping experience for visitors to the coast.

Beach Street Felixstowe newly opened this year with a number of pop food outlets and shops will provide the perfect backdrop ensuring every visitor will have a great range of things to do see and buy!

Enjoy some home-made pies from ComplEat or their range of East Anglian cheese, traditional pork cuts & sausages from Greenacres and there will be some real baked treats from Alex Artisan Bakery, the Essex Brownie Company and fudge from Woodland Bakery. Look out for jams and chutney from Jar Candi,  vegan honey and microgreens from Applewood Acres as well as salted herbs from the Fresh Herb Company. If that all makes you thirsty there are local craft ales from local favourite Old Felixstowe Brewery as well as Starwing Brewery, craft cider from Brooks & Conquest or something a little stronger from Sunfire Spirits! Fresh herbs and plants come from Vegelicious, olives oils from PG Oils and plenty of ice cream for the beach from Simply Ice Cream

There’s plenty of artisan crafts including Suffolk Peace Creations, local yarns and wools from Teacup Yarns, linen pinnies from Pinnielove as well as artwork and cards from Philly Art.  Recycled metal Jewellery comes from Alba plus leather gifts from Potash and well as eco products from Ladybirdstiches, Kiely’s candles as well as handprinted bags, clothes and cars from Charlotte and colourful fused glassware by Racing Tabby

Justine Paul, founder of Suffolk Market Events, stated: ‘It’s great to be back at Beach Street – we had an amazing response to the first market back in May so we are hoping for sunshine and plenty of visitors again to enjoy our second market in Felixstowe’

All the markets are free, very dog friendly and run from 10am – 3pm.

ENTRY IS FREE OF CHARGE.

SATURDAY 31ST JULY

10AM – 3PM

AT BEACH ST, MANNINGS, SEA ROAD, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 2DN

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Ipswich Vegan Market is back – Sunday 18th July

The popular stalls with be back including Gemma Doodle Donuts and her vegan burgers plus plenty of pastries from The Norwegian Bakers who have gained a massive following at the market. Yum Yum Tree return with their vegan fudge as does the Fairy Godmother with her vegan prepared meals. Ipswich Vegan stalwarts Hullabaloo will be there with their sourdoughs, and Coriander Kitchen will provide some spice with their samosas and paneers. There are olives and baklavas from Fine Foods and a range of olive oils from PG Oils. As always there will be plenty of fresh street food available including  Samu Kitchen’s mezze boxes, vegan paella from ComplEat and delicious dishes Khushee Street Food Curries.

Bagel and Beigel return with their tasty bagels with vegan cream cheese and Vette’s Veggie Van is back with their range of special street food. To quench that thirst there is a wonderful selection of craft ales from Old Felixstowe Brewery, ciders from Big Bear and lager from Beekeeper Beer.

There will plenty of excellent craft stalls including soaps from Bloomin Soap, art from Philly Artists, hand woven cushions from Peak and Pine and cork products from Malex. Plus don’t forget to bring your dogs and treat them to Herbipaws!

Over 25 stalls will be showcasing their food and drink on the Cornhill so a perfect place to stay local, get outdoor and shop in the fresh air.

Ipswich Vegan Market

The Cornhill

Ipswich

10am – 3pm

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English Spirit at Lavenham Farmers Market hits the headlines!

It was great to read in this week’s Guardian that our regular traders at Lavenham Farmers Market – English Spirit – was recognised for one of their unique liqueurs!

Annalisa Barbieri, chocolate correspondent at The Guardian, was delighted to taste the Chocolate Clementine Liqueur at the farmers market last week. Read the article here

English Spirit will be back at the market in Lavenham on Sunday 25th July so hopefully there may be a few bottles left then!?

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Bury St Edmunds Farmers Market named one of the best in UK

The access to local and fresh food has come under severe focus during the pandemic and limited supplies due to Brexit. We’re delighted that a national newspaper has highlighted our farmers market in Bury as one of the leading markets in the country, noting the high quality and range of produce as well as the close provenance of much of the traders.

Take a look at the article by clicking here – although be advised there may be a paywall.

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Local firm sponsors Sudbury Farmers Market

Sudbury Farmers’ Market has just got a big boost from local solicitors Steed and Steed as they have agreed to sponsor the market for another 12 months. It is so important for any thriving farmers market to have support from residents and businesses alike. Steed and Steed Solicitors is a wonderful local business and their support of and association with the market is an incredible boost for us. It is great to partner with a local company that sees the value in the support of a community event such as Sudbury Farmers Market bringing local artisan producers in front of their local customers. Karen Goulding, partner at Steed & Steed commented ‘ It is a great honour to be part of something so local to Sudbury. Steed & Steed has been an integral part of the local community for many years and understand the importance of events such as the Farmer’s Market to keep our community spirit strong and our town thriving. We look forward to meeting everyone again at the market.‘ This Friday you will find Steed and Steed inside St Peter’s Cultural Venue so please do come along and feel free to get any information that you may need on a whole variety of services that are available from their Sudbury office.