Farmers Market

Farmers’ Markets are now an established way for people to buy food products from farmers or producers as freshly as possible, cutting out the ‘middleman’.

These markets now cover the whole country, and have grown considerably in this part of Essex. Leigh, however, had the first Farmers’ Market in this area and, we think it is still the best, being small and friendly, but still having a wide range of products for all.

A television programme recently worked out the miles that food had travelled for a normal meal, with bacon from Denmark, beans from Kenya, potatoes from Cyprus etc. etc. Just think how much energy was used in getting that food to the table, and the time taken, compared with products bought at a Farmers’ Market

Light Refreshments are available at the Market
supplied and prepared by Gusto! 54 Elm Road
Leigh-on-Sea
01702 715552

Healthy and Wholesome Produce

Fresh products from selected farmers and producers.

While in Leigh, why not visit the shopping areas where you will find a wide range of shops, mainly independent, selling a wide range of products from everyday items to speciality shops. You can be assured of good service, high quality and competitive prices.

Come and visit the
Farmers’ Market

run by
Leigh-on-Sea Town Council

See, Taste, Buy

The stall holders must have grown or made the goods themselves, and only the producer’s family or maker of the wares is permitted to man the stall.

They will be happy to explain how the wares were produced. We have tried to source our suppliers from within a radius of 30 miles

Several markets are planned for the year 2006:

Friday 17^th Feb

Saturday 18^th March

Friday 21^st April

Saturday 20^st May

Friday 23^th June

Friday 21^st July

Friday 25^th August

Saturday 23^rd Sept

Friday 27^th October
Saturday 25^th Nov

9.00 A.M to 12.00 NOON

At Leigh Community Centre, Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea

For further information, please contact:

Leigh Town Council
Phone (01702) 716288
or e-mail: leighcouncil@btconnect.com

Some of the products at the Leigh Farmers’ Market

Regular stallholders at the Leigh market are:

Wildfield Farm from Tolleshunt D’Arcy, who have a wide range of quality assured vegetables in season.

Dick and Margaret Thomas from Thorpe Bay have 50 beehives around south east Essex, and produce both run and set honey, beeswax candles and other products using honey instead of sugar.

Highfield Farm bring beef joints, steaks, mince etc. from their their own rare breeds cows.

Leeora sell vegan and vegetarian products.

Margaret and Mark Whetton sell fine home baked cakes from their family business.

During late summer and autumn, we have apples from Hilltop Farm in Benfleet, and at seasonal times, soft fruit and asparagus are at the market.

Pork and bacon come from the Gloucester Old Spots, Saddlebacks and Large Blacks of Rhyne Park Farm.

Layer Marney farm in north Essex have a wide variety of meats, including lamb and venison

The Cookie Sisters produce fresh, wholesome Brownies and cookies with no GM products, artificial additives or preservatives.

Valerie Stanton brings her own hens’ eggs, which always sell out early.

Springstep Dairies from near Maldon have a herd of goats, from which they produce the best goats milk (whole fat, skimmed and semi-skimmed) and a range of cheeses. The goats are looked after to the highest standards, eating natural grass and silage.

For further information on Farmers Markets:

www.farmersmarkets.net