A farmers' market is a market in which farmers, growers or producers from a defined local area are present in person to sell their own produce, direct to the public. All products sold should have been grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, smoked or processed by the stallholder.
They provide the opportunity to meet real producers selling what they produce locally, buy the best quality local fresh produce, support local producers and reduce food miles.
In practice, Birkenhead Market have a monopoly on markets in most of Wirral, thanks to legislation which prevents the unauthorised establishment of a rival market within 6 and 2/3 miles. Wirral Council has indicated that they would join in any legal action against such a market.
Hoylake Local Food Fair
Whilst we can't get permission to develop a regular West Wirral Farmer's Market, Birkenhead Market has kindly agreed that we can hold a one-off food event:
Hoylake Local Food Fair
Sun 31st Oct 10am to 2pm
Hoylake Community Centre,
Hoyle Road,
Hoylake CH47 3AG
Meet genuine local producers selling directly to you food that they produce locally.
The event will have a great range of local produce, including bread, cakes, pies, preserves, sauces, cheese, meat, pâté, vegetarian food, honey, fruit & veg, herbs, ice-cream, and a range of home-cooked ready meals (icluding Afro-Caribbean & Indian cuisine).
There will be tea, coffee, hot freshly cooked bacon sandwiches (from local rare breed bacon, of course), and scones fresh from the oven.
Local celebrity chef Colin Parry of la Paz restaurant (Winner of Wirral Chef Shine 2007) will be doing demonstrations throughout the event, of dishes using seasonal produce from the market.
All profits go directly to Hoylake Community Centre to develop facilities for the local community. For more details see www.wirralfood.org.uk, email ttwk.food@gmail.com. or telephone 0151 625 0608
New Ferry
Wirral Farmers' Market, New Ferry
Village Hall, Grove Street, New Ferry, Wirral
Held on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9am
New Ferry Farmers' market has stalls selling seasonal fruit and vegetables, salad bar, fruit juices, organic meat, free range eggs and chickens, Welsh beef and lamb, fresh fish and seafood, buffalo meat, pork, ostrich, speciality cheeses, yoghurts, bread, pies, beer, flowers, chocolates, honey, preserves, home baking, homemade ready-meals for the freezer and much more.
In November 2007, Wirral Farmers' Market won the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme award for UK Farmers' Market of the Year.
www.wirralfarmersmarket.co.uk
Stall selling Bry Cocyn organic beef and lamb from the Vale of Clwyd www.bryncocynorganic.co.uk
West Wirral
There are efforts to find a suitable site and set up a regular farmer's market in West Wirral.
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