The concept of Farmers' Markets is not a new one and farmers have sold their produce locally as far back in history as agriculture itself.In recent times there has been a large impact on these traditional
ways of selling and buying food by the growth of convenience shopping,
supermarkets and cheap imports, and this has resulted in a change
in emphasis away from locally produced food. |
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A farmers' market is one in which
farmers, growers or producers from the local area sell their own
produce, in person, direct to the public. Their main emphasis is
to help local farmers to sell their produce direct to the public
and local to its origin, creating benefits to them, the environment
and the local community. Shoppers at farmers' markets like being able to talk directly to the farmer or grower who has raised the produce they are buying and we always try to spare a few minutes to explain our farming methods to interested customers. We are also on hand to offer cooking advice and encourage our customers to share their recipes with us and fellow shoppers. We employ traditional farming methods at Shabden Park Farm, and so we sell our meat in a traditional manner at markets, butchering to your specifications and selling the meat loose by weight. This means you can choose your own joints and chops, and you can see exactly what you are buying. It also means you can buy the exact amount of sausages you need. We often have mutton for sale at our farmers' markets and sell this loose also. |
Market CalendarBack to Nature Farm Produce from Shabden Park Farm sell our naturally reared lamb, mutton and beef at the following markets; |
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Weekly |
Every Saturday | Acton |
The Mount, High Street, Acton, W3 | 9am - 1pm | Map | |
| Every Saturday | Notting Hill |
Newcombe St, Notting Hill Gate, W8 | 9am - 1pm | Map | ||
| Every Sunday | Islington |
William Tyndale school, Richmond Grove, N1 | 10am - 2pm | Map | ||
| Every Sunday | Queen's Park |
Salusbury school, Salusbury Road, NW6 | 10am - 2pm | Map | ||
Monthly |
1st Saturday | Byfleet |
Byfleet village green, High Road, Byfleet | 9am - 1pm |
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Market dates for 2008: |
No January market 2nd February 2008 1st March 2008 5th April 2008 3rd May 2008 7th June 2008 |
5th July 2008 2nd August 2008 6th September 2008 4th October 2008 1st November 2008 6th December 2008 |
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2nd Saturday | Ripley |
Ripley village green, High Street, Ripley | 9am - 1pm |
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Market dates for 2008:
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12th January 2008 9th February 2008 8th March 2008 12th April 2008 10th May 2008 14th June 2008 |
12th July 2008 9th August 2008 13th September 2008 11th October 2008 8th November 2008 13th December 2008 |
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| 4th Saturday | Shabden |
Shabden Park Farm, High Road, Chipstead Hosted by us on the farm! |
9.30am-2pm |
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Market dates for 2008:
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Saturday, 16th August 2008 |
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