Farmers' Return To The City

Broadgate farmers' market will open for business on Thursday August 5th at 8am. It will offer farm fresh foods plus some tasty lunch options such as farm spit roasts and local sourced seafood dishes.

Take your lunch break down on the farm with the cows and sheep and taste the difference with fruit and veg straight from the farm. Find a huge range of rare breed sausages, pies, local bakers, free range eggs and much more. Some produce is organic. The market will be from 8am - 2pm and we will return on the 19th August.

Brick Lane Farmers' Market

Market will not continue after trial period

We are sad to say that we have made the decision not to continue the Brick Lane Farmers' Market after its initial trial period, as the market has not attracted enough customers for it to be viable for the farmers attending. We would like to recommend Brick Lane customers to attend our farmers' market in London Fields instead, as it is the closest farmers' market to Brick Lane on a Sunday. Alternatively, the new Broadgate Farmers' Market is nearby, although not running on weekends.

Cherry Time

Cherry season is sadly short so make the most of it. Michael Dalloway is back this Sunday at Marylebone, Islington & Queens Park with Korda, the first variety of the season. Perry Court will have cherries at most markets, depending upon how fast they can pick. There should be cherries at market from now until mid August.

If you want to pick you own, put your name down for one of Michael's trees. Picking time is just about to start but he's sold out for this year. You can put your name down for 2011 now.

http://www.rentacherrytree.co.uk/

Strawberry Special

Just in time for Wimbledon (or the football if that's your thing) strawberries are ripe and ready. With lovely names including Florence, Lucy, Christine and Alice, these outdoor grown varieties are picked especially for the markets this weekend.

You'll also find the first cherries and gooseberries if you're at market early enough.

Also this weekend, plenty of Summer vegetables; hand dug new potatoes, a myriad of lettuce varieties, sweet summer carrots and beetroot, peas and broadbeans, fresh herbs and lots more.

You'll also find plenty of choice for a weekend barbecue ranging from chicken sausages to well aged steak, not forgetting seasonal offerings from our fishermen.

Apricots, nectarines and peaches are not far behind. Currants are sunning themselves, getting that final coat of paint before their market debut very soon!

Elephants Invade Pimlico Farmers' Market

Come and see the elephants at Pimlico Road Farmer's Market

Elephants have come to visit us in Pimlico in an attempt to raise funds for their Asian cousins. Visit the Elephant Parade website to see how you can help.