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Friday 23rd January 2015

Ho hum the winter doldrums are upon us. It’s cold, it’s damp and it’s horrible! Imagine what life on the farm is like now! Nevertheless the weather can’t stop the work; animals must be fed and looked after, vegetables must be harvested, fields must be prepared, early season arable crops

Wednesday 21st January 2015

Let’s talk about cheese for a change shall we? Let’s flag up one of the market’s strongest points; there is a really great selection of cheese every week at the market!

Wednesday 14 January 2015

After my triumphant squash roasting initiation last year I have moved this aspect of my culinary repertoire forward leaps and bounds over the last couple of months. I have had to come to terms with the fact that my lack of confidence in the roasting department was really down to a lack of adventurousness and the only way to overcome this has been through practice! Believe it or not I realised I even had a bit of a hang up about roasting potatoes, never mind roasting vegetables!

Sincerest Apologies

My sincerest apologies to both customers (and stallholders who attended really!) for the rather poor showing at Stroud farmers market last Saturday…

Friday 12th December 2014

We’ll be having the biggest market of the year so far at the Designer Outlet on Sunday with over 25 stalls in attendance. It has been another excellent year of trading for the local farmers and food producers during the market’s 10th year and it continues to build year on year.