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Horndon-on-the-Hill Feast & Fayre Festival Welcomes the Regions Local Producers
Essex Farmers Markets are delighted to be attending The Hordon-on-the-Hill Festival on Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 June 2010.
The highly popular annual event dates back to the 13th Century when the village was granted a Royal Charter to hold a feast and celebration on the last weekend in June. The village Feast and Fayre is part of Britain’s heritage and the organisers of the event are keen to preserve the tradition of one of the most charming and historically fascinating villages in the area.
Attracting many visitors, The Horndon-on-the-Hill Feast and Fayre Festival hosts a variety of craft and charity stalls, street entertainment, live music, barbecues and a fun run, with many locals and visitors dressed according to the announced theme.
Dedicated to supporting the local community, this year’s event will introduce local people to local food. The impressive display of farm fresh produce from the expert traders of Essex Farmers Markets will include seasonal fruit and vegetables, organic cheeses, ethically reared meats, fresh fish, free range eggs and a mouth watering selection of homemade pies and cakes.
The Farmers Market traders are grateful for your support and are happy to answer any questions you may have about their produce with many offering the opportunity to try before you buy.
For family fun entertainment, come along to this friendly village festival.
Horndon-on-the-Hill Feast and Fayre Festival
Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 June 2010
Horndon-on-the-Hill
Essex
SS17 8LG
Local Producers to Attend This Year’s Abridge Village Festival
It’s a date for the foodie’s diary! Essex Farmers Markets will be setting up shop at the Abridge Village Festival on Sunday, 13 June 2010.
The Abridge Village Festival is back for a brilliant weekend of family fun entertainment. Kicking off with the annual summer ball, the event will feature a number of craft and antiques stalls, sideshows, arena events, a mini fair, marching bands, live music, a vehicle festival and over a dozen stalls of fresh local produce.
The fantastic selection of activities makes Abridge Village Festival a very popular occasion with both locals and visitors. The event helps to raise money for Abridge village as well as local organisations and charities linked to it. Last year’s success raised more than £14,600 for the upkeep of the village hall and over £3000 for local organisations!
The whole weekend is full of great entertainment but be sure to visit Essex Farmers Markets who will make their appearance on the Sunday. The day starts at 1pm with a fancy dress carnival parade followed by activities and events until 6pm.
The regions expert producers will be displaying their fantastic selection of quality food from organic cheeses, free range eggs, freshly caught fish and delicious homemade pies and cakes to exotic Mediterranean treats to spice up the dinner table. The local bakers even cater for dietary needs, displaying freshly baked delights from traditional bloomers to gluten free varieties.
Made by local people for local people the farmers market at Abridge Festival will give the village a chance to support their local community and producers a chance to share their farm fresh produce.
Come along and join in the fun amongst the friendly faces of the neighbourhood. It’s a weekend of superb entertainment that will keep the whole family amused.
Abridge Village Festival
Friday 11, June to Sunday 13, June 2010
Essex, RM4 1UD
Enjoy the Tastes of Essex at Hainault Forest Country Park
Essex Farmers Markets set up shop in the beautiful surroundings, starting 18 April 2010
It’s a brand new venue for Essex Farmers Markets who are delighted to bring the open air shopping experience to Hainault Forest Country Park this summer. Awarded Green Flag Status for 2006/2007 and 2009/2010, the 600 acre park is a wonderful setting of ancient woodland, a lake and a zoo, and with Essex Farmers Markets trading on every third Sunday of the month, it really will be a fantastic day out for the whole family. Linda Herbert, a Support Officer at Redbridge Council, welcomes the local traders, she says; ‘The farmers markets will be a fantastic addition to Hainault Forest Country Park. We anticipate it will be a popular event with visitors of all ages, giving an opportunity to purchase local seasonal food and craft items.’ Essex Farmers Markets will display their fantastic selection of quality food from the tangy cheeses of The Farmhouse Cheese Co, free range eggs of Norton Field Farm, freshly caught fish of Richard Adams and mouth-watering homemade pies and cakes of Baked Creations. Come along to experience ‘try before you buy’ shopping amongst friendly faces as you take in the delightful aromas of freshly baked breads mingled with Mediterranean olives and nuts and organic cheeses. The first market will be taking place on Sunday 18 April (11am-3pm), the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the springtime goods on offer. And if you’re after information about the produce or looking for recipe inspiration, who better to ask than the producers themselves? They’re experts in what they do and always happy to help. Essex Farmers Markets Hainault Forest Country Park Every third Sunday (April – December) 11am-3pm
Essex Farmers Markets come to Harlow Town Centre
As from Saturday 20 March 2010 Old Harlow Farmers Markets will be relocating. On the third Saturday of every month they will be setting up shop next to the Water Gardens Shopping Centre in Harlow Town Centre.
It’s a great location, offering great fare! So why not add to your shopping experience and rediscover the taste of farm fresh food at your local farmers market? Conveniently situated in the centre of town, right next to one of Harlow’s buzzing shopping centres, you can make a visit to Harlow’s Farmers Market part of your day out.
Essex Farmers Markets are established traders at several venues across the region. As local producers they are proud of their ethically reared, seasonally grown and freshly baked produce and want to share the organic experience with you. They offer a fabulous selection of stalls to tempt all foodies including those who have special dietary requirements. It’s a chance to take a break from the drudgery of the supermarket and take in the sights and aromas that can only be experienced by shopping in the open air.
You’ll only find food at its finest here. Amongst the quality meat of Priors Hall Pork, Norton Field Farm free range eggs and the delicious cakes, bread and pies of Baked Creations, there is always a selection of precious seasonal goodies. March marks the beginning of spring, so there will be plenty of vegetables, seafood, meat, game and poultry on offer this month.
When buying locally produced food you can expect high quality, but you may be surprised to find the prices are lower than many supermarkets. To take advantage of the ‘try before you buy’ experience and shop amongst friendly faces then head to Harlow Town Centre on the third Saturday of the month – discover a new way to shop.
Harlow Farmers Market
The Water Gardens, Harlow Town Centre
9am – 5pm
Every third Saturday (starting 20 March)
Gants Hill Market Success
Local Value at Valentine’s Mansion A BRAND NEW monthly Farmers Market has opened in the delightful park setting of the gardens at the newly restored Valentine’s Mansion and Gardens. More than 2000 visitors came along to sample and buy fresh seasonal and local produce, and the market aims to set aside a few food myths, as organiser Ian Chisholm explained: ‘There is a misconception about buying locally produced food from a farmers market. Visitors expect high quality but are most often surprised that the prices are lower than many supermarket shops. We’d like to invite everyone to come along, meet the producers and take home some amazing and reasonably priced fresh local produce.’