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Wolverton Farmers MarketHeld on the first and third Saturday every month outside the Town Hall on the corner of Creed Street and Stratford Road from 9am-1pm.Alongside the fabulous Funky Teapot eco cafe, the market hosts the following stalls on the first Saturday of the month: Broody Hen Organically grown fruit and vegetables from Chris Holt's smallholding near Huntingdon. Affiliated to the Wholesome Food Association. Also sells hen, duck and goose eggs (in season). Gunter Weber Honey Award winning set and runny honey, fresh honeycomb, fudge, candles and beeswax polish. Gunter has over thirty hives located around Milton Keynes. Harvest Bakery Based in Astwood, Harvest Bakery make pies, pasties, cakes and their popular vegetarian scotch eggs which are covered in crushed brazil nuts. They do not use hydrogenated fats in their products and source their ingredients from other local producers. Franklin's Farm Based in Sandy, John Franklin keeps free range poultry and is licensed to deal in game. Their chickens and ducks range freely on grass and the preparation is all done on farm. They have an excellent website at www.franklinsfarm.co.uk Country Markets A local group of prolific cake and preserve makers. Jam and Jerusalem this isn't. They take chances with the local and the unusual alongside the Eccles cakes. They're at the Bath House Community Centre every Friday morning too. Sust! Sust! is MK's first and only fairtrade shop, situated in the Food Centre in CMK. They bring fairtrade chocolate, dried goods, juices, eco-friendly cleaning products, re-usable shopping bags and all sorts of interesting gifts to market. My Garden Friends Mark and Val sell native perennials, herbs and bedding plants. They also craft wooden items, bird and insect boxes for the garden. Alongside the fabulous Funky Teapot eco cafe, the market hosts the following stalls on the third Saturday of the month: Alongside Broody Hen, Harvest Bakery, Country Markets, Sust! and My Garden Friends we have - New Lodge Farm Simon and Sarah Singlehurst's family have been farming in Bulwick, Northants since the 1870's. Their farm assured lamb and beef is incredibly tasty and Simon is always happy to recommend the right kind of cut for your needs. Growing People Heather and her trainees grow organically on three allotment plots in Wolverton. They grow a range of salad leaves, garlic and other specialities. They also make a range of seasonal crafts such as bug boxes, pots of Spring bulbs and Christmas wreaths. They will soon be growing on the urban farm site! The Community Orchard Wolverton's orchard group take a stall at the market to let people know what's happening on site, sell seasonal crafts, provide craft activities for kids and raise awareness of the plight of the UK's fruit orchards. With them we run the Apple Day celebrations in October each year. James Monk Honey James has a small number of hives very local to the market and produces some wonderful honey - you must try his vanilla and ginger honey - great in coffee.
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Wolverton Farmers Market 1st and 3rd Saturdays in 2010
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